MONTREAL — Students at Quebec’s four medical schools have voted for an unlimited general strike mandate over a new provincial law that ties part of doctors’ remuneration to performance targets.

Medical schools at Université de Sherbrooke, Université de Montréal, Université de Laval and McGill University say their students have voted to strike.

The law passed one week ago has faced strong opposition from the province’s doctor federations, which have denounced measures to end their pressure tactics.

Doctors could face fines of up to $20,000 a day if they take “concerted actions” such as deciding in groups of three or more to refuse to teach students or to leave the province.

The federation representing medical specialists has filed a request in Superior Court for a provisional stay of th

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