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The 2012 Quebec student strike, also known as the Quebecois spring (Printemps Québécois) or  Maple spring (Printemps Érable), refers the ongoing social movement triggered by student associations in Quebec, Canada since Febuary 13th, 2012.

This student strike, the longuest in Quebec history, was caused by an announced tuitition fees hike by the Charest gouvernment from 2012 to 2017 : 2 168 to 3 793 CAN $, a 75 % increase – or 2 168 to 3 946 CAN $, a 82 % increase from 2012 to 2019.

Most of the strike actions are coordinated by 4 major student associations; the CLASSE, the FEUQ, the FECQ and the TaCEQ. Students actions include punctual demonstrations, erection of picket lines at the entrances of striking educational institutions and the large street protests of March 22, May 22 in Montreal and June 22, 2012, in Montreal and Quebec city. Demonstration of public support for the movement include daily nocturnal protest and pots and pans protests. Demonstration of support to striking Quebec students were held in cities like Paris, New York, London, Toronto and Vancouver.

On May 18, 2012, the National Assembly of Quebec passes Bill 78, an emergency law relative to the student strike. Provisions of the law suspend winter session until August 2012 and forbid picket lines in institutions on strike and spontaneous demonstrations. This law was criticized by the Bar of Quebec, Amnesty International, and United Nations Human Rights Council.