The Canadian higher education system

Résumé du document

Canada is the second country of the world by its size. Because of its climate, nearly 90% of its surface remains without permanent dwelling. Majority of the 31,6 million people who constitute the whole Canadian population live in strongly urbanized area in the south of the country and which are located at less than 300 km of the American border.

Canada is one of the largest industrialized countries that's why it belongs to G8. It is recognized that the future prosperity of Canada will depend on a working force having a high educational level. Nowadays, 70% of the new jobs of the country will require postsecondary studies.

In Canada, as in many countries in the world, postsecondary education moves constantly. In the whole country, systems change and evolve as the governments and the authorities of education identify new priorities and develop new strategies in order to meet teaching needs. The rate of participation in postsecondary education in Canada is one of the highest in the world.

This report presents an outline of the postsecondary education systems in Canada.
In a first time, we will describe the Canadian higher education system; this is the main part of this report.
Then, we will see how we can study in Canada when we are foreign student, that is to say what kind of steps must we take etc. To finish, we will talk about difference between French and Canadian system.

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[...] About of the students are registered in private institutions. More than 1,4 millions students are registered in Universities and Colleges programs. Women represent 51% of the total student population. In 2001, no other OECD nation had a higher proportion of its population aged 25 to 64 with either a college or university diploma than Canada. In 2002 2003, the incomes of Universities and Colleges were about 27,7 billion dollars from the government from the tuitions from donations). In 2004, the Canadian Universities delivered about Bachelors Masters and 4000 PhD's. [...]

[...] To finish, we will talk about difference between French and Canadian system. I. Description of the Canadian Higher Education System The Canadian education system is a bit difficult to understand, because, first, of the amount of the different institutions: University, Colleges, Community Colleges, College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Institutes The main difference between these different institutions is that some of them are allowed (by the law) to confer grades and some are not. The different grades are the same as in France: Bachelor, Master and PhD (doctorate). [...]

[...] Conclusion The Canadian system looks like the French system. Indeed, it has technical structures rather similar to our BTS and DUT. The number of students registered full-time varies, according to the university, of more than 35.000 with less than More than 1,2 million Canadians are registered with programs university or collegial, full-time or part-time. To the autumn 2002, the Association of the universities and colleges of Canada indicated that approximately 684.000 full-time students and 271.000 part-time were registered in the Canadian universities. [...]

[...] The licence of studies is normally valid for the duration of the studies. It indicates that the student must be registered with a specific establishment and a specific program. The licence can be prolonged or revoked, according to the output of the student compared to standards of satisfaction, and also according to other elements. The licence also allows the international full-time students to work part-time on the campus and to make a request for renewal starting from Canada if they decide to extend the period of their studies. [...]

[...] For example, the cost of one 4 can vary from 400 $ to 800 When you visit an apartment, it is thus important to inform you if the costs of heating and electricity are included in the price of the hiring, or if it is furnished or semi- furnished (cooker, refrigerator can also be included in the cost of the hiring). In Montreal, one finds several types of domestic heating: electricity, natural gas, oil. Most of the time, at the time to rent an apartment, you will have to sign a one year duration lease. It is however possible to get along with the owner for one less long period. [...]