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International Education Strategy (2019-2024)</h1><h2>Executive Summary</h2><p>International education makes a large and growing contribution to Canada’s prosperity.</p><p>The new International Education Strategy builds on the attributes that make Canada a powerhouse in international education: high quality schools and programs of study in both English and French; peaceful, welcoming and diverse communities; an enviable quality of life; opportunities to work and start careers; and pathways to permanent residency.</p><p>To ensure a sustainable international education sector, the new Strategy will aim, over the next five years, to diversify the education sector, boost Canada’s innovation capacity, promote global ties and foster a vibrant Canadian economy.  </p><p>The Strategy will also help ensure that Canada’s labour force has the needed skills and talent to enable Canada to compete successfully in global markets, creating middle-class jobs and fostering prosperity in communities across the country.</p><p>Canada’s new International Education Strategy has three key objectives:</p><ul><li>Encourage Canadian students to gain new skills through study and work abroad opportunities in key global markets, especially Asia;</li><li>Diversify the countries from which international students come to Canada, as well as their fields, levels of study, and location of study within Canada; and</li><li>Increase support for Canadian education sector institutions to help grow their export services and explore new opportunities abroad.</li></ul><p>To implement the Strategy, the Government of Canada allocated $147.9 million over five years, followed by $8 million per year of ongoing funding.</p><h2>International Education Strategy Initiatives</h2><h3>Global Affairs Canada</h3><table class="table"><caption class="wb-inv">Global Affairs Canada IES initiatives</caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">Initiative</th><th scope="col">Objective</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Targeted digital marketing strategy</td><td>Attract students from a wider diversity of countries to a greater diversity of schools and programs of study</td></tr><tr><td>Enhanced support by the Trade Commissioner Service</td><td>Greater support for education clients leads to increased sales and licensing of Canadian educational services and products abroad.</td></tr><tr><td>Additional scholarships for international students to study in Canada</td><td>Attract select students by targeting countries, programs and schools; strengthen bilateral relations</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidate existing scholarships under a cohesive, strengthened narrative</td><td>Attract additional international students; support Canada’s education brand</td></tr></tbody></table><h3>Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada</h3><table class="table"><caption class="wb-inv">Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's IES initiatives</caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">Initiative</th><th scope="col">Objective</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Increased promotion of International Experience Canada (IEC) program</td><td>Greater awareness among young Canadians about opportunities to work and travel abroad through IEC</td></tr><tr><td>Expand Student Direct Stream to additional countries</td><td>Attract more international students from target countries.</td></tr><tr><td>Modernize immigration forms and processes</td><td>Improved client services for those who seek to visit or study, work or stay in Canada</td></tr></tbody></table><h3>Employment and Social Development Canada</h3><table class="table"><caption class="wb-inv">Employment and Social Development Canada's IES initiatives</caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">Initiative</th><th scope="col">Objective</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Outbound Student Mobility Pilot</td><td>Up to 11,000 more Canadians study and work abroad, acquiring the skills, intercultural competencies and international networks essential to their careers 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