October 4, 2017 – Business schools need to seize the moment as international applications for Canadian MBAs surge in the wake of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and changes to the Canada immigration system. A survey completed by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) says three quarters of Canada’s MBA schools have seen an increase in

September 20, 2017 – The number of international students holding Canada study permits has more than doubled since 2009, the latest Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada figures show. At the end of 2016, there were just over 414,200 study permit holders in Canada, up from just over 204,000 seven years ago. The figures also show

September 15, 2017 – Applicants applying for permanent residence to Canada are required to prove English language skills by taking a language test approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). IELTS is known as the International English Language Testing System. It is the world’s most popular English language test recognized by CIC. International English Language

Article Audio August 27, 2017 -International graduates from Canadian universities have been described as blue chip new permanent residents by Canada’s federal government. They have Canadian credentials, knowledge of Canadian life, the required language skills, are young and often come with at least some Canadian work experience. All of these factors score highly in efforts

Article Audio July 24, 2017 – Indian newspapers are running ads shamelessly requesting brides for fraud marriages to exploit Canada’s international student visa system. Families are requesting young women, with the required qualifications to come to Canada as international students, to marry their sons. The sons then qualify for a spousal visa as part of

June 27, 2017 – The Canadian federal government has cut the processing time for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) applications by almost a third, new figures tudyhow. Graduates applying in the last 12 months had to wait an average six weeks for their permits, compared to 17 weeks in the preceding year, Immigration, Refugees and

Article Audio: May 15, 2017 – Figures from two of Canada’s top universities show the ‘Trump effect’ is very real when it comes to international students looking to study in Canada. Concordia University and the University of Toronto have both recorded significant spikes in interest from both the US and overseas. Montreal’s Concordia has seen a

March 10, 2017 – Canada’s policy of attracting international students to study in Canada with a pathway to permanent residence is already working, figures show. The number of international students in Canada increased 8 per cent to more than 350,000 in the 2015-2016 school year, data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows. The numbers

February 10, 2017 – Canadian universities expect a huge upswing in interest from international students following Donald Trump’s extreme anti-immigration policies in the U.S. But any increase in interest will not be fully realised until the application process begins again in September for places to start in the 2018-2019 academic year. Many schools – including the