If studying in a Canadian college/university is your dream, then you have to be in Chandigarh this Sunday, April 14. About 21 college/universities supported by government of Canada will be visiting Hotel Taj, Sector-17, Chandigarh this Sunday for attending a workshop called –“ Study in Canada Mega Education Fair & Admissions Workshop ”. Candidates will get an opportunity to connect with the university/college representatives in this workshop.   As per the Canadian institutes, there is an increment in the number of students going to Canada from India. In just 4 to...

Canada is aiming to acquire the largest share of the student market studying abroad, as there is now a four times increment in the number of students pursuing their education abroad since 1975. As per the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and UNESCO, in 2009, about 3.7 million students opt to continue their post secondary education outside their home countries in comparison to 8, 00,000 in 1975. For the first time, this year, Canada witnessed more than 100,000 international students coming to Canada for pursuing their education, tripling the number of students studying...

British Columbia – British Columbia is reinforcing their position as one of the most sought after designations for international students with the Education Quality Assurance (EQA) seal. The EQA designation was Canada’s first seal of quality for post-secondary education. It helps students, parents and agents identify the institutions that have met or exceeded provincial government quality assurance standards and offer consumer protection, allowing them to make the best informed decisions on studying in B.C. Incidents have occurred around the world, where a handful of...

Canada Experience Class, an international project, which simplifies the process for foreign workers and international students to obtain permanent residency in Canada, is being expanded by the Canadian government. The program, originally launched in September 2008, has been subject to changes in it requirements, specifically with regards to employment experience. The re-introduced program will offer over 10,000 permanent residency slots to deserving candidates. The new number of residential permits has been quadrupled from when the program was started. Amongst those eligible for the...

In tertiary, language and education sectors across Canada, visa delays are slowing down the international recruitment efforts.  One institution claims that it had to temporarily shut down its business to cope with the delay.  Others have claimed that these delays have caused many students to defer their degree programs. Some delays have stretched to over seven months and have frustrated international students to no end. Officials claim that the delays have been caused by budget cuts in public spending, the quality of student applications from certain countries and the rising...

Canada will be introducing a new “match-making” service that will attempt to bridge the gap between international job seekers and employers in the country. This new initiative is an effort to increase the number of skilled migrants. It also aims at benefiting international students who are studying in Canadian universities. Under the Federal Skilled Worker program in Canada, applicants that are seeking permanent residency will be required to fill out an “Expression of Interest”, which advertises their qualifications and skills on the website dedicated to this...

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has presented several proposals to the government to limit the number of student visas in 2014 to those students who are enrolled in universities and colleges that are approved by Canadian provinces and territories. These initiatives represent an effort to reduce the instances of fraudulent activity in the country and protect international students who genuinely want to study in Canada. The use and number of visa uptakes will also be monitored by the CIC, as a part of these reforms. The proposals, which are open to public comment for the next 45...

While international students are increasingly worrying employment and job prospects after graduation, the recent survey conducted on 2,500 recruiters in 20 countries has reveled 150 schools with the “most employable graduates”. This is one of the important information you should consider while applying to the universities. U.S and British universities dominated the 2012 Global Employability ranking; Canada was not left behind with seven universities making it to the list. All of the Canadian entries are in Ontario and Quebec, despite the fact that western Canada’s schools...

Canada has introduced a new scholarship program for improving the English language skills of the students coming from a lower socio economic background. This program enabled 400 students from Brazil to attend Canada’s public schools. A program is run by the state of Pernambuco , Brazil - “Win the World program” enables the Brazilian students to study English for one semester in Canada at no cost of their own as their expenses are fully covered by the programme. Foreign languages skills mostly English is necessary for expanding the scope for international...

The i-Graduate ICEF Agent Barometer 2012 has revealed no change in the top five most popular study abroad destinations according to the education agents.  While the survey revealed the US to be the top destination with 73% of the agents considering it very attractive, Canada has significantly climbed up the competition ladder. The survey, which involved over 1,023 agents from 107 nationalities found UK to be the second most popular study destination with 64% of the votes from the agents. Sharing the joint second place with UK was Canada which recorded a 15% rise in the rating from...