Nah, graduated in 2010. My brother paid the same amount, graduated last year.

Current-year tuition fees at Carleton range from $3500CAD/semester to $5800CAD/semester [1] for domestic students. The province foots the bill for over half, probably closer to three quarters based on the international student fees. It's gone up a little but it's hardly un-manageable. Both my brother and I graduated without debt by working during the summers, and both scholarships and bursaries are available to help cover the costs -- and loans via OSAP [2].

FWIW I did mean to type $3500 in my original post, which is probably now closer to $5000.

[1] https://admissions.carleton.ca/scholarships/domestic-costs/

[2] https://www.ontario.ca/page/osap-ontario-student-assistance-...