Canada is a great place to study: it has top-notch schools, a high standard of living and official policy which welcomes international students. The Canadian government views foreign students as a valuable element in the make-up of university campuses and important to furthering the research and application of all fields of study. Furthermore, the numbers of foreign applicants is steadily increasing. In 1998, there were more than 100,000 foreign students at universities and college across the country. This official welcome means it is easier and easier to apply and to be approved to study in Canada.

Come to Canada and Study with the Best!

• Quality education
  Canada's universities and colleges are world-renowned for their high standards and educational excellence.
• International recognition
  A degree from a Canadian university or college is internationally recognized and considered equivalent to a degree from an American university.
• Low tuition
  Canadian tuition rates are already low, but given the US-Canada currency exchange rate, Canadian rates are a great deal for Americans. And that also means affordable housing, food, books, entertainment, and travel. American students attending most Canadian schools are eligible for US government student loans.
• Opportunities in the growing global market
  Canadian schools are at the forefront of the information technology revolution, ensuring that their students are equipped for the 21st century. Most schools offer cooperative education and training programs that allow students to spend a portion of their school year gaining practical experience in the workplace.
• Great place to live and study
  In Canada you can get a high-quality education in world-class cities, serene settings on the Great Lakes, near the ocean, or close to the mountains. Canada is well known for the beauty of its natural settings, but it is also famous for its cosmopolitan and multicultural cities brimming with ethnic foods, great entertainment, cultural events, and sports. Canada has the top standard of living rating in the world, according to the United Nations, which has ranked Canada first on its Human Development Index (based on a comparison of life expentancy, education, health and income) in each of the past seven years.
• Graduates are in demand
  Many American companies are actively recruiting on campus. Archer Daniels Midland, Chase Manhattan, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Proctor and Gamble, and Salomon Smith Barney are among the many American firms recruiting students directly from Canadian universities.

The Country
Canada is divided into provinces and territories, each of which have their own government, which in turn are overseen by the federal government in Ottawa. The government is socialist in aim: public services enable every Canadian to have a good quality of life. International students can only benefit from this. The country is extremely large, but due to its geographically northern location, much of the land is sparsely populated, is farmed or remains in a state of natural growth. Most of the relatively small population is clustered along the southern border with the United States. Ontario is the most populated province, with British Columbia and Quebec behind that. Canadian cities are remarkable in that they are never far from the rural areas. Even with massive urban sprawl, like in Toronto, you can get out of the city in under an hour and into beautiful cottage country and farmland. Large cities, like Toronto, are full of excitement, big business and cultural life and are host to many many different ethnicities. This multiculturalism is informed by official government policy; Canada has long been a destination for immigration and as a result, you as a foreign student will feel comfortable here.

The Weather
You may have heard about the infamous Canadian weather, and yes, it's true we have cold AND long winters. But, with such a large country of course the weather is variable across the nation. In the southernmost areas of Ontario and Quebec, long winters give way to months of gloriously hot weather in the summer. In Vancouver and Victoria, in southern British Columbia, rain usually takes the place of snow. In other words, it's not that bad, or at the very least, in the heat of July, you can hardly even remember what snow is.