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Canada’s Universities A fact-filled guide for international students
8 great reasons
Choose Canada
to
Top quality programs
Canadian universities are noted for offering the highest quality of education.
A Canadian degree is recognized globally as being equivalent to degrees
from the United States and Commonwealth countries.
Diverse peoples and cultures YukoN
Canada ranks among the most multicultural nations in territorY
the world. Regardless of ethnic origin, students feel at
home in our diverse communities and campuses. • Whitehorse
Northwest territories
Warm summers, cool winters
In summer, thousands of freshwater lakes and rivers hold our attention, • Yellowknife
and autumn foliage produces a stunning array of colours. Winter brings
abundant opportunity to ice skate, ski and snowboard, while spring is the
time to meet friends at sidewalk cafés in our numerous metropolitan cities.
Healthy and safe communities
British
According to the World Bank, Canadian ColumBia
cities rank among the best places in the alBerta
world to live, work and study.
5
8
Edmonton
Study in English, étudier en français 9 saskatChewaN
Canada has two official languages: English and French.
You may choose to study in either language
2 6
or at a bilingual university. Calgary
3 10
1 4 12
Saskatoon
Lower costs, higher value 11
Tuition and the cost of living in Canada are 13
lower than in countries such as Australia, Regina
England and the United States.
Thriving campus communities
From libraries and sports facilities to concert halls and
art galleries — Canada’s campuses have it all, including
student-run radio stations, newspapers and business ventures.
We’re fully wired
Canadian universities offer some of the most advanced
learning environments in the world. Here, wired residences and
classrooms and on-campus Web access are now commonplace.
Universities by Province
Location on Map Location on Map Location on Map
University of St. Michael’s College 20
British ColumBia manitoBa www.utoronto.ca/stmikes
The University of British Columbia 3 Brandon University 14 Saint Paul University 26
www.ubc.ca www.brandonu.ca
www.ustpaul.ca
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design 3 University of Manitoba 15
www.eciad.ca www.umanitoba.ca University of Sudbury 17
www.usudbury.ca
University College of the Fraser Valley 4 Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface 15
www.ucfv.ca www.cusb.ca University of Toronto 20
www.utoronto.ca
Malaspina University-College 2 The University of Winnipeg 15
www.mala.ca www.uwinnipeg.ca Trent University 19
www.trentu.ca
University of Northern British Columbia 5
www.unbc.ca ontario University of Trinity College 20
www.trinity.utoronto.ca
Royal Roads University 1 Brescia University College 23
www.royalroads.ca www.brescia.uwo.ca Victoria University 20
www.vicu.utoronto.ca
Simon Fraser University 3 Brock University 24
www.sfu.ca www.brocku.ca University of Waterloo 21
www.uwaterloo.ca
Thompson Rivers University 6 Carleton University 26
www.tru.ca www.carleton.ca The University of Western Ontario 23
www.uwo.ca
Trinity Western University 4 Dominican College of Philosophy and
www.twu.ca Theology (Dominican University College) 26 Wilfrid Laurier University 21
www.dominicancollege.ca www.wlu.ca
University of Victoria 1
www.uvic.ca University of Guelph 21 University of Windsor 22
www.uoguelph.ca www.uwindsor.ca
alBerta Huron University College 23 York University 20
www.huronuc.on.ca www.yorku.ca
University of Alberta 9
www.ualberta.ca King’s University College
Athabasca University 8 (King’s University College at QueBeC
www.athabascau.ca the University of Western Ontario) 23 Bishop’s University 30
www.uwo.ca/kings www.ubishops.ca
University of Calgary 10
www.ucalgary.ca Lakehead University 16 Concordia University 28
www.lakeheadu.ca www.concordia.ca
Concordia University College of Alberta 8
www.concordia.ab.ca Laurentian University of Sudbury 17 École des Hautes Études Commerciales
The King’s University College 8 www.laurentian.ca de Montréal (HEC Montréal) 28
www.kingsu.ca www.hec.ca
McMaster University 24
The University of Lethbridge 11 www.mcmaster.ca Université Laval 31
www.uleth.ca www.ulaval.ca
Nipissing University 18
www.nipissingu.ca McGill University 28
www.mcgill.ca
saskatChewan Ontario College of Art and Design 19
Campion College 13 www.ocad.ca Université de Montréal 28
www.campioncollege.ca www.umontreal.ca
University of Ontario Institute
First Nations University of Canada 13 of Technology 19 École Polytechnique de Montréal 28
www.firstnationsuniversity.ca www.uoit.ca www.polymtl.ca
Luther College 13 University of Ottawa 26 Université du Québec 31
www.luthercollege.edu www.uottawa.ca www.uquebec.ca
University of Regina 13 Queen’s University at Kingston Université du Québec à Montréal 28
www.uregina.ca www.uqam.ca
(Queen’s University) 25
St. Thomas More College 12 www.queensu.ca Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 29
www.stmcollege.ca www.uqtr.ca
Redeemer University College 24
University of Saskatchewan 12 www.redeemer.ca Université du Québec à Chicoutimi 32
www.uqac.ca
www.usask.ca Royal Military College of Canada 25
www.rmc.ca Université du Québec à Rimouski 33
www.uqar.ca
Ryerson University 20
www.ryerson.ca Université du Québec en Outaouais 26
www.uqo.ca
St. Jerome’s University 21
www.sju.ca
Location on Map
Université du Québec en
Abitibi-Témiscamingue 27
www.uqat.ca
Université du Québec :
Institut national de la recherche scientifique 31
www.inrs.ca
Université du Québec :
École nationale d’administration publique 31
www.enap.ca
Université du Québec :
École de technologie supérieure 28
www.etsmtl.ca YukoN
territorY
Université de Sherbrooke 30
www.usherbrooke.ca
• Whitehorse
new BrunswiCk
Northwest territories
Université de Moncton 34
www.umoncton.ca
Mount Allison University 34 • Yellowknife
www.mta.ca
University of New Brunswick 35
www.unb.ca
St. Thomas University 35
www.stu.ca
nova sCotia
Acadia University 42 British
www.acadiau.ca ColumBia
Cape Breton University 40 alBerta
www.cbu.ca
Dalhousie University 38 5
www.dal.ca 8
Edmonton
University of King’s College 38
www.ukings.ca 9 saskatChewaN
Mount Saint Vincent University 38
www.msvu.ca 6
2
Nova Scotia Agricultural College 37 Calgary
www.nsac.ca 3 10
1 4 12
Nova Scotia College of Art and Victoria Saskatoon
Design (NSCAD University) 38 Vancouver
www.nscad.ca 11
13
Université Sainte-Anne 41
www.usainteanne.ca Regina
St. Francis Xavier University 39
www.stfx.ca
Saint Mary’s University 38
www.smu.ca
PrinCe edward island
University of Prince Edward Island 36
www.upei.ca
want to know more?
newfoundland and laBrador
For an in-depth description of any university listed here, visit the institution’s
Memorial University of Newfoundland 43
www.mun.ca website or order a copy of the Directory of Canadian Universities, an
invaluable resource published annually by the Association of Universities and
Colleges of Canada. (See ordering details on the back cover of this brochure.)
Iqaluit
•
Nunavut
Newfoundland
Manitoba
QuEbec
St. John’s 43
Ontario
33
14 15 Winnipeg 32 P.E.I.
New 36 40 Sydney
Thunder Bay 27 39
Quebec Brunswick 34
16 31 37
35
29 Fredericton 42 38 Halifax
Montreal
Gatineau 41
17 18 26 28 30
Nova
Ottawa 26 Scotia
19 25
Toronto 20
21 24
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Canadian universities:
Quality, value, Choice
Today’s “Global Village” E ach year, Canadian universities
welcome more than 100,000
new students from around the
began in Canada
globe — and it is easy to see why.
Canada’s renowned Our institutions are home to a wide
communications theorist, the late variety of internationally-respected
Marshall McLuhan, a longtime programs offering incredible
University of Toronto professor, educational value.
established himself as a visionary
nearly 40 years ago when he Canada also offers wide-ranging
referred to the coming world as academic choice. Currently there are
a “global village” — a community more than 10,000 undergraduate
featuring the free exchange of ideas and graduate degree programs
and a greater interdependency available across the country.
across borders. Novelist Tom Wolfe
said that McLuhan sounded like, Computer science, business,
“the most important thinker since telecommunications, medicine,
Newton, Darwin, Freud, Einstein, agriculture and environmental
and Pavlov … the oracle of science are just a few of the areas
modern times.” in which our universities have
earned a global reputation for
Today, as nations around the teaching and research excellence.
world become increasingly
connected through media and
technology, McLuhan’s ideas
resound louder than ever.
Read more about him
A Canadian degree is
at www.mcluhan.utoronto.ca. recognized globally as
McLuhan is perhaps the most
equivalent to degrees
famous of a multitude of from the United States
Canadian researchers who
and Commonwealth
have helped the country become
an international leader in fields universities, while
such as telecommunications, Canada’s lower tuition
governance, computer science,
early childhood development, and living costs create
genomics and many others. exceptional value.
Some key advantages to of its academic programs.
Canada’s university system Each university is committed
• There’s an option to suit everyone to ensuring that appropriate
in the more than 90 universities standards are achieved and
across Canada. Study at a large, maintained in its programs
research-intensive campus in an and that it is offering a high
urban centre, or live in residence quality education.
at a small liberal arts institution
with undergraduate emphasis. • International students can save
considerably by studying in
• Canadian university professors are Canada. For instance, in a 2003
of the highest calibre — experts survey compiled by the Association
who share their knowledge of Commonwealth Universities,
clearly and effectively and make Canada offered the lowest tuition
themselves accessible to students. rates for foreign students compared
to the U.K., Australia and New
• You may study in either of Zealand. And, fees in U.S. public
• Multiculturalism makes
Canada’s official languages universities were almost one-third
Canada a healthy and welcoming
(English and French) or at higher than fees for bachelor’s
environment for global-minded
a bilingual university. degrees in Canada, while U.S.
higher education. All of our
private university fees were more
universities have staff advisers
• Each AUCC member institution than double. Factor in Canada’s
and student services to help
has a mission statement and low cost of living, and the overall
international visitors adjust
objectives which underpin the financial advantage becomes
to living in a new country.
development and assessment even greater.
For additional details about studying in Canada, consult these helpful online resources:
www.canadainternational.gc.ca www.studycanada.ca
This Government of Canada site features links to services, Hosted by the Canadian Education Centre Network, this
information and resources for citizens of other countries. in-depth resource details the education system in Canada,
including institutional requirements, costs, and information
www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html on obtaining a visa or study permit.
This Citizenship and Immigration Canada site offers
a host of important information for international students www.canlearn.ca
considering Canada, including visa and study permit details. CanLearn Interactive is a comprehensive bilingual site
containing practical advice and a variety of self-assessment
www.cicic.ca/postsec/indexe.stm tools to guide your university decision-making process.
The Web site of the CICIC (Canadian Information
Centre for International Credentials) can help you assess www.keepexploring.ca
your educational credentials by referring you to the The official travel tourism site of the Canadian Tourism
appropriate bodies. Commission features numerous maps and a wide range
of information to assist in your exploration of Canada.
In Canada, you’ll feel
welcomed — and amazed
I t’s no secret: Canadians and visitors
to Canada enjoy a quality of life
that is recognized worldwide. From
Bordered by the
Pacific, Atlantic
safe neighbourhoods in some of and Arctic oceans,
North America’s most cosmopolitan
cities to top-notch health care and Canada crosses six
public transportation, excellence time zones and is home
permeates every aspect of Canadian
life — including a world-class higher to 32 million people.
education system.
As the world’s second-largest
country, Canada offers tremendous
geographic variety in a climate not
nearly as cold as you might think!
Visitors discover Pacific coastal
mountains, sweeping prairies,
sparkling skylines in sophisticated
cities, the rugged beauty of the
Atlantic region and much more.
In a country with an estimated
one-seventh of the world’s fresh
water supply, beaches, boating and
waterfronts are always close at hand.
Scores of parks and historic sites
offer outdoor activities, while tennis,
golf, swimming, skiing — and, of
course, ice hockey — are among the
vast array of sports and recreational
pursuits enjoyed across Canada.
Canada: A snapshot
Landscape: Mountains, prairies, desert, Arctic tundra,
glaciers, valleys, foothills, rivers, lakes
Population: 32 million
Capital city: Ottawa, Ontario
People: British descent (28%), French descent (23%),
Thanks to a superior Italian descent (3%), Aboriginal peoples (2%),
telecommunications system, plus significant groups of German, Ukrainian,
Canadians are extremely well Dutch, Greek, Polish and Chinese descent
connected. More than half of all
Languages: English, French and 53 Aboriginal languages
Canadians own a personal computer
and all universities offer students Religions: Catholic (45%), Protestant (36%), Judaism,
high-speed Internet access. Islam and most of the world’s major religions
Government: Parliamentary democracy
A land of many cultures
Source: Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Canada is a bilingual nation
(French and English are the
official languages) but our roots
reach back to all five of the world’s Besides outstanding
continents. In fact, one out of three quality of life, Canada
Canadians has an ethnic background
other than English, French or offers a stable,
Aboriginal. University campuses progressive political
throughout the country reflect this
reality: a multitude of languages environment and
are spoken and hundreds of one of the healthiest
cultures interconnect.
economies in the world.
7H
Applying to a Canadian university:
elpful Guidelines
Define your goals Identify application
Consult The Directory procedures
of Canadian Universities In Canada, application
(see ordering details at the end procedures vary by province.
of this brochure) and other resources In some provinces, students can
to carefully identify the universities apply through a central application
and programs that match your service; in others, applications
educational goals, language needs must go directly to the chosen
and geographic preferences. Consider institution. The majority of
applying to more than one program Canadian universities accept
or institution in case you aren’t applications via e-mail, and many
admitted to your first choice. have adopted a “rolling admissions”
procedure to consider international
Meet language students on an ongoing basis
requirements throughout the year. To find Web
International students in site addresses for every Canadian
Canada must demonstrate university, consult the map at
proficiency in either English or the front of this brochure or visit
French, depending on the university www.aucc.ca, the web site of the
where they apply. Many English Association of Universities and
universities require that you write Colleges of Canada.
the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) or the Canadian
Academic English Language
Assessment (CAEL). To determine
the language requirements of a
specific university, check with
Evaluate your eligibility its registrar.
There is no nationwide set of
university entrance exams in
Canada. Instead, applicants Arrange to apply early
are assessed individually against the Although application
particular institution’s entrance deadlines vary among
requirements. Graduation from a Canadian universities, you
secondary school and good academic should generally apply eight months
standing are typically the minimum in advance of your desired program
requirements for undergraduate study. start date. The Canadian academic
Some universities require SAT I and/ year usually begins in September,
or II results to qualify for admission. although some programs do allow
students to begin in January or May.What international
students are saying
“I had heard that “I picked
the greatest UBC because
learning I wanted a
experience school that was
Submit supporting that can be just as good as
documents found in a university comes any in the States, but gave me
Once you apply, you may be not from textbooks but from more bang for my buck. I feel as
required to forward various the classrooms. It’s the people challenged at UBC as I would
supporting documentation such as: and the spirit of the university have at the schools I wanted
• Official secondary school transcripts that count. York has given me to go to back home, but I can
• Official postsecondary transcripts the opportunity to come out of graduate here without being
• Postsecondary course descriptions myself, to meet people from all in debt from student loans…
(from institutions outside over the world and, above all, While there are many similarities
North America) to learn what life is all about.” between living in the States and
• Application for on-campus housing Canada, the multitude of cultures
Shumu Haque
Home country: India I have found up here is amazing.
Program: Humanities and Communications You see so many people from
at York University
so many different nations
live, work and study together.
“The array of It really opens your eyes
opportunities to the world.”
available at
Nick Hersh
the University
Home country: USA (Pennsylvania)
of Alberta is Program: Arts at the University
incredible, from the diversity of British Columbia
of classes, to sports, to
volunteering, to conferences
and seminars and workshops.
Coming to Canada has opened
my eyes and deepened my
knowledge: it has changed
my life.”
Once admitted, apply Luis Lopez Martinelli
for a study permit Home country: Mexico
If you are not a Canadian Program: Commerce at the
University of Alberta
citizen or permanent resident
of Canada you must obtain a study
permit when pursuing education
programs lasting longer than
six months. Visit the Web site of
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada for details: www.cic.gc.ca/
english/study/index.html.Frequently asked
questions And some enlightening answers
Will my Canadian complete an additional year to $20,000 US) to cover all expenses
degree be recognized obtain an honours degree. An for an academic year. This includes
in other countries? honours degree requires a high tuition and living expenses but
• A degree from a Canadian level of concentration in a major not transportation to and from
university is of high quality, subject and is typically needed for your home country. This figure is
and is recognized as equivalent admission into graduate studies. an average only. Actual expenses
to degrees from the United States • Completion of a master’s degree may vary with geographic region
or Commonwealth countries. usually requires at least one year and will depend upon the specific
• While Canada does not have of full-time study (beyond an tuition fees for the program you
an institutional accreditation honours degree) and includes a choose and the university you attend.
process similar to that found in thesis, practicum or a research • Because winters are cold in
the U.S., the appropriate provincial paper. A doctoral degree, or PhD, most parts of Canada, a budget
charter plus membership in requires at least three years of for warm clothing is strongly
AUCC is deemed equivalent. additional full-time study, usually recommended. Expect to spend
Professional and specialized with at least one year on campus. between $350 and $500 CDN
programs (i.e., medicine, nursing In most cases, a master’s degree for winter clothes.
and engineering) are accredited is required for admission to a • To calculate your expenses and
by reliable and reputable agencies. doctoral program, but some estimate the cost of living in
To ensure high quality standards, universities will accept PhD students various communities across
academic programs are subject to who have completed an honours Canada, consult the Canadian
regular review by the institutions degree only for certain programs. government’s CanLearn Interactive
that offer them, and in some cases Web site: www.canlearn.ca.
by provincial or regional bodies as What is the cost of
well. Proposals for new programs living in Canada? Will I need
are also reviewed to ensure their • Compared to many other countries, health insurance?
quality prior to being launched. the cost of living in Canada is very • Yes, you must arrange for medical
• For specific details on degree affordable. Approximate prices health coverage before you arrive
recognition, please consult with your ($CDN) for basic goods and in Canada. Because medical
country’s educational authorities. services are as follows: coverage varies from province
Monthly rent to province and sometimes from
How long will it (2-bedroom apartment): $500.00 – $1000 university to university, consult
Bus fare, one way: $2.50 with an official at the Canadian
take to earn a degree? Lunch at restaurant: $10.00
• Depending on the province, diplomatic post nearest you for
Dinner at restaurant: $18.00
a bachelor’s (or undergraduate) Admission to cinema: $10.00
detailed information. You may
degree requires either three also wish to determine whether
or four years to complete. In • As a rough guideline, you will the universities you are applying
provinces that grant three-year need approximately $19,000 to offer medical insurance plans
bachelor’s degrees, students must to $25,000 CDN ($15,000 to for international students.Is financial for up to 20 hours a week during What are the
aid available? the school year and full-time tuition fees?
• Contact the Ministry of during study breaks. These • Tuition fees for international
Education in your home country agreements make it easier for students vary from province to
for information on Canadian students to gain work experience province and will depend on your
scholarships. Details may also in the Canadian labour market and academic program of choice. Fee
be available from the financial earn extra income while studying. schedules are based on citizenship,
aid office at your Canadian • In order to be eligible for the not country of origin or residence.
university of choice. program, foreign students must The following table indicates
• To order a free copy of the helpful have a valid study permit, and the range of tuition fees for each
Iqaluit
booklet Awards for Study in they must have• studied full-time at province (in Canadian dollars) for
Canada, contact: an eligible public, postsecondary general arts and science programs.
NuNavut
Canadian Bureau for institution for at least six months
International Education out of the 12 months preceding University tuition fees for full-time foreign students
220 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 1550 their application. Institutions 2006-2007 2006-2007
Province Undergraduate Graduate
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5Z9 must sign an agreement with the
tuition fees (per tuition fees (per
Phone: (613) 237-4820 province or territory in which they academic year) * academic year) **
Fax: (613) 237-1073 are located in order to participate British Columbia $9,248 – $17,667 $2,600 – $33,667
Internet: www.cbie.ca in the program. The agreement Alberta $8,000 – $15,767 $5,550 – $21,546
includes monitoring and reporting Saskatchewan $8,489 – $11,482 $2,000 – $7,078
Manitoba $5,573 – $8,283 $4,170 – $7,937
Am I qualified requirements to ensure that
Ontario $6,900 – $16,800 $5,650 – $26,764
to work in Canada? students retain their eligibility Quebec
NewfouNdlaNd
$10,068 – $12,930 $9,078 – $20,000
maNitoBa for the program.
• Full-time international students New Brunswick $7,843 – $12,810 $7,260 – $9,384
may work on campus (for instance, • Working in Canada is a Nova Scotia $8,233 – $14,349 $5,735 – $19,467
at the university library) without possibility after your studies as Prince Edward
QueBeC Island $8,970 $4,854 – $7,281
obtaining a work permit. Graduate an international student. Under St. John’s 43
Newfoundland
or research work completed at certain circumstances, graduating and Labrador $8,780 $1,896 – $3,549
oNtario
facilities associated with your international students may apply Source: Statistics Canada
university is considered to work in Canada for up to two 33 * undergraduate programs in arts
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years after graduation. For more P.e.i.in all faculties
** graduate programs
“on-campus” work. New 36 40 Sydney
• The federal Thunder Bay
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27 part-time off-campus 39
Quebec BruNswiCk 34
• Remember: Tuition 37 fees make
16 work as well as post-graduation31 35
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employment, consult 29
www.cic.
Montreal Fredericton 42 of38your total yearly
Halifax
allows eligible foreign students Gatineau expenses. 41 You should also budget
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gc.ca/english/study/offcampus-
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at public postsecondary for expenses Nova such as books,
work.htmlOttawa 26
and www.cic.gc.ca/ sCotia
institutions to work off-campus student activity fees, food, housing,
19 25
english/study/work-opps.html.
travel/transportation, health care,
Toronto 20
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