April 26, 2012 - The Governor General delivered the Opening Address at the second Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

April 24, 2012 - Governor General announces that Canada will welcome 12,000 Brazilian students at the undergraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral levels under the Science Without Borders Program.

April 24, 2012 - Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will conduct an official visit to the Federative Republic of Brazil, from April 22 to 28; a working visit to Barbados, on April 29 and 30; and a State visit to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on May 1 and 2, 2012.

April 5, 2012 - Canadian citizens can now take English as a Second Language courses tuition-free at 17 public post-secondary institutions throughout British Columbia.

April 3, 2012 - The federal government’s investments in research, innovation, and higher education signals its commitment to positioning Canada as a global leader in these fields, and will attract highly-qualified students and professors from around the world.

April 2, 2012 - A delegation of about 30 Canadian university presidents, accompanied by the Governor General, will travel to Brazil this month hoping to strengthen academic and research collaboration, and build new partnership agreements between Canadian and Brazilian institutions.

March 29, 2012 - The AUCC praises investments contained in the recent federal budget to strengthen Canada’s leadership in higher education, research, and innovation, as well as commitments to deepening international education and research linkages.

March 20, 2012 - The Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE) will occur on April 25-28, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

February 24, 2012 - Gonzalo Peralta has overseen the transition of Languages Canada into a forward-facing, government-backed quality organisation which is helping cement Canada’s unique, multilingual offering on the world stage.

February 22, 2012 - Genius Recruiter enables universities to monitor what students are saying about them on social networks such as Twitter, public Facebook, blogs and YouTube, then reach out and turn these into recruitment leads.

February 8, 2012 - Prime Minister Harper and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signed new joint initiatives and renewed existing initiatives to strengthen ties in key industries including education.

February 7, 2012 - Recruiting Chinese students to come study in Canada will be a priority during Prime Minister Harper's visit to China this week.

February 1, 2012 - According to a recent OECD report, Canada ranks as the most highly-educated country in the world.

January 30, 2012 - One of five Canadian business schools gained ground in this year’s ranking of global MBA programs released today by the Financial Times newspaper.

January 29, 2012 - Canadian colleges offer short, practical education programs that provide an attractive option to typical four-year university undergraduate degrees.

January 19, 2012 - Canada is proud to host the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) annual meeting in Vancouver.

January 18, 2012 - A recent publication titled U.S. Students in Overseas Degree Programs: Key Destinations and Fields of Study, presents findings from the first-ever survey of U.S. students pursuing full degrees abroad.

January 13, 2012 - Statistics Canada reported that Canada’s gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) are expected to reach $29.9 billion in 2011, representing a 2% increase from 2010.

January 8, 2012 - This news article presents the view from Education marketers claim that the absence of study abroad promotion on social media sites is missing out on a low-cost, high exposure promotion strategy.

January 4, 2012 - Canada has positioned itself as a popular choice for Indian students, ahead of traditional partners like the US and Australia.