Canada has published details of a new international educational strategy. The federal government is opening wide doors for international students! The main goal of the new five-year strategy worth $ 148 million is to increase the diversity of countries of origin of foreign students.
Canada will focus on countries with a growing middle class, where the prospect of an education in English or French will be attractive. Canadian authorities will focus on students from Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Morocco, Ukraine, Turkey, and France.
Another key goal of the strategy is to diversify places to study for foreign students by attracting foreign students to rural and less populated areas, where there are fewer immigrants. As of December 31, 2018, there were over 570,000 holders of study permits in the country.
Canada took 7th place as favorite choice of foreign students
From which countries do students go to study in Canada?
At the end of 2018, there were 572,415 international students in Canada. The number of foreign applicants at universities and colleges in Canada increased by 15% between 2017 and 2018. Students from India and China accounted for 315610, or 55% of the total number of holders of study permits in Canada. Moreover, India was ahead of China with 172625 students against 142985 Chinese students.
