Category Archives: Education
International students in British Columbia pour $1.77-billion into provincial GDP, according to new report
By Marina Wang A new report produced by the British Columbia Federation of Students found that international students contributed substantially to the province’s economy: in 2015 international students added $3.117-billion in spending, created 26,000 jobs and contributed $1.77-billion to the
Professors delivering pizza to make ends meet
By Lisa Tanh with reports from Jennifer Wilson Canada is climbing into the top tier of educational rankings, but at the cost of drowning non-regular faculty and sessional instructors into debt. This year marked the 10th anniversary of Fair Employment
How to write a great college essay
How to write a great college essay Students applying for college for the first time would not know what to present in their college essay. The fact that you have the grades and test score, but you still need to
Students footing hefty tuition bill as government funding for universities fall
By Christopher Pearson A disturbing trend is beginning to form where university revenue coming from tuition is growing rapidly while government funding is falling, according the latest figures coming from from Statistics Canada. The data show that between the years
