Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9.9 million square kilometres, Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, and its common border with the United States is the longest land border in the world.

The land that is now Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditions explored, and later settled, along the region's Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom. This widening autonomy was highlighted by the Statute of Westminster 1931 and culminated in the Canada Act 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament.

Canada is a federal state that is governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. It is a bilingual nation with both English and French as official languages at the federal level. One of the world's most highly-developed countries, Canada has a diversified economy that is reliant upon its abundant natural resources and upon trade – particularly with the United States, with which Canada has had a long and complex relationship. It is a member of the G7, G8, G20, NATO, OECD, WTO, Commonwealth of Nations, Francophonie, OAS, APEC, and UN. With the sixth-highest Human Development Index globally, Canada has one of the highest standards of living in the world.

Why Canada?

• People from all over the world come to Canada for their overseas education. Canada is recognized as an ideal place to live and learn. Canadians place great importance on learning, and have developed a first-rate education system with high standards. The country spends more on education (as a percentage of GDP) compared to the OECD average, and is the second highest among G-8 countries.
• Canada is a bilingual country whose two official languages are English and French. While 59% of the Canadian population has English as their mother tongue, 23% of the population speaks French as their first language. French is most widely spoken in Quebec and New Brunswick, but there are French-speaking communities located throughout each provinces of Canada. Canada offers a great opportunity for international students to be exposed to French as well as English.
• Canada's beautiful scenery, mild climate, low crime rate have all contributed to the fact that both the United Nations and Times Magazine selected Canada as the best place in the world to live.
• Compared to other countries, medical insurance is inexpensive in Canada yet the services that Canadian hospitals provide are among some of the most advanced and accessible in the world.
• Canada values education immensely. The ratio of money that the Canadian government puts into education is the highest among the seven most industrialized countries in the world.
• Canada boasts a wide range of quality educational institutions for both degrees and diplomas in technical and professional disciplines.
• According to statistics, Canada is an economical country in which to study, compared to the United States, United Kingdom, Australia as well as other nations where English is spoken. This is quite remarkable, considering how well the quality of Canadian education is maintained.
• The mild climate in Canada, especially in the Western region of the country, makes it a very suitable place in which to live and study.
• Canada is inhabited largely by immigrants, so it is very easy for Canadian residents to meet people from different ethnic backgrounds and to hear various languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, among many others.
• International students who have graduated from a Canadian university or college have the opportunity to work in Canada for up to one year after they receive their degree or diploma. International students can work on campus without a work permit.
• Canada is a peaceful, politically stable, and safe country. We have laws that protect the rights of our citizens and our country is relatively unaffected by natural disasters.