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ARCHIVED - International Education: A Key Driver of Canada’s Future Prosperity

Executive Summary
Message from the Advisory Panel
Chapter 1: Mandate of the Advisory Panel
- 1.1 Guiding principles
- 1.2 Our vision for Canada
- 1.3 Process
- 1.4 Research papers
  - 1.4.1 Economic impact of international education in Canada—an update
  - 1.4.2 Canada's capacity for international student enrolment
- 1.5 Our value proposition: consistent quality at a reasonable cost
- 1.6 Parameters for the work of the panel
Chapter 2: Why International Education Matters
- 2.1 Supporting Canada's innovation, science and technology agendas
- 2.2 Internationalization and the "diplomacy of knowledge"
- 2.3 Economic impact of international education
- 2.4 Pipeline to the Canadian labour market
Chapter 3: Context for Our Recommendations
- 3.1 Importance of provincial/territorial jurisdiction
- 3.2 Contributions of the federal government
  - 3.2.1 Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
  - 3.2.2 Other government departments and agencies with a role in international education
- 3.3 Current contributions of all partners and stakeholders
- 3.4 Dovetailing with previous expert panels
- 3.5 Environmental scan: The international education landscape
Chapter 4: Themes for the Recommendations
Chapter 5: Targets for Success
- 5.1 International student enrolment
- 5.2 International mobility for Canadian students
Chapter 6: Policy Coordination and Ensuring Sustainable Quality
- 6.1 Internationalization as a priority
- 6.2 Policy coordination
  - 6.2.1 Coordination of the international education strategy
  - 6.2.2 Coordination mechanisms
- 6.3 Ensuring sustainable quality
Chapter 7: Promotion of "Education in Canada"
- 7.1 Priority markets
- 7.2 Marketing Canada's brand
- 7.3 Digital strategy
Chapter 8: Investments
- 8.1 Scholarships for international undergraduate students
- 8.2 Research grants and scholarships
- 8.3 Bilateral agreements
Chapter 9: Infrastructure and Support
- 9.1 Study permit processing
- 9.2 Training for international education representatives
- 9.3 Canadian Experience Class
Chapter 10: Spirit of Engagement
- 10.1 Setting out the contributions of all partners
Chapter 11: Conclusion
Annex A: Research that Informed Our Recommendations
Annex B: Biographies of Panel Members
Annex C: Competitor Metrics and Practices
Annex D: Stakeholders in the Canadian Education Community
Annex E: Conceptualizing a Digital Strategy
Endnotes
References

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Chapter 4: Themes for the Recommendations

We believe that Canada can only achieve its objectives when the federal government, the provinces/territories, education associations and institutions align their respective strengths under the same umbrella: Canada. We have reached a consensus that Canada’s International Education Strategy should focus on a set of recommendations that can be categorized into five themes. The following chapters will each explore one of the themes and its related recommendations.

Chapter 5: Targets for success

Success target recommendations are at the core of the strategy. They focus on achievable goals for the growth of international student numbers as well as an increase in international mobility opportunities for Canadian students.

Chapter 6: Policy coordination and ensuring sustainable quality

One of the greatest challenges in international promotion of education in Canada is coordinating the efforts of various partners and stakeholders. These recommendations clarify the ongoing coordination mechanism and address the intrinsic value of quality of the education offering.

Chapter 7: Promotion of “Education in Canada”

Recommendations delve into practical issues related to education promotion efforts, including selecting priority markets in which to focus Canada’s efforts, honing the “Canada” brand and ensuring we are effective and successful in our usage of new media.

Chapter 8: Investments

We need to be strategic in how we package our scholarship offering. As the strategy seeks to attract top talent, Canada must be competitive in recruiting the best and brightest international students. Scholarships are a key means to promote Canada’s culture of excellence.

Chapter 9: Infrastructure and support

Promotional efforts must occur in alignment with study permit issuance. The remaining recommendations focus on the visa processing system as well as facilitating the process through a greater exchange of information and expertise between the Government of Canada and the education sector.

We recognize that international education brings tremendous value to every community in Canada. We believe that education is the most powerful means by which to shape minds and create opportunities for youth and by extension, to mould our society.

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