Quebec’s two major English-language universities will no longer fight a tuition hike for out-of-province students intended to reduce the number of anglophones in Montreal, putting an end to a years-long dispute.

McGill and Concordia say they will not pursue further litigation against the Quebec government, despite a court ruling last year that found the policy was not justified.

McGill says Quebec has not respected that court decision, but it is nonetheless laying down its arms as it looks to reset a combative relationship with the provincial government.