Canada reveals requirements for PGWP eligibility

The Government of Canada has revealed the new requirements for Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility for international students, which will come into force in November. Graduates from bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, or PhD programs will be required to demonstrate English- or French-language proficiency by achieving a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 7. International students in […]

Universities Canada and France Universités have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance strategic collaboration in research and teaching between Canadian and French universities. The agreement aims to increase dialogue between universities in both countries and will promote student mobility, research collaboration, research security, and joint programming. “The partnerships and insights gained through this agreement […]

Some Chinese students studying in Canada report that they are being targeted by Beijing, according to CBC. A report from Amnesty International released in May noted that many Chinese international students live in fear and feel that they must censor themselves in their activism due to the risk of potential repercussions from the Chinese state. […]

Global News reports that nearly 13,000 international students applied for asylum in Canada between January and August of this year. Government of Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller both emphasized the importance of addressing the misuse of the international student program and asylum system as a shortcut […]

Statistics Canada researchers Marc Frenette and Tomasz Handler have published the latest article in their series on the jobs held by postsecondary graduates, this time focused on doctoral degree program graduates. Many doctoral programs are designed to train graduates for the professoriate, and Frenette and Handler noted that this was reflected in the fact that—in […]

The Government of Canada is investing $10M to establish two national research networks focused on women’s heart and brain health. Dr Rohan D’Souza at McMaster University will lead the first network, which will bring together clinicians, researchers, social scientists, and economists to reduce heart-related deaths and illness during and after pregnancy. Dr Amy Yu at […]

While some institutions are launching new medical programs aimed at addressing Canada’s doctor shortage, some critics are questioning whether alternative methods would be more effective, writes Brandie Weikle of CBC. Weikle discusses how Queen’s University’s Queen’s-Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program disrupts traditional medical education by providing tailored training—including guaranteed family medicine residency positions—to future […]