The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is emerging as a major destination for foreign students.
Recently, we reported that Canada has become the world’s 3rd most popular study abroad destination for international students.
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Canada has announced the launch of Nigeria Student Express, an accelerated visa processing scheme for Nigerian students.
Under the new pilot scheme, eligible Nigerian students will have the luxury of expedited visa processing time frames.
Nigeria Student Express (NSE), a new visa pilot scheme, has been launched by the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
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Canada has become the world’s 3rd most popular study abroad destination for international students.
Over the past decade, the study abroad international student population in Canada has tripled, having reached 642,000 students last year.
Canada now ranks as the world’s third most popular higher education destination, behind the USA and Australia. UNESCO has revealed that the number of international students globally has increased five-fold, from 2 million in 2000 to 5 million today.
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Canada has announced a series of special measures to help study permit applicants from China, Iran and South Korea, whose application processes have been hindered by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Several citizens and residents of the aforementioned countries badly affected by the Coronavirus have been unable to lodge their Canada study permit visa applications due to widespread shutdowns of public services in the regions.
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Canada’s Humber College has announced that it will open the Humber International Graduate School in January 2021.
This new location, named the Humber International Graduate School (Humber IGS), will be in Toronto and will provide business-focused programmes specialising in work-integrated learning.
Humber claims the new campus will enable international students to be well-connected with the employment opportunities available in Toronto, as the city is Canada’s financial services hub and one of the region’s most dynamic technology sectors.
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Université de l’Ontario français, the first French-language university in Ontario, will receive $126 million in joint provincial and Canada federal government investment over eight years.
In September last year, the federal government of Canada and the provincial government of Ontario committed to establish and continue to support the Université de l’Ontario français (UOF).
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The presence of international students is proving powerful for Canada’s economy, according to data from the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE), with real estate being a key benefitting sector.
The most recent figures from 2017 showed that Canada had 494,525 international students, a 20% increase from the previous year and 119% increase since 2010.
In 2017, Canada was ranked the No. 1 country for education in the world by U.S. News and World Report, followed by the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and the United States.
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Ahead of its 200 years anniversary, Canada’s McGill University has unveiled a C$2 billion fundraising campaign designed to propel the university into its third century.
The funds are hoped to be a boost to financial aid and scholarships, equipping students with the skills needed to be “future-ready” global leaders, and supporting research and innovation in some of the most pressing societal challenges.
As McGill approaches its 200 years anniversary in 2021, the university has launched the most ambitious fundraising drive in their history: Made by McGill: the Campaign for Our Third Century.
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