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CANADA

  • Canada Is a Wonderful Place to Live and Study: Since 2004, the United Nations has regularly ranked Canada in the top 10 countries in the world in its Quality-of-Life Index.

  • Combining excellent educational institutions, an innovative economy, a tolerant and safe culture, and extraordinary beauty, Canada is an ideal destination for international students.

  • Close to 15,000 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered by roughly 100 institutions nationwide. 

  • International students can work while they study, including taking advantage of many cooperative education and internship opportunities and off-campus work. There are also immigration programs that international students may qualify for post-graduation.

  • Canada’s system of university quality assurance is multi-layered, comprehensive, and rigorous, ensuring high-quality education across all Canadian universities.

  • Canadian Education Is World Class: Canada is also ranked #1 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for higher education achievement—more than half of its citizens between the ages of 25 and 64 have a post-secondary education. 

  • Canada Is Multicultural and Open to the World: Canada is officially bilingual (English and French), and across the country, more than 200 languages are spoken. 

  • Canada Is Innovative: Canada’s educational institutions have long been incubators for innovation. 

  • Canada has one of the world's most stable economies.

  • Canada also boasts one of the fastest economic growth rates among the G8 countries, and the International Monetary Fund predicts this trend to continue.

  • The OECD has recently predicted that Canada will lead G-7 growth in the next 50 years.

  • Many of Canada’s educational institutions are engaged in international research partnerships to address major issues facing our world today.

  • Canada’s universities, are key economic drivers of regional and national prosperity, and a powerhouse of research and development activities, performing 40 per cent of the nation’s total R&D, valued at $13 billion each year.

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