Tools For Your Success
Useful Resources – Canada
For additional details about studying in Canada, consult these helpful online resources:
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Official Study in Canada portal
Includes a program finder, cost calculator, study permit information, and links to provincial, territorial and individual school information.
Government of Canada Scholarships
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT)
www.international.gc.ca/education
The International Education and Youth Division of DFAIT is responsible for Canada’s foreign policy in the areas of knowledge, learning and the promotion of Canada as a top study and research destination.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
Offers information for international students considering Canada as a study destination, including study permits, visa details and work permits.
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC)
Provides leadership in education at the pan-Canadian and international levels and contributes to the fulfilment of the constitutional responsibility for education conferred on provinces and territories.
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC)
Provides the only Canadian online and authoritative directory of universities, colleges and schools recognized and authorized by Canada’s provinces and territories. This site includes information on foreign credential evaluations and qualification recognition.
ASSOCIATIONS
Represents colleges and institutes to government, business and industry, both in Canada and internationally.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
Represents 95 Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university-degree level colleges.
Canadian Association of Public Schools – International (CAPS-I)
Represents 75 Canadian public school districts/boards that recruit international students at the elementary and secondary levels.
Languages Canada
Canadian language schools accredited under an internationally recognized quality-assurance mechanism.
Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
Represents 95 Canadian elementary and secondary independent schools from across Canada, some of which offer boarding to international students.
Polytechnics Canada