Attention students, there are four major adjustments to the new policy of studying in Canada!
Canada's Minister of Immigration, Mark Miller, has announced a number of new policies on studying abroad, involving study permit applications, off-campus part-time jobs, online classes, graduation work permits, etc., and the proof of study permit funds has doubled.
Canada** has required international students to prove that they have at least $10,000 in basic living funds when applying for a student visa since 2000. However, with the rising cost of living in Canada, the original funding requirements have become significantly insufficient. As a result, Immigration Canada has announced that it will more than double the annual living fund proof standard for international students from $10,000 to $20,635 from January 1, 2024. For example, for students who are just entering the school, they need at least 770,000 Canadian dollars, about 400,000 yuan.
The temporary policy of lifting the restriction on the length of off-campus work has been extended to April 30, 2024.
Immigration, Canada's temporary policy during the pandemic, which allows international students to work off-campus without restrictions, was originally scheduled to end at the end of 2023. Given its positive effects, many international students want this policy to be extended or made permanent. The USCIS has taken this need seriously and announced that international students who already hold a student visa or submit an application before December 7, 2023 will continue to enjoy the policy of unlimited hours of off-campus work until April 30, 2024.
The policy of counting online class time into the total number of credit hours has been extended to September 1, 2024.
During the epidemic, due to the impact of epidemic control in various countries, many students were unable to come to Canada to study Xi, and major universities moved their courses online. In this regard, the Immigration Bureau has said that as long as the proportion of online courses does not exceed 50% of the total number of hours, it can also be counted in the total number of hours, and the application for a university graduation work permit at graduation will not be affected. The new policy clarifies the deadline for this temporary policy, that is, students who study on September 1, 2024 must enter Canada to participate in offline Xi.
Post-graduation work permit extension policy.
The Canadian immigration and immigration authorities have issued three temporary policies for the extension of the post-graduation work permit, that is, to provide an 18-month extension for holders of the post-graduation work permit that is about to expire. According to the latest extension policy, if you hold a post-graduation work permit that expires before December 31, 2023, you are still eligible to apply for an extension, but those that expire after that will not be able to apply for an extension.
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According to some data, about a quarter of study permit holders do not go to school and work part-time. In order to strengthen the fight against fake study abroad: Canada plans to implement strict monitoring measures in the future, and increase the entry threshold and cost of studying abroad, so here we also recommend that international students pay attention to policy changes in a timely manner. Popular majors for studying in Canada and strong colleges for corresponding majors:
1 Finance. Canada's financial industry is also widely regarded as one of the most healthy financial industries in the world, ranking 5th in the World Economic Forum's ranking of the internationally competitive financial industry.
Strong universities: University of Western Ontario, Concordia University, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, University of York, University of Windsor, University of New Brunswick, Dalhousie University, etc.
2 Accounting. Canada has implemented international accounting standards (IAS), so accounting graduates studying in Canada will be better able to integrate into the international market. In addition, accounting graduates are also a type of major with a relatively fast application speed for Canadian immigration.
Strong universities University of Western Ontario, Concordia University, University of Toronto, University of Windsor, Brock University, University of New Brunswick, Dalhousie University, etc.
3 Hospitality Management.
Hotel management is one of the top ten popular industries in the world, and it has always been a hot spot in the world, and senior hotel management talents have always been in short supply in the world. The hospitality industry in North America is quite developed, and in Canada, the employment rate in hotel management is high and the salaries are very good.
Strong Universities Victoria University, University of Guelph, University of New Brunswick, Capton University, Royal Road University, etc.
4 Computer Science.
Canada has a well-developed IT industry and many well-known technology companies, but there is a huge shortage of computer talents in Canada.
At the same time, according to statistics, the average salary for IT jobs in Canada is 62,489 Canadian dollars. According to statistics from Northeast University, the first highest salary in Toronto is in the IT industry.
Strong universities: University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, University of Alberta, University of Saskatchewan, University of Western Ontario, etc.