Introduction
Want to study in Canada? Our has everything you need to know about studying abroad in the world's second biggest country. Occupying the northern half of the North American continent, Canada is known for its natural beauty – few nations in the world can boast anything close to its wealth of forests, lakes and mountains. It is also one of the most prosperous nations in the world, despite the fact that the entire country's population is smaller than that of California alone.
Friendly & multicultural
This sparseness of population is partly down to another Canadian extreme, which is the temperature. It is one of the world's coldest countries, not surprising given that part of the country lies within the Arctic Circle. But don't be too put off by this. For one thing it means that the country can offer a true experience of wilderness like few other places in the world, and for another, if you study in Canada you will almost definitely find yourself based in one of the more clement major cities close to the US border. In these cities, such as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Quebec, you will find a famously friendly, tolerant, and multicultural population. In fact, it could be argued that multiculturalism is built into the country, given its past as both a French and a British colony, reflected in the bilingual nature of the modern nation. This friendly attitude is reflected in the country's approach to international students, who are welcomed with open arms, and even encouraged to stay and live and work in Canada after their degree if they have something to offer.
World-Leading Universities
Resultantly, many international students – nearly 200,000 of them in 2009 (5.2% of all international students) have looked to Canada, finding the combination of open-mindedness, a good quality of life and prestigious universities impossible to turn down. The country's top two universities, McGill and the University of Toronto, are locked in long running battle for supremacy. Ranked 18 in the 2012/13 QS World University Rankings, McGill has the edge at present, but the University of Toronto is only one place behind, and in fact leads the way in many subject specific rankings. As always though, it is worth looking beyond the top one or two institutions, and indeed, there is no shortage of quality in Canada's 23 ranked universities. Nine of these make the world's top 200, a feat matched only by a handful of other nations, so if you want to study at an elite university in one of the world's most developed nations, you could certainly do far worse than apply to study in Canada.
Finance
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Application Fee
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75 to 150
Canadian dollars / per year
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Tuition Fee
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18,000 to 36,000
Canadian dollars / per year
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Cost of Living
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10,000
Canadian dollars / per year
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Work
Full-time students registered in a degree or diploma-granting course are allowed to work on the campus of the institution at which they are registered without the need for an employment authorisation. This includes on-campus employment for graduate, teaching or research assistants.
Spouses of full-time students are eligible for open or open/restricted employment authorisation, depending on medical requirements having been met.
Students whose intended employment forms an integral part of their course of study such as undergraduate co-op programs, some programs offered by career colleges or language schools and some high school programs.
Documents Required
1 Completed Student Application form.
2 Completed Supplementary Questionnaire for students and postdoctoral researchers.
3 Official letter of acceptance from Canadian university, college or Technical Institute.
4 Certificate of Acceptance from the province of Quebec (Only if you plan to study in province of Quebec)
5 TOEFL/IELTS scores if applicable
6 Passport, valid for at least one year from the planned date of entry to Canada, plus valid passports of any accompanying dependents.
7 Bank Draft for the applicable visa processing fees
