{"id":96041,"date":"2022-03-02T09:28:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T14:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/montreal-and-toronto-among-worlds-best-cities-for-international-students"},"modified":"2022-03-02T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T14:28:12","slug":"montreal-and-toronto-among-worlds-best-cities-for-international-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/montreal-and-toronto-among-worlds-best-cities-for-international-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal and Toronto Among World\u2019s Best Cities For International Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Montreal and Toronto are among the top 30 cities in the world for international students, says Campus Advisor, an organization which provides information about higher education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Montreal scored 4.44 out of five possible points on the global network\u2019s ranking system and Toronto 4.12 points.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-faring-better-than-other-countries-in-recruitment-of-international-students-during-covid-19\">Canada Faring Better Than Other Countries In Recruitment Of International Students During COVID-19<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/report-lauds-canadas-pandemic-response-in-attracting-immigrants-international-students\"><span class=\"s3\">Report Lauds Canada\u2019s Pandemic Response In Attracting Immigrants, International Students<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/7-reasons-international-students-should-study-in-canada-in-2022\"><span class=\"s3\">International Students: 7 Reasons To Study In Canada In 2022<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00ab\u00a0Montreal is a huge student town,\u201d noted Campus Advisor reviewers. \u201cWe have like five or six major Quebec\/Canadian universities on the island. We have one of the largest proportions of students-to-population in North America.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere are a lot of food options and I would say public transport is way better than other North American cities.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Montreal Ranked 4<span class=\"s4\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span>, Toronto 25<span class=\"s4\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span> In Top Cities For Students<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The biggest city in the francophone province of Quebec is famous for its blend of European and North American culture, its nightlife and openness to people from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Montreal scored 4.8 out of five for its nightlife, 4.77 for student friendliness, 4.32 for its amenities, 4.56 for its public transit system, and 4.25 for overall safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Those rankings put Montreal in the number four spot of the best cities in the world for international students.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kosXiqfsKCg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">In Ontario, Toronto was ranked the 25<span class=\"s4\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span> best city in the world for international students with an overall score of 4.12 out of five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00ab\u00a0Toronto is a diverse, interesting city with lots of history and cultural experiences. The public transit is accessible, affordable and efficient. Like any big city, it&rsquo;s important to be cautious and careful when travelling alone and\/or at night. However, most areas are fairly safe,\u201d noted a Campus Advisor reviewer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00ab\u00a0The city is the most multicultural city I have ever visited. You have a great opportunity to meet with people from all around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Canada\u2019s biggest city scored 4.45 out of five points for student friendliness, 4.39 for its public transit system, 4.43 for its amenities, and 4.15 for safety but took a hit on the cost of living, scoring only 2.59 on that metric.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe only negative is that the cost of living is pretty high in the downtown core, but you can find better-priced accommodations outside of downtown,\u201d noted Campus Advisor.<\/p>\n<h3>Melbourne In Australia No 1 For International Students<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The top three best cities in the world for international students were deemed to be Melbourne, Australia, Newcastle in the United Kingdom, and Seoul, South Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Up to a third of international students who come to Canada intend to later become permanent residents \u2013 and Toronto, ranked highly among international students, is also one of the favourite places for immigrants to live once they settle into the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Statistics Canada reports that Toronto, Vancouver, and Edmonton enjoy some of the best immigration retention rates in Canada.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In its report, <i>Longitudinal Immigration Database: Immigrants&rsquo; Mobility During The Initial Years Since Admission<\/i>, released in January, Statistics Canada noted Vancouver did the best job of retaining immigrants that arrived in 2014 for the next five years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Toronto came in a close second and Edmonton was third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAt the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) level, immigrant taxfilers admitted in Vancouver, at 86.1 per cent, in 2014 had the highest retention rate five years after admission in 2019,\u201d notes Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThese immigrant taxfilers indicated Vancouver as their intended destination at the time of their admission in 2014 and filed taxes in Vancouver in 2019,\u201d noted Canada\u2019s statistical services agency. \u201cThe retention rates for immigrants admitted in 2014 were 85.5 per cent for Toronto and 84.6 per cent for Edmonton.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Halifax Has Highest Immigrant Retention Rate Of Any Atlantic Canadian City<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Immigrants arriving in Atlantic Canada in 2014 were much less likely to have remained there \u2013 and those who did preferred to stay in the region\u2019s biggest city, Halifax.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIn the Atlantic region, the five-year retention rate of immigrant taxfilers was the highest in Halifax, at 57.7 per cent,\u201d noted Statistics Canada.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When foreign nationals want to apply for permanent residence in Canada under one of three federal immigration programs or a participating provincial immigration program, they first submit an online profile known as an Expression of interest (EOI), to the\u00a0Express\u00a0Entry\u00a0Pool of the <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-express-entry-immigration\"><span class=\"s3\">Express\u00a0Entry\u00a0system<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The candidates\u2019 profiles are ranked against each other according to a points-based system called the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/comprehensive-ranking-system-crs\"><span class=\"s3\">Comprehensive Ranking System<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(CRS). The highest-ranked candidates are then considered for Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Not surprisingly, the same kind of factors that boost an applicant\u2019s chances of receiving an ITA, including having had a job in a pertinent field, also help him or her settle in the region of Canada of his or her choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAmong immigrants admitted in 2014, those with work experience more often stayed in their province or territory of admission, indicating that having employment is a key factor for retention,\u201d states Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">International students, who almost always choose their province of arrival based on the university they want to attend, are more likely to move to other Canadian cities for work upon graduation than other immigrants who tend to remain in the same province.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHigher retention rates were observed among immigrants with asylum claims, 93 per cent, or work permits only, 90.2 per cent, prior to admission, while lower retention rates were observed among immigrants who had only study permits, at 79.1 per cent, or study permits in addition to work permits at 81.3 per cent, prior to admission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Statistics Canada analysts suggest the reason for that may be that students are more likely to move to land good jobs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since 2014 when Canada welcomed 260,411 immigrants, the number of new permanent residents annually has exploded, rising 55.6 per cent to hit 405,330 last year, the latest figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) indicate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montreal and Toronto are among the top 30 cities in the world for international students, says Campus Advisor, an organization which provides information about higher education. Montreal scored 4.44 out of five possible points on the global network\u2019s ranking system and Toronto 4.12 points. 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