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Ontario, the 2nd largest province in terms of geographical area is the most populated and most economically active area of Canada. As for as, the people are concerned; It is a home to as much as 38.3% of Country’s population. This piece of article deals with the best colleges in Ontario province of Canada.
Ontario being the manufacturing hub of Canada, offers a big opportunity in service sector and job
markets. World-famous Toronto-Waterloo industrial corridor, a 100 km Corridor is fast developing
into favorite destinations of Top Forbes 500 companies. Incidentally, this area is becoming the
home of the big tech companies’ research center.
Most of these companies are shifting
their head quarters to this region to explore the
availability of high quality human capital. The presence of some of the best universities and
colleges also attract these companies for the well educated and trained human capital.
The living condition and the weather in the major cities of Ontario are not too harsh for the
international students who generally come from relatively hot and humid climates.
The
presence of large number of international students in these centers makes it vibrant and
culturally diverse. You can find some of these campuses where as many as 80 languages are
spoken. This province hosts not only the nest colleges of Ontario but also of the best in
Canada.
Ontario is also famous for its vibrant and quality of life. The people here are
very friendly and welcoming and treat foreigner well and respect their culture and faith.
The vast industrial set-up and support service offer great opportunity for international
students in terms of part-time and full time jobs. Most of the international students do prefer
to take up some sort of part-time jobs in order to support their study. And, in Ontario the job
opportunities are galore.
If we go by the statistics, Ontario province alone contributes
to about 52% in national
manufacturing. The dominant industries in this area are Mining and forestry industries, pulp and
paper industries and steel industries. Hamilton is the largest steel manufacturing City whereas
Sarnia is the centre for petrochemical industries.
Even in the field of car production, Ontario has an edge over other provinces. Most of the car
manufactures have their assembly units or manufacturing units in the southern part of
Ontario.
This all adds to the big job opportunities for the pass out graduates as there
is no dearth of
good jobs in Ontario. This province also scores high in apprenticeship and co-op programs, and
therefore, attracts a large number of international students who wish to earn their degree along
with rich and fruitful work experience.
The immigration policies of Ontario province are also supportive and encourage the PR status to the Canada Studied students. Being rich in resources but sparsely populated this province has good potential for economic growth and it offers great chance to the international student to study and settle there. As a result, this is why Ontario has been the first choice among the international students for their higher study destination.
Here is a list of top twenty colleges of Ontario that host a large number of international students. They are also the best colleges in Ontario. The campus life is very live and vibrant and quality of education is undoubtedly superior. Consequently, this province has the largest number of Colleges and Universities to cater to the need of burgeoning industry of Ontario.
| Sr No. | Name of the College | Full time Students | Location (Main Campus) | Campuses |
| 1 | Algonquin College | 19,000 | Ottawa | Perth, Pembroke |
| 2 | Cambrian College | 4,300 | Sudbury | Espanola, Little Current |
| 3 | Canadore College | 3,500 | North Bay | Parry Sound |
| 4 | Centennial College | 26,000 | Toronto | Scarborough |
| 5 | College Boreal | 9,155 | Sudbury | Hamilton, Toronto |
| 6 | Conestoga College | 11,000 | Kitchener | Waterloo and more. |
| 7 | Durham College | 13,600 | Oshawa | Whitby, Port Perry |
| 8 | Fanshawe College | 21,000 | London | Woodstock, Huron |
| 9 | George Brown College | 25,888 | Toronto | Waterfront, St. James |
| 10 | Georgian College | 13,000 | Barrie | Orillia, Oven Sound |
| 11 | Humber College | 27,000 | Toronto | Lakeshore, Orangeville |
| 12 | Lambton College | 3,500 | Sarnia | Toronto, Mississauga |
| 13 | Loyalist College | 4,800 | Belleville | Bancroft |
| 14 | Mohawk College | 30,000 | Hamilton | Fennell, Stoney Creek |
| 15 | Niagara College | 9,000 | Niagara on the lake | Welland |
| 16 | Northern College | 11,000 | Timmins | Kirkland, Hailey bury |
| 17 | St Lawrence College | 6,700 | Kingston | Alpha, Cornwall, Brockville |
| 18 | Sault College | 4,500 | Sault Ste Marie | Algoma |
| 19 | Seneca College | 30,000 | Greater Toronto | Newnham, Markham |
| 20 | Sheridan College | 23,000 | Oakville | Brampton, Mississauga |
All these colleges are public colleges and are the best colleges in Ontario. Moreover they are
designated learning institutes (DLI), therefore eligible for taking admission of International
students. Some of the popular courses pursued by the international students such as diploma
courses and post graduate diploma courses go very well with the industrial requirement of the
country.
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