Which provinces and majors do Chinese students prefer to study in Canada?

Canada is a vast country, but the study directions of Chinese students are surprisingly consistent. According to statistics from Statistics Canada, about 85,000 students and 48,000 Chinese students respectively choose Ontario and British Columbia to study. , becoming the two favorite provinces among Chinese students.

Ontario has a strategic location and numerous schools. It is the province where international students, especially Chinese students, apply most. According to OUAC's 2018 Ontario application volume statistics, the overall increase in applications to Ontario colleges and universities reached 7%, of which applications from high schools and international students in other Canadian provinces increased by 14%. Some universities in British Columbia have to stop accepting international students because the number of international students they can accept has reached the maximum, while the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver are also raising admission standards. To maintain a balance in the number of international students admitted.

The report pointed out that the number of Chinese students in Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada has also increased significantly, with growth rates ranging from 28% to 14%. %between. This relies on the promotion of the Canadian government and the Immigration Bureau, as well as the favorable policies on visas, employment, and immigration that have been introduced in recent years.

In terms of major choices for Chinese undergraduate international students, business majors accounted for the highest proportion, reaching 38.98%, ranking first, while science majors, liberal arts majors, and engineering majors accounted for 26.53%, 22.63%, and 22.63% respectively. 11.86%.

When it comes to the choice of master’s majors, Chinese students have more diverse choices. The three highest-ranked majors are MBA, education and finance. Computer engineering, economics, civil engineering, management, computer science, mechanical engineering and accounting are also popular among Chinese students to varying degrees.

The report suggests that when choosing a major, in addition to paying attention to the ranking of the major, you should also pay attention to whether the curriculum of the major is more focused on knowledge theory or practical application, whether the major includes paid internship projects, future salary expectations, etc. . If you plan to immigrate, you should also check in advance whether your chosen major matches the Canadian government’s immigration policies and in-demand occupations.

In terms of choice of institutions, according to Qi Tak’s own admission statistics, at the undergraduate level, Chinese international students mainly attend medical and doctoral universities, and about 17.9% of them chose McGill University. , University of Toronto or University of British Columbia, these 3 universities are among the top three in the 2018 Maclean's University Rankings. At the master's and doctoral level, the master's and doctoral programs offered by Canadian medical and doctoral universities are world-famous and therefore the most popular. However, the application competition is equally fierce. Comprehensive universities are relatively less difficult to apply for, and they have also attracted the attention of Chinese students in recent years.

Qi Tak’s own data shows that more than 90% of Qi Tak students start preparing for undergraduate applications more than one year in advance. Among them, 6.4% start preparing for applications more than two years in advance. Mainly Focusing on sprinting to top Canadian schools, they make full use of the 2-3 years of high school to improve the hardware and software capabilities required by the school.

Since the application period for Canadian universities closes from January to March, many students who started preparing to apply during the year of studying abroad have no time to prepare for the language test. Two-thirds of them can only apply for dual admission. Enroll in a language course or pathway course. When applying for a Canadian master's degree, the school not only requires students to meet academic and language performance standards, but also pays more attention to students' project experience, activity experience and internship work experience. Therefore, more than 95% of students have started planning their application to study in Canada for a master's degree before their junior year.

At the same time, most prestigious undergraduate universities in Canada still require Chinese students to submit college entrance examination scores for CQV certification. In addition, as the number of applicants to Canada's prestigious universities increases year after year, the three prestigious universities, the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, have strengthened their application standards for local Canadian students and international students in the announced 2019 application standard reform plan. For academic and language requirements, start to include the relevant high school course scores for the major you are applying for.

The report pointed out that due to the current increase in the number of applicants, the opening and deadline of online applications for many prestigious schools have been advanced. For example, according to official news from the University of Toronto, it is recommended that international students applying for undergraduate admission in the fall of 2019 submit their OUAC online application before November 1, 2018. If the professional positions are full, the application may be closed in advance; and some graduate programs at the University of British Columbia The application channel for the fall of 2019 has been opened in July, 2 months earlier than in previous years. Therefore, students and parents who plan to study in Canada need to plan in advance to improve their competitiveness.