• The CEC and foreign students: issues, plans, opportunities, and challenges

    When Brett Phillips’ study permit expires this November, his plan is to apply for a work permit specifically designed for foreign students who have graduated. The permit was created in 2008 when the federal government established the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), an immigration stream designed to entice international students to remain in Canada after graduation …

  • Working to become permanent residents after graduation

    Former international students choose to stay longer in Canada after their studies for different reasons. Some find the country’s level of safety better than in their home countries. Others are attracted to a multicultural environment where they feel more welcome than in a lot of many other places in the world. Good quality of education …

  • Where international students come from, where they go in Canada

    Top 10 Source Countries of international students in Canada are shown on this map with some figures of those who arrived in 2010.   CHART: Here are also the provinces/territories where those who entered the country in 2010 went (by their numbers)   Information is from : Facts and Figures, Citizenship and Immigration Canada.     …