MONTREAL — Montreal’s Concordia University is celebrating what it’s calling a landmark fundraising year, even as it faces an unprecedented financial crunch it blames on government policies.

The university says its Campaign for Concordia: Next-Gen Now campaign has raised more than $365 million, surpassing its $350-million goal.

The news comes as the school’s overall revenues are projected to decline year-over-year for the first time ever, according to a June budget update.

University president Graham Carr has blamed the situation in part on a decline in international student enrolment due to restrictive immigration policies and the fallout from an out-of-province tuition hike that was later overturned by Quebec Superior Court.

Carr said today that the success of the fundraising campaign

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