Highlights about Canada
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Fast Facts about Canada
- World’s 2nd largest country (by area)
- 34 million people in 10 provinces and 3 territories
- Stable parliamentary democracy
- High quality of life that is safe and secure
- Canada is among the top 3 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in spending per capita on public postsecondary education
- Ethnically diverse - Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are home to large immigrant population
- Research and development at universities in Canada is conducted at one of the highest rates among OECD and G8 countries
- Academic programs are offered in English or French, with some institutions offering instruction in both languages
- Trimester system with admission in September, January, and May
Did You Know?
- Canada has consistently ranked among the top 10 countries in the United Nations Quality of Life Index since 2004.
- Canada’s universities are among the world’s best. In 2012, 4 Canadian universities ranked in the Top 100 of the ARWU Shanghai Ranking and 22 in the Top 500; 3 ranked in the Top 50 of the QS University Ranking and 20 in the Top 500; and 5 ranked in the Top 100 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 8 in the Top 200.
- Canadian students are top performers in reading, literacy, math and sciences, and number 1 among English speaking countries according to the OECD Better Life Index (2011).
- Canada’s educational institutions have long been incubators for innovation. The BlackBerry, flat screen technology, SMART boards, voice compression applications for cell phones and computers, and IMAX film are among the many revolutionary technologies invented and developed by men and women who studied in Canada.
- Canada is the home to world-class collaborative research and development. Projects include the innovative NEPTUNE ocean floor laboratory, the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative, ArcticNet, a revolutionary approach for studying the effects of climate change, and Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network (CANARIE Inc.) which facilitates research and development around the world.
