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Studying in Canada
Jakarta Intercultural School
Wednesday, February 26th,
2020
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Location of major Canadian universities Source AUCC, 2004

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Why apply to Canada?
● Welcoming culture for international students

● Work visas available for 3 years after graduation

● Wide range of programs of study in various settings

● Easy application process (similar to UK)

● Universities value the IB Diploma

● Affordable options
+ Classifications
■ Medical & Doctoral
■ Offer a broad range of PhD programs and research; they also have
medical schools.
■ e.g. McGill, UBC, Toronto, Alberta, Dalhousie

■ Comprehensive Universities
■ Significant research activity and a wide range of programs at
undergraduate and graduate levels.
■ Simon Fraser, Waterloo, Guelph, Ryerson, Victoria

■ Primary Undergraduate
■ Largely focused on undergraduate education, with relatively few
graduate programs and graduate students.
■ Lethbridge, St. Francis Xavier, Mount Allison, UPEI, St. Thomas
+ Classifications
■ Art and Design Programs
■ Undergraduate and graduate degrees in fine arts, media art and
design. Admission is typically portfolio review based.
■ e.g. Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Ontario College of
Art and Design, Alberta College of Art and Design

■ Polytechnic Universities and Community Colleges

■ Offer a wide range of academic and pre-professional certificates,
diplomas, Associate's degrees, and Bachelor’s degrees.
■ e.g. Humber, Kwantlan, Saskatchewan, Columbia College,
NAIT/SAIT
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Basics of researching universities
■ Campus settings, location and size are very different
■ Example: U of Toronto vs. Lethbridge
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■ Minimum IB points required for competitive programs

■ Example: Faculty of Commerce (Saunders at UBC)
■ Most universities will grant a “conditional
acceptance” pending IB exam results
■ Many will grant direct entry based on IB predicted
grades
■ Students must then show proof of graduation from
JIS and/or earning the IB Diploma

■ Make sure to ask questions of Canadian university visitors to

JIS
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Application Processes

■ Main websites for two Provinces:

■ Ontario (OUAC) www.ouac.on.ca
■ British Columbia https://apply.educationplannerbc.ca/#

■ Other provinces - the student has to apply directly

through each university’s website
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OUAC Undergraduate Application
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BC – www.pas.bc.ca/
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Application Requirements
Student/Family
● Complete online application
and pay the fee
● Personal statement, if
required
● May need to submit a list of
extracurricular activities
● Standardized Testing
○ TOEFL/IELTS
○ SAT, if not doing full IB
Diploma
○ McGill requires SAT
subject tests for AP
students
Counselor/JIS
● Student must request the
following to be sent:
(generally by email or
uploading to university
website)
○ IB Predicted Grades
○ High School Transcript
○ JIS Profile
● No references usually
required - a possible
exception could be for a
scholarship opportunity -
some exceptions ie UBC
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Deadlines
■ Research this for each university, as they all differ
■ Generally, January to March; some as late as June/July

■ Completing the application sooner rather than later

(before the Winter Holiday) is recommended
■ Places will fill up quickly, especially for competitive programs
■ Some unis have priority deadlines earlier ie Uof Toronto - Nov 1st
+TUITION & FEES
Tuition per year (2019)
Canadian Citizen/PR International
CAD $2,550 - $15,000 CAD $11,800 - $50,000

❖ Additional fees include Housing, Meals, Books, Health Insurance,

and other costs
❖ Plan to budget from CAD $10,000 - CAD $17, 000 per year for
additional fees. Costs vary depending on location and university.

❖Need Based Financial Aid

❖ Available to Canadian citizens/Permanent Residents in limited
quantities
❖ Extremely limited-to-no need based aid available to international
students.

❖ Growing number of university scholarship programs (especially

for full IB Diploma students)
❖ Students are typically reviewed for scholarships automatically when
they apply and if they qualify, they will received their scholarship
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Resources
■Maialearning
■Education in/au Canada
■ http://www.educationau-incanada.ca/educationau-
incanada/index.aspx?lang=eng

■Study In Canada
■ http://www.studyincanada.com

■Maclean’s
■ www.macleans.ca/education/university
■ Scholarship Finder:
www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/scholarship-find
er/

■University Websites
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Educationau-incanada.ca
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■ Camosun College, University of British
Columbia (Vancouver & Okanagan),
University of Victoria,

Class of 2019 ■ University of Alberta, University of

University Calgary

Acceptances ■ Carleton University, McMaster

University, Queen’s University,
Ryerson University, University of
Ottawa, University of Toronto* (St.
George, Mississauga, and
Scarborough), University of Waterloo,
Wilfrid Laurier University
■ Dalhousie University, Mount Saint
Vincent University
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