Increase in children of immigrants looking to study in Canada
January 06 2010 by Liam Clifford
The number of applications to Canadian universities from children who have recently moved to Canada is expected to increase.
The University of Waterloo and
Wilfred Laurier Universities in Toronto both expect a surge in applications to
study in Canada from the children of immigrants living in the region. Ken
Lavigne, the registrar for the University of Waterloo says, “I’m hearing there’s
going to be a huge bulge in university applications in two or three
years.”
As a result of the surge, caused by a greater number of people
from abroad deciding to settle in Canada, it may become more difficult to get
into these universities, they claim.
Toronto is a favourite location for
those looking to move to Canada from abroad and Canada is keen to continue to
encourage people to do so in order to boost its economy.
Statistics show
that 40 per cent of new immigrants living in Canada choose Toronto as their new
home. A large portion of the immigrants to the region come from India and China.
In turn, 65 per cent of children from Chinese and Indian immigrant families
complete a university education, compared with 28 per cent of children from
Canadian-born parents.
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