Canada

Resources

• EduCanada, a world of possibilities

• Maclean’s University Guide 2018: Build Your Own Ranking (macleans.ca)

• CAMPUS TOUR.CA - Virtual Tour of all Canadian Schools 

• | UniversityStudy.ca

• Universities Canada - The voice of Canadian universities (univcan.ca) 

• Cialfo

• Individual university websites

  • Online information sessions

  • Virtual tours

• Scholarship information

  • Canada Scholarships for International Students - Study in Canada (studying-in-canada.org) 

  • Scholarships for international students (educanada.ca) 

Application

• Timeline

  • Many university deadlines will be in January. Students should plan to submit their applications in Term 1 of Y13. 

• Application systems

  • There are 97 public universities in Canada. All offer a strong academic education.

  • Some provinces have established a centralized, electronic application process for admission to their institutions: 

    • Alberta—ApplyAlberta: Alberta Post-Secondary Application System 

    • British Columbia—ApplyBC: BC Post-Secondary Application Service

    • Ontario—Ontario Universities’ Application Centre and Ontario Colleges Application Services 

    • Nova Scotia—MyNSFuture 

  • Some universities have their own application systems and students can apply directly on a university website

• Application materials

  • What are universities looking for?

    • The Canadian admissions process mainly focuses on academics. As such admissions officers are reviewing a student’s transcript foth both academic achievement and suitable prerequisite courses.

    • Additional information may be required and reviewed by different universities and courses. 

  • Prepared by student

    • Application form

    • Essay, personal statement, or student profile (sometimes required)

    • Activities List (sometimes required)

    • Other supplementary materials such as audition, portfolio, interview as required by program

  • Sent by uni counsellor

    • High school transcript

      • Grades from subjects taken in Y10-Y13

      • Includes your predicted grades

    • School Report & School Profile

    • Counselor or Teacher Recommendations (if required)