English-language universities are on the rise in Montreal and occupy nearly half the institutional space there. Federal funding is one of the keys to the rise of McGill University, and Concordia University, in particular. Those two institutions will attract increasing numbers of students, and their funding applications are enormously successful. They're a wheel in motion: previous success with funding applications also guarantees increasing success in future.
On June 3rd, 2021. See this statement in context.