{"id":372,"date":"2025-06-03T15:40:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/?page_id=372"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:20:17","slug":"studying-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/studying-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_309300605\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-489533209\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-905463133\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-348636544\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-894993019\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  data-animate=\"flipInX\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"margin:0px; padding:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2025\/12\/Studying-in-Canada.png\" alt=\"Studying in Canada\" width=\"100%\"  \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1745964066\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  data-animate=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-124380805\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 style=\" line-height: 110%; text-shadow: 1px 1px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); padding:5%; margin:0px;\">Studying in Canada<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-124380805 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-124380805 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-124380805 {\n    font-size: 2.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_309300605 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n#section_309300605 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2025\/12\/Studying-in-Canada_bg_01.jpg);\n}\n#section_309300605 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 100% 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_1051202751\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #studying-in-canada\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#studying-in-canada\" data-title=\"Studying in Canada\" ><a name=\"studying-in-canada\"><\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-bottom align-center\"  id=\"row-1272676508\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-923981295\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada&#8217;s education system, with Ontario as a key contributor, continues to perform at a high level internationally, demonstrating strong outcomes in student assessments and higher education attainment. Canada consistently ranks among the<\/span><b> top-performing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> countries globally in education, as evidenced by the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. In this assessment, Canada secured the 8th position worldwide. This places Canada ahead of other G7 nations, including the United States and the United Kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada boasts the highest percentage of adults with <\/span><b>tertiary education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among OECD countries, with over 57% of Canadian adults having attained at least an undergraduate degree. Ontario leads within Canada, with 63% of its population aged 25\u201334 achieving tertiary education, surpassing both the national average and the OECD average.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Canada, education is overseen by<\/span><b> provincial and territorial <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">governments. Each jurisdiction adheres to established government standards to maintain a high-quality public education system nationwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian schools embrace <\/span><b>diversity and inclusion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reflecting the country\u2019s multicultural values. Curriculum often includes Indigenous history and perspectives, especially in response to calls for reconciliation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Canada is officially a bilingual country, students can attend <\/span><b>English, French, or French immersion schools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. At YCDSB, French language education begins in grade 1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-923981295 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-923981295 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 80px 50px 80px 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-2023587508\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2092034232\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Canada\u2019s Education System Works\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bua41X5hDgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-3982667745\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Where and what to study, how to apply for schools and the list of schools that can receive students in Canada.<\/p>\n<a class=\"maxbutton-5 maxbutton maxbutton-prepare-to-study-in-canada\" title=\"Prepare to Study in Canada\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/services\/study-canada\/study-permit\/prepare.html\"><span class='mb-text'>Prepare to Study in Canada<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3982667745 {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3982667745 {\n    font-size: 1.2rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2092034232 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-2092034232 > .col-inner {\n    margin: 0px 0px 100px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1051202751 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n#section_1051202751 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ycdsb.ca\/iep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/148\/2025\/12\/iep_bg_001.jpg);\n}\n#section_1051202751 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 50% 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_2128171022\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #homestay\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#homestay\" data-title=\"Homestay\" ><a name=\"homestay\"><\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-1650180034\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1676758738\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2384937442\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 style=\" line-height: 100%;\">Homestay<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2384937442 {\n  font-size: 2rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-1625361564\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1001546772\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good homestay experience for is built on warmth, safety, and cultural exchange. A welcoming and supportive host family plays a key role in helping students adjust to a new environment, offering not only a comfortable living space but also emotional support and a sense of belonging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For students who require a homestay while studying with YCDSB, our program partners <\/span><b><i>exclusively<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with two reputable homestay providers, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/canadahomestaynetwork.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada Homestay Network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlihomestay.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MLI Homestay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to ensure that students coming to study receive excellent care and support. Students may also choose to stay with their parent(s), a family member, or close family friend. 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