A Mega Rise For Canada’s International Students in 2019

BY: DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETING | MB Enterprises

Canada, a highly rich and developed country of the North American region has increased in ranks for international students in comparison to their previous figures. The numbers are remarkable and are from a list of countries all over the globe. Results has been immensely inspiring that Canada has moved to number 4 as the most favorable place to study after the US, U.K and Australia. This has been primarily due to the standards of Canadian education, research, and a better infrastructure than before.

A high tech academic environment with the involvement of latest technology and infrastructure. The Top Universities in Canada includes University of Toronto, McGill University, University of British Columbia, McMaster University, University of Alberta, University of Waterloo, University of Calgary, and University of Montreal as the Top Canadian Universities in 2019-20.

Stats has shown that most students are arriving from India, China, South Korea, France, Vietnam, Brazil, Iran, Nigeria, the United States, and Japan. Another breakthrough year for Canada for Int. student’s recruitments as the country has approved 404,000 new study permits from figures of last year i.e. 2019. A significant improvement since the last year, showing huge progress by 2020. A study permit is an official document that is issued by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that allows the foreign nationals entry into Canada and studying and working under the rules set by the country and those applicable in the universities.

The freshly released study permit approval data strongly suggests that the population has now exceeded 600,000 and it’s an incredible amount as compared to 2009 figures 200,000, i.e. almost triple. Why Canada is increasing in numbers and ranks for international students? An answer everyone is looking for.

India remains on the Top list of Int. students coming to Canada, as there are many Indians that are settled in Canada since a long time. Amongst the migrants are Indians that are well settled in Canada, doing their businesses in different fields, and working in various sectors for the Canadian economy. Some prominent Indians are also there in politics in Canada making it a nation with diverse nationalities.

According to the stats from IRCC the numbers are incredibly huge i.e. 35% of the total population coming to Canada in 2019.

These demographics in favor of the Indians shows the strength of Indian communities residing and very well settled in Canada. The next in the list are Chinese with 85,000 student visa entries in 2019. This is lesser in amount and percentage to India i.e. 21%. After India and China, the third in the list of most students coming to Canada are from South Korea i.e. 4% (17,000 study permit). The other countries in the Top 10 list but with far lesser study permits are France, Vietnam, Brazil, Iran, Nigeria, the USA, and Japan.

Canada the second biggest country in the world is 4th largest international student population in the world behind the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. This has increased since last few decades because of improved educational standards and the inclination of international students because of higher work standards as well.

A research was conducted by Canadian Bureau for Int. education, the international students are attracted to Canada and the main reason behind this is proved quality standards by Canadian Universities and colleges.

Canada now enjoys the reputation of being an open and a welcoming society for people from all across the world entering its borders. The currency value is yet another factor. Hence, the expenses that are incurred in Canada i.e. living and food are affordable in comparison to that in other top destinations. The international students also pay higher tuition fees than the Canadian students, therefore, making education more approachable and affordable for international students.

A research has also shown that Canada’s biggest advantage is the study-work-immigrate package. The international students in Canada have more eligibility to work as compared to other top destinations and this is an advantage for the economy.

International students as soon as they complete their education can obtain a Post-Graduation Work Permit. This helps the students in gaining more Canadian work experience and then they can also decide which category they can move into. The Post-Graduation period lasts for three years, and this gives ample time to students to have a placement in their respectable profession.

Hence, after the three years Post-Graduation period the candidates who initially came on student visa can apply in 80 economic class immigration programs. These programs are offered by the federal govt. as well as provinces and territories. All programs have a different nature and many of them give preference to the former international students in their selection criteria. The research has also shown that the former international students have higher integrations and adaptability into the Canadian economy.

In the upcoming years as the Global population for Canadians students have increased it seems that Canada is becoming a highly attractive study spot for students. It is also expected that the intake of int. students will experience solid gains in the upcoming years.