VIETNAMESE NATIONAL Emmy Tran considered several countries when researching universities to pursue her undergraduate degree. But among the countries she considered –Australia, the U.S. and England – one country stood out to her the most: Canada.

越南籍学生Emmy Tran在选择大学攻读本科学位时考虑了多个国家、对多个大学进行了研究。在她考虑过的国家（澳大利亚，美国和英国等）中，最吸引她的国家是加拿大。

'Being passionate about learning and getting exposed to different cultures, I figured that Canada would be a great place for this,' says Tran, who's in her third year of a Bachelor of Public Relations degree program at Conestoga College in Ontario.

“我对学习和接触不同文化充满热情，所以我认为加拿大将是一个理想的地方。”在安大略省康尼斯托加学院攻读公共关系学士学位课程三年级的Tran说。

In 2018, more than 720,000 international students at all levels studied in Canada, marking the largest number ever, according to the Canadian government.

根据加拿大政府的数据显示，2018年，有超过72万名国际学生就读于加拿大学校的各个年级段，人数打破历史记录。

'Canada is known as a stable, open, safe and welcoming country. Its policy of multiculturalism and pursuit of diversity makes sense to foreign students coming in from far off lands,' Andy J. Semotiuk, a U.S. and Canadian immigration lawyer and director of immigration at Pace Law Firm in Ontario,wrote in an email.

“作为一个国家，加拿大以稳定，开放，安全和热情闻名。加拿大的多元文化主义和追求多样性的政策对来自遥远地区的外国学生来说具积极意义，”美国和加拿大移民律师，安大略省佩斯律师事务所（Pace Law Firm）的移民负责人Andy J.Semotiuk在一封电子邮件中写道。

Here are three reasons prospective international students may want to consider Canada for an undergraduate or graduate degree:

潜在的国际学生考虑在加拿大攻读本科或研究生学位的三个原因如下：

• Increased international student recruitment.

国际学生扩招政策。

• Expedited study permit, work and residency opportunities.

更优越的学习许可申请机制，就业机会及获取居留权机会。

• Scholarships.

奖学金。

Increased international student recruitment. The Canadian government is investing nearly 150 million Canadian dollars over five years for its new international education strategy, which includes stepping up international student recruitment.

扩大国际学生招募。加拿大政府将在五年内投资近1.5亿加元，用于其新的国际教育战略，其中包括加强国际学生招募。

'Canada recognizes a large majority of international students travel from India and China, and as such, has pledged nearly (CA)$30 million over the next five years alone to diversifying international recruitment efforts,' says Martin Basiri, co-founder and CEO of ApplyBoard, a Canada-based platform for international students to apply to North American high schools and colleges.

“加拿大政府明白，大多数国际学生来自印度和中国，因此，在未来五年内，政府承诺拨款近3000万加元，以加强国际生招募工作，” ApplyBoard平台联合创始人兼首席执行官马丁·巴西里（Martin Basiri）说道。ApplyBoard是一个网络平台，专供国际生申请北美的高中和大学。

Basiri says Canadais focusing primarily on countries with a large and growing middle class that may struggle to provide quality higher education to all students. Priority countries include Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Morocco, Turkey, France and Ukraine, according to a spokesperson from Global Affairs Canada, a government department that manages diplomatic relations.

巴西里说，加拿大的招生目标主要集中在中产阶级人数庞大且不断增长的国家，这些国家可能难以为所有学生提供优质的高等教育。加拿大全球事务部发言人说，排名前列的国家包括墨西哥，哥伦比亚，巴西，越南，菲律宾，印度尼西亚，泰国，摩洛哥，土耳其，法国和乌克兰。

Universities are doing their part too. Jock Phippen, director of student recruitment and admissions at York University, says the school has a number of regional managers with specific recruitment and admissions expertise in key markets including India, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and China.

加拿大大学也在进行努力。约克大学（York University）招生主管Jock Phippen表示，该学校在印度，中东，东南亚，非洲和中国等主要市场聘请了许多具备招生专业知识的区域负责人。

Ted Sargent, vice president, international at the University of Toronto, says last year theschool's recruiters visited more than 24 countries. He says about 23 percent ofthe school's undergraduates are international, come from 168 different countries and 'the total number of applications by international students to U of T has grown by 103% in the past five years.'

多伦多大学国际部副主管泰德·萨金特（Ted Sargent）表示，去年该校的招生人员访问了超过24个国家。他说，该校大约23％的本科生是国际学生，来自168个不同的国家，并且“过去5年，国际学生向多伦多大学递交的申请总数增加了103％”。

Expedited study permit, work and residency opportunities. Increased international student recruitment has led to opportunities for foreign students to work in Canada while they study and improved a graduate's chance of obtaining permanent residency.

更优越的学习许可申请机制，就业机会及获取居留权机会。国际学生人数的增长为国际学生在学习期间带来更多在加拿大工作的机会，并提高了毕业生获得永久居留权的可能性。

Most international students need a study permit, which is different from a visa, to study in Canada. Originally launched by the Canadian government in 2018, the Student Direct Stream is a program that allows students from certain countries to get their study permit faster. Recently, it was expanded to include Senegal, Morocco and Pakistan.

大多数国际学生需要持学习许可（不同于签证）才能在加拿大境内上学。“学生直入计划”由加拿大政府于2018年推出，该计划允许来自某些特定国家的学生更快地获得学习许可。最近，该计划扩展到了塞内加尔，摩洛哥和巴基斯坦。

'SDS has been successful in reducing processing times, with most applications from the initial group of countries – China, India, Philippines and Vietnam – finalized in less than three weeks,' a Global Affairs Canada spokesperson says.

加拿大全球事务发言人说：“学生直入计划成功减少了学习许可的申请时间，首批进行该计划的国家（中国，印度，菲律宾和越南）大多数都可在不到三周的时间内完成学习许可的申请。”

Canada also allows international students to work while they study. Semotiuk says Canada's post graduation work permits are often two or three years in duration, depending on the length of time the student studied in the country.

加拿大还允许国际学生在求学期间工作。Semotiuk说，加拿大的毕业后工作许可的期限通常为两到三年，这取决于学生在该国学习的时间长短。

In addition,Canada offers a clearer path compared with the U.S., for example, to permanent residence and ultimately citizenship, Semotiuk says. He says usually one year of postgrad work experience will qualify an international student to apply for permanent residence either under the Express Entry program's Canadian Experience Class or Federal Skilled Worker Program.

此外，与美国相比，加拿大提供了更清晰的居留途径，例如如何获取永久居留权和公民身份。他说，通常情况下，一年研究生工作经验的国际学生有资格通过快速移民通道中加拿大经验类移民项目或联邦技术移民项目申请永久居留权。

'Within a year that student acquires a permanent residence card. Then within three years,that student can become a Canadian citizen,' he says.

他说：“学生在一年内获得永久居留卡。然后在三年内，该学生可以成为加拿大公民。”

Scholarships. Scholarships can be hard to come by for international students around the world, particularly at the undergraduate level. But prospective students should be aware that Canada offers government-funded opportunities and scholarship funds from universities.

奖学金。对于世界各地的国际学生来说，很难获得奖学金，尤其是在本科层面上。但是，有意向的学生应该意识到，加拿大提供了政府资助的教育资源和大学颁发的奖学金。

For example, the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program is funded by the government and open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents and foreign citizens. The scholarships are worth CA$50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.

例如，“ Vanier加拿大研究生奖学金”计划由政府资助，向加拿大公民，永久居民和外国公民开放。在社会科学和人文科学，自然科学和/或工程学和健康领域的博士研究期间，奖学金的金额为每年3万加元，为期三年。

The University of British Columbia makes available more than CA$30 million annually from non public sources to provide scholarships, awards, research grants and career development initiatives to outstanding international undergraduate students,according to Clare Hamilton-Eddy, a university spokeswoman.

据英属哥伦比亚大学发言人克莱尔·汉密尔顿·埃迪（Clare Hamilton-Eddy）称，英属哥伦比亚大学每年通过非公开招募来源的资金超过3000万加元，用于向杰出的国际本科生提供奖学金，奖励，研究补助金和职业发展基金。

York University awards several one-time undergraduate scholarships in the range of CA$5,000 toCA$15,000 to support international students in their first year of study. The school also offers competitive renewable scholarships that range from CA$20,000 to CA$35,000 a year to students who maintain high academic standing each year.

约克大学（York University）授予数个一次性的本科奖学金，金额从5,000加元到15,000加元不等，以支持国际学生第一年的学习。学校还为每年保持较高学术水平的学生提供竞争性奖学金，每年从20,000加元到35,000加元不等。

'These scholarships are awarded to applicants who demonstrate leadership through community service, or excellence in the arts, sport or in other areas of individual achievement,' says Janice Walls, a university spokeswoman.

“这些奖学金是颁发给热衷社区服务或在艺术，体育或其他个人成就领域表现卓越的领导者的申请者，”大学女发言人珍妮丝·沃尔斯（Janice Walls）说。

Sargent says the University of Toronto introduced the Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships in 2017, which are available to international undergraduate students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and cover tuition, books,incidental fees and full residence support for four years. 'There are 37 scholars each year, so we'll have nearly 150 by 2020,' he says.

Sargent说，多伦多大学于2017年推出了莱斯特·B·皮尔逊国际奖学金，该奖学金颁发给学术表现杰出的国际学生，奖学金涵盖四年学费，书本，杂费和全额住宿。他说：“每年会有37名学生获得该奖学金，所以到2020年有将近150名学生获得过该奖学金。”

Tran says she was offered a CA$2,000 scholarship to the University of Waterloo but ultimately chose Conestoga as a better fit for her. She says overall, she's been very pleased with her choices.

Tran说她获得了滑铁卢大学附有2000加元奖学金的录取通知书，但最终选择了Conestoga。她说，总体而言，她对自己的选择感到非常满意。

'Once I'm done with school, I plan on living and starting my career in Canada,' Transays.

Tran说：“一旦完成学业，我计划在加拿大生活和开始我的职业生涯。”