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Study in Ontario

Ontario TravelCiquez İci Pour FrançaisOntario offers you far more than a world class education. We offer you the experience of a lifetime, inside and outside the classroom. Join more than 37,000 international students  from around the world who are studying in Ontario universities and colleges right now.  You will get the education that you want, with 47 publicly funded colleges and universities in Ontario, there are thousands of programs to choose from both in English and French languages.

Ontario has 24 colleges of applied arts and technology. Our colleges offer one, two and three-year certificate, diploma and advanced diploma programs. Some colleges also offer four-year applied degree programs. Ontario colleges offer more than 2,400 programs in almost 600 subjects. That’s a lot of choice!


Ontario has 19 public universities plus the Ontario College of Art and Design. Universities offer a wide range of bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. Our graduates gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. Two years after graduation, 96% of graduates with an undergraduate degree are working full-time.

You will get the support you need. Our colleges and universities offer “buddy” programs and orientation sessions designed just for you. Ontario postsecondary education will lead to success. Nearly all of our graduates find great jobs or go on to post-graduate studies at leading colleges and universities. Our high education standards also mean that your degree, diploma or certificate will be recognized by leading educational institutes around the world. Outside the classroom, you can enjoy our vibrant, multicultural neighbourhoods or explore our beautiful, vast wilderness. It’s all here, waiting for you!

Great Reasons to Study in Ontario

1. We have an international reputation for excellence in education

Our universities and colleges meet rigorous international standards for their curriculum, teacher qualifications, faculties and student services. We also share research, knowledge, and student exchanges with other educational institutions around the world. 

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2. Diversity is Ontario’s strength

We welcome students of all cultural and racial backgrounds. Ontario believes in the value of multiculturalism and encourages everyone to respect and celebrate all our different customs and traditions. 

3. You can work while you study

Ontario participates in Canada’s Off-Campus Work Permit Program that allows international students to work part-time while studying in one of the 47 publicly funded colleges or universities. 

4. Our year includes four glorious seasons

You can eat fresh, local produce in the fall, ski and skate in the winter, hike in the spring and camp, picnic and swim in the summer

5. Ontario’s tuition fees are competitive

Ontario’s tuition fees are competitive with, if not lower than, other English-speaking countries.

6. Ontario is a great place to live

The United Nations consistently ranks Canada as one of the best places in the world to live; it bases this assessment on education, life expectancy, national income, quality of life, abundance of fresh water, comfortable population density, low incidence of violent crime, and our health care system.

7. Our universities and colleges are modern and innovative

We constantly evolve to adapt to new technologies and the world around us. Our graduate programs are expanding like never before, with dozens of new programs emerging every year

8. In Ontario, you can explore our spectacular environment

We have vast wilderness and provincial parks right next to large, cosmopolitan cities and friendly towns.

9. You can stay and work in Canada after you graduate

Canada has a Post-Graduation Work Permit Program that allows international students to work in Canada for up to three years after graduation

10. Our country is peaceful, safe and politically stable

Our laws protect the rights of our citizens and temporary residents alike. We are relatively unaffected by natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes.


Contributed by Greg Flood
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Capital City: Toronto located on Lake Ontario is the capital of Ontario and Canada's largest city. It is also the commercial, industrial and financial centre of Canada
Population: 4,000,000 app
Area: 1,068,580 sq km
Entered Confederation - 1 July 1867
Time Zone: Most of Ontario is in the Eastern Time zone. Some of Western
Northern Ontario is in the Central Time Zone


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Ontario is the Canadian economic powerhouse, contributing approximately 40% of Canada’s total employment. The top five manufacturing industries are transportation equipment, metal products, food processing, chemical & products and electrical & electronic products. In the service sector, the largest industries are finance, insurance & real estate, trade, professional services and health care.

The fastest-growing sectors are business services, finance, tourism and culture.
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Ontario’s schools are administered by 72 school district boards and 33 school districts. There are 31 English Public Schools, 29 English Catholic, 4 French Public, and 8 French Public school board authorities.
In 2007 there were 4,011 Elementary and 892 Secondary schools in Ontario

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