Canada offers new study destinations to international students
While Ontario remains the most popular province to study and work in Canada, international students are becoming increasingly aware of opportunities that exist outside of Canada’s most populous province. In particular, Canada’s Atlantic provinces — Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and New Brunswick — have begun to receive serious consideration from newcomers to Canada.
According to recent reports from QS, cost of living and post-graduation work opportunities remain top of mind for students looking to further their education abroad. The Atlantic provinces deliver on this promise, with a low cost of living and regional programmes designed to help newcomers obtain permanent residency (PR) faster.
Nova Scotia has been a particularly popular target. The number of former international students granted PR in Nova Scotia already this year was nearly three times the total in 2016.
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