Studying in Canada

Although, for Indian students the options have always been plenty, but with the continuous falling rupee, costs of studying in the USA or the UK are becoming higher, Canada has adopted a clear educational promotions strategy targeting international students and is emerging as the obvious and popular choice for many.

With some Internationally acclaimed Universities to boast about, Canada offers a number of options to students looking for overseas education.

The University of British Columbia, Okanagan gives a figure of more than 800 students from 75 countries pursuing different courses on their campus.

Reasons for studying in Canada for Indian Students

The reasons for studying in Canada are not just driven by cost, visa restrictions or racist attacks, but due to the following reasons-

Canada is cost friendlyIt is rated as one of the top most cities to live in the worldThe health facilities are noteworthy and world class so much so that they have the best life expectancy across the globeInternational students are allowed to work part time during the course of their educationAnother major reason for studying in Canada is that their Universities and courses are globally accepted.

Gaining Admission

There are approximately 90 universities and 150 community colleges in Canada and the fees will range from CAD$7000 to CAD$30000 depending upon the province, university and course.

Canada has a provincial system and Education is not centralized. As an Indian student, one has to find out the course and where to study and also find out the jurisdictions of that province.

The third and important point to note is that most courses offer admissions on a rolling basis. This means that admissions are offered about four times a year. But this would again depend on the course and the jurisdiction of the province, so it is best to find out when the University will be accepting application for the course of your choice.

Earn while you Learn

The law in Canada allows International students 20 hours work per week. During the vacations students are also allowed up to 40 hours per week. The average pay per hour in Canada is CAD$7- CAD$10.

Apart from these, many universities offer paid internships especially in business administration post graduation courses.

Unlike other countries, studying in Canada for Indian students is advantageous as it has a stable economy and better than average employment rate.