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Monday, August 31, 2020

2020 Canada Student Visa Information

ESL in Canada 2020 Canada Student Visa Information Page

Please note that COVID 19 restrictions are in place for all travel and all schools and all group activities.

Link to Government of Canada COVID 19 information page

Go directly to the Canadian government for Canada student visa information. You can apply directly and do not require an immigration or citizenship representative or legal advisor to complete the student visa application form.

Obtaining your own visa is an excellent learning opportunity of understanding how the government works (or doesn't). Practice your English, ask for information, ask for advice, start the student visa application process correctly. Have confidence in your ability to obtain a Canadian student visa directly.

  • You can apply online for:
  • study permits or extensions
  • work permits or extensions
  • visitor visas or extensions
  • skilled worker programs through Express Entry
  • the Federal Skilled Worker Program
  • the Canadian Experience Class, and
  • the Federal Skilled Trades Program

You can also restore your status as a visitor, student or worker, within 90 days of the visa expiry date, and submit applications for your family members when you apply for or extend a visitor visa, study or work permit.

Government of Canada Visa Information Links

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Sentence Master Vocabulary Exercises

Adjective - Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

Adjectives modify nouns. A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts.

These Sentence Master writing exercises use noun and adjective word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English nouns and adjectives to complete the sentences.

Adverb - Verb Word Card Writing Exercises

The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verb or compound verb states something about the subject of the sentence. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree. 

These Sentence Master writing exercises use adverb and verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These
writing exercises will help you practice matching English adverbs and verbs to complete the sentences.

Adjective - Noun Verb Word Card Writing Exercises 

Adjectives modify nouns. A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts.

The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. These Sentence Master writing exercises use English noun, adjective and verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English nouns, adjectives and verbs to complete the sentences.

Adverb Verb Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a complete clause by indicating manner, time, place, cause, or degree. The verb depicts actions, events, or states of being. A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract concepts. These Sentence Master writing exercises use English noun, adverb and verb word cards to fill in the blanks. These writing exercises will help you practice matching English nouns, adverbs and verbs to complete the sentences.

Adverb Verb Adjective Noun Word Card Writing Exercises

The Sentence master four card writing exercises help students practicing the core of most sentences. Students can practice matching adverbs with verbs and adjectives to nouns to complete the sentences.

Celebrity Word Card Writing Exercises

Students can practice grammar and have some fun with pop culture content.

Sentence Master One, 2, 3 & 4 Word Card Writing Exercise Answers

Saturday, September 07, 2019

Canada’s International Education Strategy 2019-2024

Message from Minister of International Trade Diversification

With a Budget 2019 allocation of $147.9 million over five years followed by $8 million per year of ongoing funding, our new International Education Strategy will, in collaboration with the provinces, territories, associations and institutions:
  • Encourage Canadian students to gain new skills through study and work abroad opportunities in key global markets, especially Asia;
  • Diversify the countries from which international students come to Canada, as well as their fields, levels of study, and location of study within Canada; and
  • Increase support for Canadian education sector institutions to help grow their export services and explore new opportunities abroad.
Our new International Education Strategy ensures that Canada will remain among the world’s top destinations for learning. This is essential in order for our schools, students and researchers to continue to expand their connections abroad, and to ensure Canadian students benefit from the world of learning beyond our borders.
The Honourable James Gordon Carr
Minister of International Trade Diversification

Message from Minister of Employment, Workforce Development & Labour
The IES includes a five-year Outbound Student Mobility Pilot program which will help post-secondary students with the costs of study or work abroad. The program also focuses on supporting under-represented students (e.g. Indigenous students, students from less privileged backgrounds, students with disabilities) to develop the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly globalized and changing economy.
The Honourable Patricia A. Hajdu
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour

Greetings from Minister of Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship

In 2018, more than 721,000 international students studied in Canada, sparking new ideas, strengthening innovation and building people-to-people ties that are crucial to international trade and the global economy. As most international students are young, have Canadian educational qualifications and in-demand labour skills, and are proficient in one of our official languages, they are often ideal candidates for permanent residency. In fact, nearly 54,000 former students became permanent residents in Canada in 2018.
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Building on success, driving prosperity

International education makes a large and growing contribution to Canada’s prosperity. International students in Canada spent an estimated $21.6 billion on tuition, accommodation and other expenses in 2018, and sustained close to 170,000 jobs for Canadians in 2016. 
Educational expenditures by international students have a greater impact on Canada’s economy than exports of auto parts, lumber or aircraft. Between 2014 and 2018, the number of international students in Canada increased by 68%. 

Read the full news release here: