Introduction to Canada’s Top 10 Best Cities for Raising Children

We all know that Canada has a good social welfare and education system. For families with children, Canada is a good choice for immigrants. Its high-quality educational resources also attract international students from all over the world. Study. So what are the advantages of education in Canada?

It is very important to cultivate a sound personality

As one of the countries with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, Canada’s annual investment in education is as high as the GDP. 7.1%. The public school board provides free K-12 education for Canadian citizens and permanent residents, that is, preschool (5 years old) to 12th grade (18 years old). In addition, higher education subsidies are also quite high. Higher education institutions are divided into universities, university colleges, community colleges, and vocational and technical colleges.

Compare it with our Chinese education model: From the perspective of the education chain, the educational focuses of the two countries are different. Studying changes your destiny. China attaches great importance to basic education before the age of 18. From kindergarten, children are fully educated until they are admitted to a good school for the college entrance examination. This can easily lead to lack of stamina. Different from China's exam-oriented education, Canada's The education method is very flexible. Before third grade, Canadian children have no homework or exams. In Canada, the beginning of university is the key stage for teaching knowledge. The previous education was not knowledge-oriented. The main purpose was to cultivate children to grow into citizens who have received a complete education, so that they can form a sound personality and be able to work in a variety of ways. Find interests in courses and volunteer activities, exercise your hands-on and independent thinking skills, and learn to plan your life.

Schools in Canada can be divided into two categories: public and private. Compared with many private schools whose teaching goal is to train students to enter first-class universities, public schools with admission by area have more characteristics of Canadian citizenship education. Public schools are larger and provide a variety of interest courses for students to choose from based on their interests. Canadian education gives children ample space to explore their own interests and strengths. This not only enriches students' school life, but also lays the foundation for them to find jobs in the future.

In this country with a total population of more than 30 million, there are still about 160,000 charitable organizations active. Volunteerism also plays a large part in Canadian education. According to professional statistics, Canadian children participate in volunteer life from an early age. In their training philosophy, sound personality development is very important.

High school planning for career future

High schools in Canada adopt a credit system, and you can graduate after completing a certain number of credits. Generally starting from the eighth grade, Canadian public middle schools begin to implement a class system. Students no longer have exclusive classrooms. According to different interests, hobbies, learning foundation and progress, everyone's class schedule is also different.

The goal of K-12 education in the entire public system is to cultivate qualified graduates so that you can complete your studies and graduate successfully, and then choose different directions in life. Correspondingly, middle schools will also have specialized career planning guidance and courses matching various development directions. For example, in the twelfth grade, Canadian middle schools offer many courses that are in line with higher education. Some are to prepare for university, and some are to prepare for college. In other words, starting from high school, Canadian students need to start planning and designing their future development direction and begin to take responsibility for themselves.

Since Canada does not have a unified college entrance examination, Canadian students begin to apply for their favorite colleges and universities in November and December of their senior year of high school. Taking the University of British Columbia as an example, the "college entrance examination results" are determined by the university selecting three subjects from its high school main subjects (mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, etc.), plus English scores to get an average score. The relatively loose thresholds for Canadian universities also give people more confidence to choose. Compared with Chinese students who miss the college entrance examination and miss the opportunity to go to university, Canada allows people to return to school at any time to continue studying.

Let’s take a look at a list of the top ten cities in Canada that are most suitable for raising children after a recent Canadian financial institution conducted relevant research on the welfare, economy and environment of Canadian cities. This is for reference only. Here:

No.1 Blainville, Quebec

Average monthly childcare cost: $166

Proportion of families with children: 66.85%

Proportion of population under 15 years old: 20.14%

No.2 Oakville, Ontario

Average monthly child care fee: $925

Proportion of families with children: 62.31%

Proportion of population under 15 years old: 18.22%

No.3 Burlington Burlington, Ontario

Monthly average Child care fee: $925

Proportion of families with children: 53.64%

Proportion of population under 15 years old: 16.03%

No.4 St. Albert St. Burt, Alberta

Average monthly childcare cost: $825

Proportion of families with children: 56.25%

Proportion of population under 15 years old: 17.47 %

No.5 Lévis, Quebec

Average monthly child care fee: $166

Proportion of families with children: 50.88%

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Proportion of population under 15 years old: 16.57%

No.6 Boucherville, Quebec

Average monthly child care fee: $166

Proportion of families with children: 48.82%

Proportion of population under 15 years old: 15.62%

No.7 Milton, Ontario

Monthly average Child care fee: $925

Proportion of families with children: 65.85%

Proportion of population under 15 years old: 24.43%

No.8 Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec

Average monthly child care fee: $166

Proportion of families with children: 53.56%

Proportion of population under 15 years old: 16.94%

No.9 Ottawa Ottawa (Capital of Canada), Ontario

Average monthly child care fee: $990

Proportion of families with children: 53.12%

Proportion of population under 15 years old: 16.04%

No.10 Terrebonne, Quebec

Average monthly childcare cost: $166

Families with children Proportion: 57.53%

Proportion of population under 15 years old: 19.20%

Canada is one of the most suitable countries in the world for Chinese people to live. The Canadian government also provides citizens with very good and complete social benefits, especially for the elderly and children, such as milk subsidies, medical insurance, children's education subsidies, welfare pensions, etc. The comprehensive social welfare system is one of the main reasons why people choose Canada as an immigration destination.