About Canada
Canada, occupying most of northern North America, spans from the Atlantic Ocean in the East to the Pacific Ocean in the West, extending northward into the Arctic Ocean. It holds the distinction of being the world’s second-largest country by total area. Sharing land borders with the United States to the South and Northwest, Canada is a federation comprising ten provinces and three territories. Governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II serves as its head of state.
Study in Canada
Canada has a large selection of universities and university colleges. Canadian universities are internationally known for the quality of teaching and research. Degrees from Canadian universities are considered to be equivalent to those from American and other Commonwealth universities. Canadian universities are largely publicly funded; as a result, they are of a consistently high quality, regardless of location or area of study. As well, they all retain a high degree of academic autonomy.
As Canada has two official languages i.e. English and French, an international student can take a degree either at an English language or French language institution. Some universities offer instruction in both languages. To qualify for a degree program at most English-speaking universities, students for whom English is not a first language must have passed an English examination test such as IELTS.
Employment in Canada
The Canadian job market is similar to other developed countries. The majority of jobs are in the service sector and the remainder in manufacturing and natural resources. Unemployment is 6.1%, slightly higher than the long term average in the last 30 years with the labour force numbers 17 million. The majority of Canada’s economic growth is concentrated in four major cities, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Montreal.