Canada’s New International Education Strategy

According to The PIE News, "the Canadian government has announced its International Education Strategy (IES) that will focus on key markets in order to double foreign student numbers, boost job growth and inject billions of dollars into the economy by 2022." 

Key highlights include: 

• Enhanced international marketing activities to double the number of international students at all levels coming to Canada by 2022 (to more than 450,000);
• Focus on priority markets, which include Brazil, India, China, Vietnam, the Middle East and North Africa (including Turkey) and Mexico;
• A comprehensive framework for international education, inclusive of study abroad for Canadian students.