Canada –
Education Revolution
Study in Canada,
the host country to more than 180,000 International Students in any given year,
is increasingly becoming the country of choice for students from all parts of
the world. Universities in Canada spends more per capita on its education system than any other
country in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). A
Degree/Diploma from a Canadian Institute is recognized worldwide. International
students who graduate from Canadian Institutions enjoy successful and
prosperous careers. Universities of Canada is known for its quality education & competitive
entry requirements. From safe neighbourhoods to top
notch healthcare and public transportation, excellence prevails in every aspect
of Canadian life including a world class higher education system.
Mr. Tushar Chawla,
International Recruitment Officer from Niagara College says, "Canada
continues to offer easy immigration rules, a beautiful country setting, job
opportunities (in a very fair environment), finest quality education - all this
making Canada the first preferred destination choice for students to study,
live, work and immigrate"
A
little known fact is that Canadian Colleges boasts of a large Indian diaspora
of students offering Bachelor's, Diploma and Post Graduate Certificate or
Diploma program enhanced with Co-op internship terms with great emphasis on
industry requirements. At the
post-secondary level, institutions are divided into community colleges and
universities. A significant number of university graduates (Indian and
Canadian) attend community colleges upon completion of their degree in order to
acquire vocational skills for employment. “Canada in
India- Student Partners Program (SPP) is a joint pilot program between
Citizenship & Immigration Canada in India & Association of Canadian
Community Colleges to expedite the visa process with increase in approval rate,
limiting the documents and reducing the turnaround time for visas.” This
program has proven successful and thus a large number of Indian students have
grabbed the opportunity to study in Canada.
Farnauz
Doneshwar, enrolled in a postgraduate certificate in Web Development from Humber College states “I now think that the decision to
pursue my PG in Canada was the best decision I took. I got internship at CIBC
which is a huge bank in Canada. It is one of the largest banks. I got the
position of a user interface developer and i will be working at their downtown
office which is huge!”
Canada has a
national policy for multiculturalism which works to ensure that people's
customs and traditions are preserved and respected. All of this has been
reflected in Canada's immigration policies.
Students in Canada who study a 1 year program can work for 1 year after
they complete their program and those that study a 2 year program can work up
to 3 years. This work experience has advantages when one applies for Permanent
Residency. International Students can fulfil the PR requirement under the
Canadian Experience Class Category for temporary foreign workers and international
graduates as they are the ideal candidates for Canadian immigration. Edwise
works with several institution in Canada which offer May and Sept' 12 intakes. The
positive environment has created a great demand at institutions in Canada
whereby popular courses get filled up early we thus advice students to rush with their current documents to their
nearest Edwise office at the earliest so that you don’t miss the intake and
have sufficient time for visa process, at no cost.
Sushil Sukhwani
Director, Edwise
