Renewing Canada’s International Education Strategy 

Canada's current International Education Strategy (IES) expires on March 31, 2024. Global Affairs Canada (GAC), in collaboration with Employment and Social Development Canada and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada are consulting stakeholders based on their mandates. In summer 2023, feedback from these consultations will be consolidated to inform the final version of the IES. 

IES planning papers

To support the consultation process, GAC has developed a series of papers on Canada’s international education landscape.

Four proposed pillars of the revised strategy:

• Digital marketing
• International scholarships
• Diversification in international education
• The conduct of education agents and ethics in international student recruitment

Four thematic papers:

• Digitalization of international education 
• Indigenous participation
• Sustainability and climate change in international education
• Building and strengthening alumni networks 

Five sectoral papers:

• Universities
• Colleges and institutes
• Elementary and secondary schools 
• Language education  
• French language institutions outside Québec 

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