{"id":81867,"date":"2020-12-03T11:32:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T16:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/international-students-increasingly-important-to-canadas-colleges-and-universities-study"},"modified":"2021-05-10T17:32:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T21:32:27","slug":"international-students-increasingly-important-to-canadas-colleges-and-universities-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/international-students-increasingly-important-to-canadas-colleges-and-universities-study\/","title":{"rendered":"International Students Increasingly Important to Canada\u2019s Colleges and Universities: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian\u00a0universities\u00a0and colleges are increasingly wooing <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/top-reasons-to-study-in-canada\"><span>international\u00a0students<\/span><\/a> to study in Canada \u2013 especially those from China \u2013 to boost their bottom line, a Statistics Canada study reveals.<\/p>\n<p>China is the source of more than half of all international\u00a0students\u00a0in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>During the decade that closed at the end of the 2018-19 academic year, the growth in the number of international\u00a0students\u00a0attending Canadian\u00a0universities\u00a0and colleges far outstripped the growth in the number of Canadian\u00a0students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnrolments for Canadian\u00a0students\u00a0in formal programs grew by 10.9 per cent, from 1,486,602 to 1,648,923. Over the same period, the number of international\u00a0students\u00a0more than tripled, from 101,304 \u2026 to 318,153.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Watch<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5bOXWh4ysqU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That\u2019s led to a growth in the proportion of international\u00a0students\u00a0attending Canadian colleges and\u00a0universities, from 6.4 per cent during the 2008-09 school year to 16.2 per cent a decade later. International\u00a0students\u00a0accounted for 57.2 per cent of the total growth in academic programs at Canadian colleges and\u00a0universities\u00a0during that time.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s been a boon for the bottom line of these educational institutions because international\u00a0students\u00a0pay much higher tuitions than Canadian\u00a0students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrevious analysis has shown that the reliance of\u00a0universities\u00a0on tuition as a revenue source has grown over the past decade and that international\u00a0students, who pay substantially higher tuition than domestic\u00a0students, are an important element of this growth, contributing an estimated 40 per cent of all tuition fees and accounting for almost $4 billion in annual revenue for Canadian\u00a0universities\u00a0in 2018-19,\u201d reads the report.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canadas-coronavirus-travel-exemption-for-international-students-begins-today-october-20\">Canada\u2019s Coronavirus Travel Exemption For International\u00a0Students\u00a0Begins Today, October 20<\/a><\/span><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/designated-learning-institutions-with-approved-covid-19-readiness-plans-for-international-students\">Designated Learning Institutions With Approved COVID-19 Readiness Plans For International\u00a0Students<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-relaxes-coronavirus-travel-restrictions-for-extended-family-international-students\">Canada Relaxes Coronavirus Travel Restrictions For Extended Family, International\u00a0Students<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Three scenarios developed by Statistics Canada of the possible impacts of the Covid-19 travel restrictions this year paint a bleak picture for Canadian\u00a0universities\u00a0and colleges.<\/p>\n<p>A drop in international\u00a0student\u00a0enrolment of only 13 per cent this year could cost these educational institutions $377 million from those lost tuitions alone. And that\u2019s the best-case scenario.<\/p>\n<p>A more serious drop of 58 per cent in the number of international\u00a0students\u00a0at Canadians\u00a0universities\u00a0and colleges \u2013 even with the number of Canadian\u00a0students\u00a0remaining stable \u2013 would spell a loss of $3.4 billion in revenues.<\/p>\n<p>Yet another scenario offered by the statistical research agency is a mixed bag of a more moderate drop in international\u00a0student\u00a0enrolment of 32 per cent accompanied by a drop in domestic\u00a0students\u00a0of 20 per cent.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Watch<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5jdmNMNItU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cIn this scenario, the projected financial losses could amount to $3.1 billion or 6.9 per cent of projected revenues,\u201d notes the report.<\/p>\n<p>The actual impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on international\u00a0student\u00a0enrolments this year is still unknown.<\/p>\n<p>But international\u00a0students\u00a0are important for more than just the revenues they bring to Canadian colleges and\u00a0universities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternational\u00a0students\u00a0increase the social and cultural diversity of campuses,\u201d states the report. \u201cIn addition, while contributing to the local economy when studying in Canada, international\u00a0students\u00a0provide the country with a large pool of well-educated individuals who could contribute to Canada&rsquo;s workforce and obtain permanent residency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to a study that examined the rate of transition into permanent residence, almost one-third of international\u00a0students\u00a0with a bachelor&rsquo;s degree and almost half of those with a master&rsquo;s degree became permanent residents in the 10 years after their first study permit was issued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The most common fields of study for international\u00a0students\u00a0are business, management and public administration. The humanities have seen an overall drop in enrolments of 19.4 per cent over the decade that ended in May last year.<\/p>\n<p>Business, management and public administration is consistently the top field of study for both Canadian and international\u00a0students\u00a0with much of the growth in these programs driven by international\u00a0student\u00a0enrolments.<\/p>\n<p>During the decade that ended in May last year, the number of international\u00a0student\u00a0enrolments in these fields grew by 216.5 per cent, far outpacing the increase in the number of Canadian\u00a0students\u00a0at 7.7 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian\u00a0students\u00a0were more likely to fuel growth in the healthcare fields during that decade than were international\u00a0students. During that decade, domestic\u00a0students\u00a0accounted for 86.2 per cent of the growth in those fields.<\/p>\n<p>International\u00a0students\u00a0attending approved colleges and\u00a0universities\u00a0can travel to Canada under a coronavirus travel restriction exemption in place since Oct. 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>To be allowed into Canada, international\u00a0students\u00a0approved for a study permit must be attending a Designated Learning Institution with a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by their provincial or territorial government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian\u00a0universities\u00a0and colleges are increasingly wooing international\u00a0students to study in Canada \u2013 especially those from China \u2013 to boost their bottom line, a Statistics Canada study reveals. China is the source of more than half of all international\u00a0students\u00a0in Canada. 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