As
of 2014, Canada is ranked seventh in the
world in most popular destinations for international
students, making up 8% of Canada’s post-secondary
school student population. The University of Toronto,
McGill University and University of British Columbia
were among the top 50 universities in the world, as
of QS University ranking 2014.
University System
Undergraduate degrees in Canada typically
require 3 to 4 years to complete. A majority of the
universities run on a bi-semester schedule, from
September to April with summer courses offered
from May to August. Others run on a full tri-semester
system, where semesters begin in September,
January and May.
Application Requirements for International
Students
Adm i s s i o n r eq u i r emen t s va r y be t ween
institutions. Admissions are primarily determined
by a rev i ew of p rev i ous academi c reco rds .
Canadian institutions accept HKDSE/GCE A Level
or IB Diploma Programme for prospective students
from Hong Kong. Depending on the prospective
programme and institution, applicants must also
demonstrate their proficiency in either English or
French. Applicants who do not have an English
background are required to take the Test of English
as Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International
English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the
French equivalent tests. Table 1 shows the general
requirements for admission.
Requ i rement s d i f fer between i ns t itut i ons .
Applicants should confirm the test scores required
from their institutions of choice.
By Marco Wong
黃俊銘
Test 考試
Minimum acceptable scores
最低申請分數
TOEFL
600 (paper-based 筆試),
or 或
80 (computer-based 電腦卷)
TFI
(for French required university,
especially in Quebec 對法語有要求
的大學，特別是位於魁北克省內)
785 or above for 或以上
IELTS
6.5 for most, 7 for some
多數院校要求6.5，部分要求7
Table I
表1
申請大學指南：
加拿大
在
2014，加拿大被選為第七位最受國際學生歡迎
的升學地點，國際學生佔當地大專生人數8%。同年，多倫
多大學、麥吉爾大學和英屬哥倫比亞大學均躋身在QS世
界大學排名榜前50名。
大學系統
本科學位課程一般須要3至4年完成。大部分院校採用
雙學期系統，九月至四月為一學年，另於五月至八月提供
暑期課程。其餘院校行三學期制，每年九月、一月和五月開
始新學期。
國際學生申請要求
每所大學有不同的招生要求。錄取條件主要是基於
之前的學術成績。加拿大院校接受香港學生以中學文憑
(DSE)、GCE、A Level或IB文憑為成績參考。視乎課程及
院校，申請者還須要提供英語或法語水平證明。沒有英語
或法語背景的同學須要報考TOEFL、IELTS或相等的法語
考試。表1列明這方面的入學要求。
