Gyan and Kanchan Jain with UTM Vice-President and Principal Alexandra Gillespie. Thanks to a gift from the Jain family, UTM will establish an endowed chair dedicated to the study of Jainism. The University of Toronto Mississauga has received a $2.5M…
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship The Government of Canada Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) Sean Fraser issued a statement about the next steps for the case of fraudulent letters of admission. Fraser…
It’s important to take a look at international students by listening to their needs, providing wraparound services and supporting students before their arrival, throughout their education and beyond. In a recent editorial for The evoLLLution, Michelle Aarons (York University) discusses…
The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023 have been announced and several Canadian universities ranked among the top 100 in the world. THE Impact Rankings measure a university’s performance in advancing the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This year, four Canadian…
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada has ruled that Edmonton-based Karamjeet Kaur be deported by May 29, reports the Canadian Press. This decision was delivered after it was discovered that the college admissions letter Kaur received more than…
The Government of Canada has announced that it will be renewing its International Education Strategy (IES) as the current strategy is due to expire in March 2024. The consultation process is supported by a series of IES planning papers…
Canada and India have agreed to increase discussions on the movement of skilled professionals and students between the two countries, given the impact on the countries’ economic ties. Canadian federal minister Mary Ng and Indian minister Piyush Goyal met as…
Turban Day was officially observed for the first time in Manitoba on Thursday. Red River College Polytechnic, though, has hosted Turban Day events since 2014. Thursday’s celebration at the college included a tuban-tying station operated by students and community members. (Pabhjot…
The International Business University has officially met Ontario’s International Student Program requirements to be recognized and approved as a Designated Learning Institution (DLI). The DLI accreditation will create new opportunities for international students to study at IBU and work…
The Government of Saskatchewan will launch a new Post-Secondary Student Council this fall to give students the opportunity to engage directly with the Ministry of Advanced Education on policies, issues, and trends pertaining to postsecondary education. The council will consist…
Colleges Ontario recently released a set of sector-wide standards that will protect international students. The standards include transparent and accurate marketing, requiring international agents to complete an endorsed agent training program, ensuring that students receive key information before arriving in…
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is seen making a $58.9 million funding announcement for a new medical school campus at Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S., on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (CTV Atlantic/ Kyle Moore) Cape Breton University will receive…
During a recent trade mission to India led by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, postsecondary institutions connected with and struck partnerships with Indian institutions as part of a broader effort to foster collective knowledge exchange between SK and India. The…
A recent decision by the Federal Court on Tehrani v Canada has positive implications for international students, writes Julia Hornstein for CIC News. Mahyar Haji Tehrani, a citizen of Iran, was accepted to Northeastern University in Toronto and applied for a…
Forbes has released its list of the top employers in Canada in 2023 and several postsecondary institutions were featured prominently. The rankings assessed companies and institutions with at least 500 employees based on surveys that asked employees questions about their…
The Government of Alberta and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the ties between postsecondary institutions in Alberta and India. The two-year partnership will facilitate new student opportunities, greater collaboration and knowledge sharing, and…
The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) has released a report discussing international students and the responsibility that college, private partners, and government have to support them. Authors Julia Colyar, Jackie Pichette, and Janice Deakin write that international student…
University Grants Commission has received several complaints from Indian students pursuing studies abroad regarding misleading claims being made by foreign universities/institutions in respect of the courses offered by them and validity of…
York University’s Schulich School of Business has announced that it will launch a Master of Health Industry Administration program in Fall 2023. The program, which York says is one of the first of its kind in Canada, will develop the…
The Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS) has released its 2022-2023 rankings. The ranking identifies the top 250 universities for employability based on international employers’ perspectives on six criteria: Graduate skills, specialization, academic excellence, focus on work experience, digital…