Yes, tuition does vary, but so too does the level of generosity of each of the government aid jurisdictions. If you are a Quebecer, while you pay lower tuition fees, there are still cost-of-living considerations and you are typically from a lower-income-profile family on aide financière than you are if you're an Ontario student paying higher fees, where your parental income is much higher, and you're still gaining access into a government aid system. We really do like to see it as costs minus government aid contributions in the forms of grants as well as loans. In that sense there is some equalization. Again, it's not about affordability; it's about access. The rate of tuition, I think, is connected to the kinds of funding supports available to colleges and institutions. That's not my area of expertise.
On October 18th, 2017. See this statement in context.