The Government of Quebec has announced $4M in funding to support those who are interested in pursuing an education in information technology. The funding is meant to address the need for skilled professionals to fill empty IT roles and is expected to give 500 people the chance to pursue short-term college or university IT programs. ...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has clarified the rules for international students applying to study courses in Canada for a duration of less than six months. The Pie News says that though the documentation says that students cannot attain a study permit for courses that are less than six months long, the IRCC has confirmed that students ...
Two surveys suggest that Canada has improved its position as a “go-to” study destination for international students. The article suggests that Canada is ahead of other countries, given its positive response to international students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The information was based on surveys conducted in May 2020 and September 2020. The article reports that, ...
The Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) has officially launched MyCreds™ | MesCertif™, a bilingual credential wallet supported by a comprehensive website for Canada’s postsecondary community and learners. The national wallet will help colleges and universities to deliver digital and portable transcripts and credentials, including badges and microcredentials, to learners ...
International students may return to Canada as long as they follow the rules put in place by the federal government. Source: Cole Burston/Getty Images/AFP The list of postsecondary institutions that have been approved as Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) with COVID-19 readiness plans has been updated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and now includes hundreds ...
EduCanada Virtual Fair Date: Nov. 5 Time: 4:30pm to 9:30pm IST Chat LIVE with recruitment representatives from colleges & universities Register : https://educanadavirtual.com/southasia Public Affairs, Culture and Education Advisor Bureau du Québec à Mumbai / Quebec Government Office in Mumbai Consulat général du Canada / Consulate General of Canada www.mri.gouv.qc.ca http://www.international.gouv.qc.ca/en/mumbai
DLIs to reopen to international students Starting October 20, 2020, DLIs with a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by their province or territory will be able to reopen to international students who are currently outside Canada. A new list of DLIs with approved COVID-19 readiness plans will be available on or before this date. If you plan to come to ...
Premier John Horgan and Dr. Satwinder Kaur Bains, Director of SASI, meet to announce funding for the Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project. The South Asian Studies Institute (SASI) at the University of the Fraser Valley has received new supports to continue a project showcasing Punjabi Canadian history in British Columbia. Haq and History: A Punjabi Canadian Legacy ...
The return of international students to campus has led institutions to offer various accommodations for those needing to quarantine prior to the start of school. Three institutions in British Columbia have different approaches to supporting students coming from abroad: University of Victoria and Camosun College students will be provided with information about hotels, along with ...
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced new flexibility with respect to post-graduate work permit eligibility and online studies for international students. The new rules mean that international students can study online from abroad until April 30, 2021 with no time deducted from the length of a future post-graduate work permit. Those studying in ...
Following the Government of Canada’s announcement last week that international students will not be allowed to enter Canada this Fall if they received a student visa after the border lockdown on March 18th, many international students are wondering how they will cope. University of British Columbia international student Aradhita Arora explained that she will need to study ...
The Government of Canada has announced a number of temporary policy changes to support and reassure international students and learning institutions amid a rapidly shifting pandemic environment. New measures include providing priority study-permit processing for students who have submitted a complete application online; allowing eligible students to count the time spent in online classes while ...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has announced that it will not refuse study permit applications that are missing documents due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Three key areas of the applications that some have been unable to complete include biometrics, medical examinations, and submitting original travel documents. The temporary measure also extends to ...
This spring, Academica partnered with Maple Assist to launch the International Prospective Student Study to help Canadian postsecondary institutions better understand their prospective international students’ situations, concerns, and plans for the Fall. While the study covers a broad range of topics, questions around enrolment plans are particularly critical for many institutions. Here’s what 16,649 prospective international ...
Pictured left to right: Dr. Robert Kozak, Dr. Samira Mubareka, Dr. Arinjay Banerjee A team of researchers from McMaster University, University of Toronto, and Sunnybrook Research Institute have successfully isolated the COVID-19 virus. “Now that we have isolated the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we can share this with other researchers and continue this teamwork,” said McMaster NSERC Post-doctoral Fellow Arinjay Banerjee. ...
L-r, Central Nova MP Sean Fraser; Coady Executive Director Gord Cunningham; Eileen Alma, Coady, Director, Women and Indigenous Programming; Senator Mary Coyle; StFX President Dr. Kevin Wamsley; and Anthony Scoggins, Coady Director of Education Programs. St Francis Xavier University's Coady Institute has received nearly $10M in funding from Global Affairs Canada to promote the international development ...
QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the QS World University Rankings by Subjects. The rankings survey the performance of 13,138 individual university programs at 1,368 universities across the world and organize the results into five broad Faculty areas. In the Canadian context, the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, and McGill University charted top 50 in all ...
King’s University College’s School of Mathematics, Economics, and Management (MEM) has announced that the institution has been accepted into the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Institute University Affiliation Program. The affiliation will provide credible recognition to the BMOS - Finance and Administration (Honours Specialization) program, strengthen King’s relationship with the CFA Institute, improve programs’ curricula and ...
Niagara College, Cégep de Trois-Rivières, and Lambton College have taken the first, second, and third spots in this year’s rankings of Canada’s Top Research Colleges. Released by Research Infosource, the rankings revealed significant gains by Niagara, which rose from #34 to #1; Trois-Rivières, which rose from #86 to #2; and Lambton, which moved from #113 ...
Times Higher Education has released its World University Rankings 2020 by subject. The University of Toronto led with 11 top-50 rankings, while the University of British Columbia had nine. Highlights of these rankings include UofT receiving sixth place in clinical, preclinical, and health; 10th place in the subject of law; and 14th place in education. ...
