As we edge close to being in this pandemic for a year now, the government of Canada has taken extraordinary measures to ensure the safety of international students are not affected by this global crisis, even when COVID 19 cases are still on the rise in Canada. Can you travel to Canada to Study? Assuming…
Canada is in the process of welcoming hundreds of thousands of new and returning international students that study in Canada every year. But why, during a global pandemic, do so many international students pick Canada as a top destination to study abroad? How Canada benefits from international students? The number of international students who study…
A new study by Statistics Canada highlights the benefits of studying in Canada for newcomers when integrating into the Canadian labour market. The study looked into persistent overqualification of immigrants versus non-immigrants during 2006 and then again in 2016. Overqualification in the study is defined as a situation where university degree holders (bachelor’s degree or…
Students who are studying online at a Canadian school because of travel restrictions now have more flexibility when applying for their Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). The three new measures are an acknowledgement from Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that there is a great deal of uncertainty for Canadian international students. It also acknowledges that…
Only Canadian international students returning for non-discretionary or non-optional reasons will be allowed to enter Canada. Who falls into these categories, and who doesn’t, is causing confusion in the international student community. Background Back in March, in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Canada imposed travel restrictions. With few exceptions, anyone attempting…
Distance learning from a Canadian designated learning institution (DLI) will now count towards the duration of a student’s post-graduation work permit (PGWP) but there is a catch. Distance learning must be less than 50% of the educational program for the time spent studying to count towards the PGWP. This new rule is just one of…
An ambitious plan by Canadian language schools to bring in 40,000 students for the fall semester is currently awaiting government approval. According to an advocacy group for Canadian language schools, admitting these students would inject $533 million of revenue into the Canadian economy by March 2021. It would also provide much-needed support to the beleaguered…
Some U.S. residents will now be able to study in Canada for the Fall 2020 semester even if their student permit was obtained after March 18, 2020. ITC News has previously covered the accommodations the Canadian government has made so far for international students wishing to study in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new…
The federal government is making it easier for international students to study in Canada during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The new measures will allow students in countries that have been hard hit by the pandemic to still pursue their dreams of studying in Canada while also keeping them safe. These new measures, which apply to…
On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gave international students in the U.S. the choice of transferring to a school with in-person classes or leave the country. The move to remove international students from the country if their studies are changed to online-only options will increase pressure on schools in the U.S. to resume in-person…
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