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Western University

Western University, in London, Canada, has 21 undergraduate courses listed on StudyPath. International tuition runs from CA$47,493 to CA$70,040 a year depending on the course. Western publishes its own accommodation prices, from CA$8,900 per academic year. 15 of the 21 publish an application deadline. 3 named scholarships are recorded against these courses. Every figure above was read from Western's own published pages and last checked on 13 September 2026.

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International tuition across 21 courses

CA$47,493toCA$70,040a year

Lowest: Data Science (Honours Specialization) BSc and 11 othersHighest: Ivey Business Administration HBA
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21 courses

Computer Science

BSc · Computer Science

International tuition

CA$55,167 per year

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2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students

Western's Computer Science carries its own, higher flat annual international tuition rate than the rest of Science: CAD $55,167.00/year for Years 1-3 (the published schedule shows Year 4 falling to the general Science rate, $46,597.00 -- printed exactly as Western states it, an apparent within-programme drop that StudyPath records rather than silently smooths over). Applies to students taking a full 4.0-plus course load from September to April. Figure is tuition only; the same published schedule adds Student Organization Fees ($454.43), UWO Student Ancillary Fees ($567.44), a Transit Pass ($323.55), UHIP health insurance ($948.00), a Health Plan ($257.26), a Dental Plan ($223.39), an Orientation Week Fee ($150.39 in Year 1) and a Faculty Donation Fee, bringing the published Year-1-3 total to CAD $58,166.46.

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“Computer Science Year 1, 2, 3 49,446.07 55,167.00”
Tuition and Ancillary Fee Schedule for 2026-27 Undergraduate Program Fees -- International Students | Office of the Registrar, Western Universityregistrar.uwo.ca
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Western charges international students CAD $792.00 for the University Health Insurance Plan covering 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, on top of tuition.

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September
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Application deadline
January 15, 2027 -- deadline to submit an OUAC application for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies starting Fall 2027 (later applications may still be considered for programs with remaining space). Engineering applicants must also sit the Casper situational-judgment test, with the last test date March 2, 2027.
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  • Western Scholarship of Excellence

    250 scholarships at $8,000 each: $6,000 in the first year plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience (the study abroad portion is forfeited if no such experience is pursued). Recipients from an international or out-of-province high school may also receive a $2,000 Travel Grant. Cannot be combined with another admission scholarship.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies (a minimum of 3.5 courses). Awarded on the top high school admission averages. No application is needed — every eligible applicant is considered automatically. Western determines averages for applicants not studying a Canadian secondary school curriculum on the basis of curriculum, grading practices and grading scale interpretation, and averages are not rounded to the nearest whole percentage. Generally not open to applicants who have attended a post-secondary institution, or to home-schooled applicants.

    Western introduces the scheme as being "To recognize and reward the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier goes to the top admission averages, so achievement is the selection basis with no financial-need element. No numeric bar is recorded because Western states only "Top high school admission average" for this tier rather than a figure. International eligibility is evident from the page itself, which explains how Western calculates averages for non-Canadian curricula and offers the extra Travel Grant to recipients from international high schools. Holders of a National Scholarship, Schulich Leader Scholarship, Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship or Welcome to Canada Admission Scholarship are not eligible.

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  • Western Scholarship of Distinction

    $3,500 each: $2,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 92.0% to 100.0%. Awarded automatically with no application; consideration is guaranteed for applications submitted through OUAC with all supporting documents by the early consideration deadline of 1 March. An unlimited number is available.

    Western frames the scheme as recognising and rewarding "the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier is granted automatically to every applicant in the 92.0–100.0% band, so the admission average is the selection basis rather than a bar to apply. The 92.0 floor is published as a plain final admission average and recorded as given. Western states that it determines averages for applicants outside a Canadian secondary school curriculum from their curriculum, grading practices and grading scale, so international applicants are assessed on the same band.

    Source

  • Western Admission Scholarship

    $2,500 each: $1,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 90.0% to 91.9%. Awarded automatically with no application; an unlimited number is available.

    The entry rung of Western's automatic admission scholarship ladder, granted purely on the final admission average, so achievement is the selection basis. The 90.0 floor is published as a plain percentage and recorded as given; students above 91.9% receive the Western Scholarship of Distinction instead.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6.5 overall, minimum of 6.0 in each sectionWestern also accepts TOEFL iBT (83 overall, minimum 20 in each section), CAEL (69 overall, minimum 18 in writing, 15 in each other section) and TOEFL Home Edition (4.5 overall, minimum 4.0 in reading/speaking/writing, 4.5 in listening). Scores from tests written before January 1, 2024 are not accepted, and for Fall 2026 admission the test must be written before March 2026.
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Academic offer

Required courses: English (ENG4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), Advanced Functions (MHF4U), and one of Math of Data Management/Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Earth and Space Sciences/Computer and Information Science at Grade 12 U level. Western's own published Admission Average Guideline for Computer Science is "Low to mid 80s" (an Ontario high-school-percentage reference range, described by Western as a guideline only, not a guarantee). For A-Level applicants specifically, Western's general international bar applies: A minimum average of a 'B' grade in 3 distinct A-Levels (or 4 distinct AS-Levels), plus a minimum of a 'C' grade in 5 GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary Levels or equivalent in academic subjects.
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“Required Courses: English, ENG4U Calculus and Vectors, MCV4U Advanced Functions, MHF4U And one of: Math of Data Management, MDM4U Biology, SBI4U Chemistry, SCH4U Physics, SPH4U Earth and Space Sciences, SES4U Computer and Information Science, ICS4U Admission Average Guideline: Low to mid 80s”
Computer Science | Western Universitywelcome.uwo.ca
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Data Science (Honours Specialization)

BSc · Data Science & AI, Computer Science

International tuition

CA$47,493 per year

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2026/27 · Faculty-wide rate · International students

Western charges one flat annual international tuition rate across Social Science and Science (excluding Computer Science) for Years 1-3, CAD $47,493.00/year (dropping to $46,597.00 in Year 4, the published label for which is "Bio/Med Sciences Year 4"). Applies to students taking a full 4.0-plus course load from September to April. Figure is tuition only; the same published schedule adds Student Organization Fees ($454.43), UWO Student Ancillary Fees ($567.44), a Transit Pass ($323.55), UHIP health insurance ($948.00), a Health Plan ($257.26), a Dental Plan ($223.39), an Orientation Week Fee ($150.39 in Year 1) and a Faculty Donation Fee, bringing the published Year-1-3 total to CAD $50,492.46.

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Western charges international students CAD $792.00 for the University Health Insurance Plan covering 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, on top of tuition.

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January 15, 2027 -- deadline to submit an OUAC application for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies starting Fall 2027 (later applications may still be considered for programs with remaining space). Engineering applicants must also sit the Casper situational-judgment test, with the last test date March 2, 2027.
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Scholarships3 available

  • Western Scholarship of Excellence

    250 scholarships at $8,000 each: $6,000 in the first year plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience (the study abroad portion is forfeited if no such experience is pursued). Recipients from an international or out-of-province high school may also receive a $2,000 Travel Grant. Cannot be combined with another admission scholarship.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies (a minimum of 3.5 courses). Awarded on the top high school admission averages. No application is needed — every eligible applicant is considered automatically. Western determines averages for applicants not studying a Canadian secondary school curriculum on the basis of curriculum, grading practices and grading scale interpretation, and averages are not rounded to the nearest whole percentage. Generally not open to applicants who have attended a post-secondary institution, or to home-schooled applicants.

    Western introduces the scheme as being "To recognize and reward the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier goes to the top admission averages, so achievement is the selection basis with no financial-need element. No numeric bar is recorded because Western states only "Top high school admission average" for this tier rather than a figure. International eligibility is evident from the page itself, which explains how Western calculates averages for non-Canadian curricula and offers the extra Travel Grant to recipients from international high schools. Holders of a National Scholarship, Schulich Leader Scholarship, Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship or Welcome to Canada Admission Scholarship are not eligible.

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  • Western Scholarship of Distinction

    $3,500 each: $2,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 92.0% to 100.0%. Awarded automatically with no application; consideration is guaranteed for applications submitted through OUAC with all supporting documents by the early consideration deadline of 1 March. An unlimited number is available.

    Western frames the scheme as recognising and rewarding "the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier is granted automatically to every applicant in the 92.0–100.0% band, so the admission average is the selection basis rather than a bar to apply. The 92.0 floor is published as a plain final admission average and recorded as given. Western states that it determines averages for applicants outside a Canadian secondary school curriculum from their curriculum, grading practices and grading scale, so international applicants are assessed on the same band.

    Source

  • Western Admission Scholarship

    $2,500 each: $1,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 90.0% to 91.9%. Awarded automatically with no application; an unlimited number is available.

    The entry rung of Western's automatic admission scholarship ladder, granted purely on the final admission average, so achievement is the selection basis. The 90.0 floor is published as a plain percentage and recorded as given; students above 91.9% receive the Western Scholarship of Distinction instead.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6.5 overall, minimum of 6.0 in each sectionWestern also accepts TOEFL iBT (83 overall, minimum 20 in each section), CAEL (69 overall, minimum 18 in writing, 15 in each other section) and TOEFL Home Edition (4.5 overall, minimum 4.0 in reading/speaking/writing, 4.5 in listening). Scores from tests written before January 1, 2024 are not accepted, and for Fall 2026 admission the test must be written before March 2026.
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Academic offer

Data Science is one of the modules within Western's Bachelor of Science, admitted the same way as every other Science module: required courses Math and Science (Any) at Grade 12 U level (for Ontario applicants), with a minimum 70% overall average and at least 60% in every required course to hold the Honours designation once enrolled. For A-Level applicants specifically, Western's general international bar applies: A minimum average of a 'B' grade in 3 distinct A-Levels (or 4 distinct AS-Levels), plus a minimum of a 'C' grade in 5 GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary Levels or equivalent in academic subjects.
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✓ Word for wordRead 19 Aug 2026
“To receive the Honours designation, you must maintain a 70% average and you must get at least a 60% in every required course.”
Programs | Data Science | Western Universityuwo.ca
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Chemical Engineering

BESc · 4 years · Chemical Engineering

International tuition

CA$64,310 per year

~CA$257,200 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
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2026/27 · Faculty-wide rate · International students

Western's Faculty of Engineering is cohort-based and charges one flat annual international tuition rate across every year: CAD $64,310.00/year (Year 1 and Upper Years alike). Figure is tuition only; the same published schedule adds Student Organization Fees ($454.43), UWO Student Ancillary Fees ($567.44), a Transit Pass ($323.55), UHIP health insurance ($948.00), a Health Plan ($257.26), a Dental Plan ($223.39), an Orientation Week Fee ($150.39 in Year 1) and a Faculty Donation Fee ($150), bringing the published Year 1 total to CAD $67,384.46.

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Western charges international students CAD $792.00 for the University Health Insurance Plan covering 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, on top of tuition.

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September
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Application deadline
January 15, 2027 -- deadline to submit an OUAC application for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies starting Fall 2027 (later applications may still be considered for programs with remaining space). Engineering applicants must also sit the Casper situational-judgment test, with the last test date March 2, 2027.
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Scholarships3 available

  • Western Scholarship of Excellence

    250 scholarships at $8,000 each: $6,000 in the first year plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience (the study abroad portion is forfeited if no such experience is pursued). Recipients from an international or out-of-province high school may also receive a $2,000 Travel Grant. Cannot be combined with another admission scholarship.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies (a minimum of 3.5 courses). Awarded on the top high school admission averages. No application is needed — every eligible applicant is considered automatically. Western determines averages for applicants not studying a Canadian secondary school curriculum on the basis of curriculum, grading practices and grading scale interpretation, and averages are not rounded to the nearest whole percentage. Generally not open to applicants who have attended a post-secondary institution, or to home-schooled applicants.

    Western introduces the scheme as being "To recognize and reward the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier goes to the top admission averages, so achievement is the selection basis with no financial-need element. No numeric bar is recorded because Western states only "Top high school admission average" for this tier rather than a figure. International eligibility is evident from the page itself, which explains how Western calculates averages for non-Canadian curricula and offers the extra Travel Grant to recipients from international high schools. Holders of a National Scholarship, Schulich Leader Scholarship, Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship or Welcome to Canada Admission Scholarship are not eligible.

    Source

  • Western Scholarship of Distinction

    $3,500 each: $2,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 92.0% to 100.0%. Awarded automatically with no application; consideration is guaranteed for applications submitted through OUAC with all supporting documents by the early consideration deadline of 1 March. An unlimited number is available.

    Western frames the scheme as recognising and rewarding "the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier is granted automatically to every applicant in the 92.0–100.0% band, so the admission average is the selection basis rather than a bar to apply. The 92.0 floor is published as a plain final admission average and recorded as given. Western states that it determines averages for applicants outside a Canadian secondary school curriculum from their curriculum, grading practices and grading scale, so international applicants are assessed on the same band.

    Source

  • Western Admission Scholarship

    $2,500 each: $1,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 90.0% to 91.9%. Awarded automatically with no application; an unlimited number is available.

    The entry rung of Western's automatic admission scholarship ladder, granted purely on the final admission average, so achievement is the selection basis. The 90.0 floor is published as a plain percentage and recorded as given; students above 91.9% receive the Western Scholarship of Distinction instead.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · tests · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6.5 overall, minimum of 6.0 in each sectionWestern also accepts TOEFL iBT (83 overall, minimum 20 in each section), CAEL (69 overall, minimum 18 in writing, 15 in each other section) and TOEFL Home Edition (4.5 overall, minimum 4.0 in reading/speaking/writing, 4.5 in listening). Scores from tests written before January 1, 2024 are not accepted, and for Fall 2026 admission the test must be written before March 2026.
Source

Admissions tests

  • Casper requiredA situational-judgment test required of every international Engineering applicant. Registration should happen as soon as possible -- results can take three weeks and no offer can be made without them. Last Casper test date for the relevant cycle: March 2, 2027.
Source

Academic offer

Declared after completing Western Engineering's Common First Year -- every discipline shares the same Year 1 admission. International applicants presenting A-Levels need Chemistry, Physics and Math among their required courses, plus Western's general international bar: A minimum average of a 'B' grade in 3 distinct A-Levels (or 4 distinct AS-Levels), plus a minimum of a 'C' grade in 5 GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary Levels or equivalent in academic subjects.
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✓ Word for wordRead 13 Sept 2026
“After completing Western Engineering’s Common First Year, you can enroll in the Chemical Engineering program. In your third year of study, you will have the opportunity to choose one of the following options: General Chemical Engineering or Biochemical and Environmental Engineering.”
Chemical Engineering | Western Engineeringeng.uwo.ca
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Civil Engineering

BESc · 4 years · Civil Engineering

International tuition

CA$64,310 per year

~CA$257,200 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Faculty-wide rate · International students

Western's Faculty of Engineering is cohort-based and charges one flat annual international tuition rate across every year: CAD $64,310.00/year (Year 1 and Upper Years alike). Figure is tuition only; the same published schedule adds Student Organization Fees ($454.43), UWO Student Ancillary Fees ($567.44), a Transit Pass ($323.55), UHIP health insurance ($948.00), a Health Plan ($257.26), a Dental Plan ($223.39), an Orientation Week Fee ($150.39 in Year 1) and a Faculty Donation Fee ($150), bringing the published Year 1 total to CAD $67,384.46.

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Western charges international students CAD $792.00 for the University Health Insurance Plan covering 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, on top of tuition.

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Intake
September
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Application deadline
January 15, 2027 -- deadline to submit an OUAC application for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies starting Fall 2027 (later applications may still be considered for programs with remaining space). Engineering applicants must also sit the Casper situational-judgment test, with the last test date March 2, 2027.
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Scholarships3 available

  • Western Scholarship of Excellence

    250 scholarships at $8,000 each: $6,000 in the first year plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience (the study abroad portion is forfeited if no such experience is pursued). Recipients from an international or out-of-province high school may also receive a $2,000 Travel Grant. Cannot be combined with another admission scholarship.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies (a minimum of 3.5 courses). Awarded on the top high school admission averages. No application is needed — every eligible applicant is considered automatically. Western determines averages for applicants not studying a Canadian secondary school curriculum on the basis of curriculum, grading practices and grading scale interpretation, and averages are not rounded to the nearest whole percentage. Generally not open to applicants who have attended a post-secondary institution, or to home-schooled applicants.

    Western introduces the scheme as being "To recognize and reward the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier goes to the top admission averages, so achievement is the selection basis with no financial-need element. No numeric bar is recorded because Western states only "Top high school admission average" for this tier rather than a figure. International eligibility is evident from the page itself, which explains how Western calculates averages for non-Canadian curricula and offers the extra Travel Grant to recipients from international high schools. Holders of a National Scholarship, Schulich Leader Scholarship, Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship or Welcome to Canada Admission Scholarship are not eligible.

    Source

  • Western Scholarship of Distinction

    $3,500 each: $2,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 92.0% to 100.0%. Awarded automatically with no application; consideration is guaranteed for applications submitted through OUAC with all supporting documents by the early consideration deadline of 1 March. An unlimited number is available.

    Western frames the scheme as recognising and rewarding "the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier is granted automatically to every applicant in the 92.0–100.0% band, so the admission average is the selection basis rather than a bar to apply. The 92.0 floor is published as a plain final admission average and recorded as given. Western states that it determines averages for applicants outside a Canadian secondary school curriculum from their curriculum, grading practices and grading scale, so international applicants are assessed on the same band.

    Source

  • Western Admission Scholarship

    $2,500 each: $1,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 90.0% to 91.9%. Awarded automatically with no application; an unlimited number is available.

    The entry rung of Western's automatic admission scholarship ladder, granted purely on the final admission average, so achievement is the selection basis. The 90.0 floor is published as a plain percentage and recorded as given; students above 91.9% receive the Western Scholarship of Distinction instead.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · tests · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6.5 overall, minimum of 6.0 in each sectionWestern also accepts TOEFL iBT (83 overall, minimum 20 in each section), CAEL (69 overall, minimum 18 in writing, 15 in each other section) and TOEFL Home Edition (4.5 overall, minimum 4.0 in reading/speaking/writing, 4.5 in listening). Scores from tests written before January 1, 2024 are not accepted, and for Fall 2026 admission the test must be written before March 2026.
Source

Admissions tests

  • Casper requiredA situational-judgment test required of every international Engineering applicant. Registration should happen as soon as possible -- results can take three weeks and no offer can be made without them. Last Casper test date for the relevant cycle: March 2, 2027.
Source

Academic offer

Declared after completing Western Engineering's Common First Year -- every discipline shares the same Year 1 admission. International applicants presenting A-Levels need Chemistry, Physics and Math among their required courses, plus Western's general international bar: A minimum average of a 'B' grade in 3 distinct A-Levels (or 4 distinct AS-Levels), plus a minimum of a 'C' grade in 5 GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary Levels or equivalent in academic subjects.
Source
✓ Word for wordRead 19 Aug 2026
“After completing Western Engineering’s Common First Year, you can enroll in the Civil Engineering program. In your third year of study, you will have the opportunity to choose one of the following options: Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or International Development with Structural or Environmental Engineering.”
Civil Engineering | Western Engineeringeng.uwo.ca
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Electrical Engineering

BESc · 4 years · Electrical & Electronic Engineering

International tuition

CA$64,310 per year

~CA$257,200 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Faculty-wide rate · International students

Western's Faculty of Engineering is cohort-based and charges one flat annual international tuition rate across every year: CAD $64,310.00/year (Year 1 and Upper Years alike). Figure is tuition only; the same published schedule adds Student Organization Fees ($454.43), UWO Student Ancillary Fees ($567.44), a Transit Pass ($323.55), UHIP health insurance ($948.00), a Health Plan ($257.26), a Dental Plan ($223.39), an Orientation Week Fee ($150.39 in Year 1) and a Faculty Donation Fee ($150), bringing the published Year 1 total to CAD $67,384.46.

Show the fee on the university's site

Western charges international students CAD $792.00 for the University Health Insurance Plan covering 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, on top of tuition.

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Intake
September
Source
Application deadline
January 15, 2027 -- deadline to submit an OUAC application for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies starting Fall 2027 (later applications may still be considered for programs with remaining space). Engineering applicants must also sit the Casper situational-judgment test, with the last test date March 2, 2027.
Source

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Scholarships3 available

  • Western Scholarship of Excellence

    250 scholarships at $8,000 each: $6,000 in the first year plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience (the study abroad portion is forfeited if no such experience is pursued). Recipients from an international or out-of-province high school may also receive a $2,000 Travel Grant. Cannot be combined with another admission scholarship.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies (a minimum of 3.5 courses). Awarded on the top high school admission averages. No application is needed — every eligible applicant is considered automatically. Western determines averages for applicants not studying a Canadian secondary school curriculum on the basis of curriculum, grading practices and grading scale interpretation, and averages are not rounded to the nearest whole percentage. Generally not open to applicants who have attended a post-secondary institution, or to home-schooled applicants.

    Western introduces the scheme as being "To recognize and reward the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier goes to the top admission averages, so achievement is the selection basis with no financial-need element. No numeric bar is recorded because Western states only "Top high school admission average" for this tier rather than a figure. International eligibility is evident from the page itself, which explains how Western calculates averages for non-Canadian curricula and offers the extra Travel Grant to recipients from international high schools. Holders of a National Scholarship, Schulich Leader Scholarship, Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship or Welcome to Canada Admission Scholarship are not eligible.

    Source

  • Western Scholarship of Distinction

    $3,500 each: $2,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 92.0% to 100.0%. Awarded automatically with no application; consideration is guaranteed for applications submitted through OUAC with all supporting documents by the early consideration deadline of 1 March. An unlimited number is available.

    Western frames the scheme as recognising and rewarding "the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier is granted automatically to every applicant in the 92.0–100.0% band, so the admission average is the selection basis rather than a bar to apply. The 92.0 floor is published as a plain final admission average and recorded as given. Western states that it determines averages for applicants outside a Canadian secondary school curriculum from their curriculum, grading practices and grading scale, so international applicants are assessed on the same band.

    Source

  • Western Admission Scholarship

    $2,500 each: $1,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 90.0% to 91.9%. Awarded automatically with no application; an unlimited number is available.

    The entry rung of Western's automatic admission scholarship ladder, granted purely on the final admission average, so achievement is the selection basis. The 90.0 floor is published as a plain percentage and recorded as given; students above 91.9% receive the Western Scholarship of Distinction instead.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · tests · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6.5 overall, minimum of 6.0 in each sectionWestern also accepts TOEFL iBT (83 overall, minimum 20 in each section), CAEL (69 overall, minimum 18 in writing, 15 in each other section) and TOEFL Home Edition (4.5 overall, minimum 4.0 in reading/speaking/writing, 4.5 in listening). Scores from tests written before January 1, 2024 are not accepted, and for Fall 2026 admission the test must be written before March 2026.
Source

Admissions tests

  • Casper requiredA situational-judgment test required of every international Engineering applicant. Registration should happen as soon as possible -- results can take three weeks and no offer can be made without them. Last Casper test date for the relevant cycle: March 2, 2027.
Source

Academic offer

Declared after completing Western Engineering's Common First Year -- every discipline shares the same Year 1 admission. International applicants presenting A-Levels need Chemistry, Physics and Math among their required courses, plus Western's general international bar: A minimum average of a 'B' grade in 3 distinct A-Levels (or 4 distinct AS-Levels), plus a minimum of a 'C' grade in 5 GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary Levels or equivalent in academic subjects.
Source
✓ Word for wordRead 19 Aug 2026
“After completing Western Engineering’s Common First Year, you can enroll in the Electrical Engineering program, which covers a broad discipline including energy and power systems, information communication and transmission, control and automation systems, biomedical engineering, and more.”
Electrical Engineering | Western Engineeringeng.uwo.ca
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Mechanical Engineering

BESc · 4 years · Mechanical Engineering

International tuition

CA$64,310 per year

~CA$257,200 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
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2026/27 · Faculty-wide rate · International students

Western's Faculty of Engineering is cohort-based and charges one flat annual international tuition rate across every year: CAD $64,310.00/year (Year 1 and Upper Years alike). Figure is tuition only; the same published schedule adds Student Organization Fees ($454.43), UWO Student Ancillary Fees ($567.44), a Transit Pass ($323.55), UHIP health insurance ($948.00), a Health Plan ($257.26), a Dental Plan ($223.39), an Orientation Week Fee ($150.39 in Year 1) and a Faculty Donation Fee ($150), bringing the published Year 1 total to CAD $67,384.46.

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Western charges international students CAD $792.00 for the University Health Insurance Plan covering 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, on top of tuition.

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Application deadline
January 15, 2027 -- deadline to submit an OUAC application for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies starting Fall 2027 (later applications may still be considered for programs with remaining space). Engineering applicants must also sit the Casper situational-judgment test, with the last test date March 2, 2027.
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Scholarships3 available

  • Western Scholarship of Excellence

    250 scholarships at $8,000 each: $6,000 in the first year plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience (the study abroad portion is forfeited if no such experience is pursued). Recipients from an international or out-of-province high school may also receive a $2,000 Travel Grant. Cannot be combined with another admission scholarship.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies (a minimum of 3.5 courses). Awarded on the top high school admission averages. No application is needed — every eligible applicant is considered automatically. Western determines averages for applicants not studying a Canadian secondary school curriculum on the basis of curriculum, grading practices and grading scale interpretation, and averages are not rounded to the nearest whole percentage. Generally not open to applicants who have attended a post-secondary institution, or to home-schooled applicants.

    Western introduces the scheme as being "To recognize and reward the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier goes to the top admission averages, so achievement is the selection basis with no financial-need element. No numeric bar is recorded because Western states only "Top high school admission average" for this tier rather than a figure. International eligibility is evident from the page itself, which explains how Western calculates averages for non-Canadian curricula and offers the extra Travel Grant to recipients from international high schools. Holders of a National Scholarship, Schulich Leader Scholarship, Continue in Canada Admission Scholarship or Welcome to Canada Admission Scholarship are not eligible.

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  • Western Scholarship of Distinction

    $3,500 each: $2,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 92.0% to 100.0%. Awarded automatically with no application; consideration is guaranteed for applications submitted through OUAC with all supporting documents by the early consideration deadline of 1 March. An unlimited number is available.

    Western frames the scheme as recognising and rewarding "the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students", and this tier is granted automatically to every applicant in the 92.0–100.0% band, so the admission average is the selection basis rather than a bar to apply. The 92.0 floor is published as a plain final admission average and recorded as given. Western states that it determines averages for applicants outside a Canadian secondary school curriculum from their curriculum, grading practices and grading scale, so international applicants are assessed on the same band.

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  • Western Admission Scholarship

    $2,500 each: $1,500 in the first year plus $1,000 for an optional study abroad experience.

    Eligibility: For students admitted to an undergraduate program at Western's main campus directly from secondary school and registered in first-year full-time studies, with a final admission average of 90.0% to 91.9%. Awarded automatically with no application; an unlimited number is available.

    The entry rung of Western's automatic admission scholarship ladder, granted purely on the final admission average, so achievement is the selection basis. The 90.0 floor is published as a plain percentage and recorded as given; students above 91.9% receive the Western Scholarship of Distinction instead.

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Entry requirementsEnglish · tests · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6.5 overall, minimum of 6.0 in each sectionWestern also accepts TOEFL iBT (83 overall, minimum 20 in each section), CAEL (69 overall, minimum 18 in writing, 15 in each other section) and TOEFL Home Edition (4.5 overall, minimum 4.0 in reading/speaking/writing, 4.5 in listening). Scores from tests written before January 1, 2024 are not accepted, and for Fall 2026 admission the test must be written before March 2026.
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Admissions tests

  • Casper requiredA situational-judgment test required of every international Engineering applicant. Registration should happen as soon as possible -- results can take three weeks and no offer can be made without them. Last Casper test date for the relevant cycle: March 2, 2027.
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Academic offer

Declared after completing Western Engineering's Common First Year -- every discipline shares the same Year 1 admission. International applicants presenting A-Levels need Chemistry, Physics and Math among their required courses, plus Western's general international bar: A minimum average of a 'B' grade in 3 distinct A-Levels (or 4 distinct AS-Levels), plus a minimum of a 'C' grade in 5 GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary Levels or equivalent in academic subjects.
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“After completing Western Engineering’s Common First Year, you can enroll in the Mechanical Engineering program. Courses are designed to provide you with a strong knowledge base in the core areas of mechanical engineering. In fourth year, you will complete a major Mechanical Engineering Design Project, working closely with faculty members and industry partners. This capstone course is an opportunity for students to address real-world design problems using the concepts and practices they have learned.”
Mechanical Engineering | Western Engineeringeng.uwo.ca
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How Western compares

Against the other universities in Canada on StudyPath, using each one's verified international fees and its own published housing prices. Universities are only compared with others charging in the same currency (and, for housing, for the same period), so no figure here has been converted. A ~ marks a year worked out from a per-term or whole-course fee.

Western's lowest undergraduate fee for international students is CA$47,493 a year, for Astrophysics. Of the 48 other universities in Canada we list with undergraduate fees in CAD, 3 charge more at their lowest, 45 charge less. Their lowest undergraduate fees run from CA$9,718 (UPEI) to CA$51,530.40 (UBC).

Student housing. Western's own lowest published rate is CA$8,900 per academic year. Of the 8 other universities in Canada we list that publish housing per academic year in CAD, 2 charge more, 6 charge less. Their lowest published rates run from CA$4,070 (Ontario Tech) to CA$9,895 (SMU).

Living costs. The living-cost figure for a student visa to Canada is CA$22,895 per year, on top of tuition (figure for for applications made on or after September 1; read 19 Aug 2026 from canada.ca). The authority attaches conditions that can change this amount; see them in full on student finance.

By subject
SubjectLowest fee hereAgainst other universities in CanadaTheir lowest fees
Biology & Life SciencesundergraduateCA$47,493Biology4 of 48 charge moreCA$9,718 to CA$66,110
Computer ScienceundergraduateCA$47,493Data Science (Honours Specialization)8 of 46 charge moreCA$9,718 to CA$66,110
ChemistryundergraduateCA$47,493Chemistry4 of 45 charge moreCA$9,718 to CA$66,110
MathematicsundergraduateCA$47,493Mathematics4 of 42 charge moreCA$9,718 to CA$66,110
Business & ManagementundergraduateCA$47,493DAN Management & Organizational Studies9 of 41 charge moreCA$9,718 to CA$74,678.31
PhysicsundergraduateCA$47,493Astrophysics4 of 40 charge moreCA$9,718 to CA$66,110

Subjects taught at Western

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Where these figures come from

12 sentences from Western's own site each back several figures above. Each is quoted once here; every course that uses one still opens it and links to its own source page.

  1. Used for cost note on 18 courses

    “International students are charged $792.00 for the international health plan (UHIP) once for the period September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027.”
    Tuition and Ancillary Fee Schedule for 2026-27 Undergraduate Program Fees -- International Students | Office of the Registrar, Western Universityregistrar.uwo.caread 19 Aug 2026
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  2. Used for scholarship on 15 courses

    “Western Scholarship of Distinction $3,500 each ($2,500 in first year, plus $1,000 for optional study abroad experience). Unlimited number. Final admission average of 92.0% to 100.0%.”
    Automatic Admission Scholarships - Office of the Registrar - Western Universityregistrar.uwo.caread 31 Aug 2026
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  3. Used for scholarship on 15 courses

    “To recognize and reward the outstanding academic achievements of our incoming high school students, Western offers the following admission scholarships: Scholarship Name Value Average Required Western Scholarship of Excellence 250 scholarships at $8000 each ($6,000 in first year, plus $2,000 for an optional study abroad experience.) Top high school admission average.”
    Automatic Admission Scholarships - Office of the Registrar - Western Universityregistrar.uwo.caread 31 Aug 2026
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  4. Used for scholarship on 15 courses

    “Western Admission Scholarship $2,500 each ($1,500 in first year, plus $1,000 for optional study abroad experience). Unlimited number. Final admission average of 90.0% to 91.9%.”
    Automatic Admission Scholarships - Office of the Registrar - Western Universityregistrar.uwo.caread 31 Aug 2026
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  5. Used for application deadline on 14 courses

    “Deadline to submit OUAC application for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies January 15”
    Note Your Deadlines | Western Universitywelcome.uwo.caread 19 Aug 2026
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  6. Used for start dates on 14 courses

    “Applications open on the Ontario Universities' Application Centre Late September”
    Note Your Deadlines | Western Universitywelcome.uwo.caread 19 Aug 2026
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  7. Used for entry requirements on 12 courses

    “IELTS Academic at the International English Language Testing Service Take the IELTS Academic Test at a test centre or via IELTS Online Score for Admission Admission to an undergraduate degree Admission to the English Boost Program , followed by an undergraduate degree A minimum overall band score of 6.5 A minimum of 6.0 in each section”
    English Language Proficiency | Western Universitywelcome.uwo.caread 19 Aug 2026
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  8. Used for international fee on 10 courses

    “Social Science, Science (exclud. Computer Science), Year 1, 2, 3 50,492.46 47,493.00”
    Tuition and Ancillary Fee Schedule for 2026-27 Undergraduate Program Fees -- International Students | Office of the Registrar, Western Universityregistrar.uwo.caread 19 Aug 2026
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  9. Used for international fee on 6 courses

    “Engineering Year 1 67,384.46 64,310.00”
    Tuition and Ancillary Fee Schedule for 2026-27 Undergraduate Program Fees -- International Students | Office of the Registrar, Western Universityregistrar.uwo.caread 19 Aug 2026
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  10. Used for entry requirements on 6 courses

    “Supplemental Requirements You must complete the Casper test”
    United Kingdom | Western Universitywelcome.uwo.caread 19 Aug 2026
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  11. Used for course length on 6 courses

    “The undergraduate program in engineering consists of a common first year of courses, followed by three years of study devoted to one of Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Computer, Software, Integrated, Mechanical, Green Process Engineering or Mechatronic Systems Engineering.”
    Faculty of Engineering (Engineering Program Structure) | Western University Academic Calendar 2026westerncalendar.uwo.caread 13 Sept 2026
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  12. Used for entry requirements on 4 courses

    “Science Required courses Math Science (Any)”
    United Kingdom | Western Universitywelcome.uwo.caread 19 Aug 2026
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More about Western

Student body

QS's own figures · QS World University Rankings 2027

Students
31,456
International students
6,682
≈21% of the student body (worked out here)
Faculty
1,364
International faculty
50%

These come from QS, not the university's own pages. Unlike every fee and deadline on this site. QS is the primary source for its own rankings and measurements, which is why it is cited here and rejected everywhere else.

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“Total students 31,456 UG students 78.6% PG students 21.4% International students 6,682 UG students 63.2% PG students 36.8% Total faculty staff 1,364 Domestic staff 50% Int'l staff 50%”
Western University : Rankings, Fees & Courses Details | TopUniversitiestopuniversities.com
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About & contact

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Accommodation

CA$8,900–CA$13,620per academic year

On-campus residence room rates (room only, meal plan billed separately), 2026-27 academic year

  • Double Room (bunked, smaller footprint), Delaware Hall (Traditional-Style)CA$8,900
  • Double Room, Medway-Sydenham Hall / Saugeen-Maitland Hall (Traditional-Style)CA$10,260
  • Double Room (regular), Delaware Hall (Traditional-Style)CA$10,450
  • Double Room, Bayfield Hall (Hybrid-Style)CA$10,860
  • Single Room, Alumni House (Suite-Style)CA$11,160
  • Double Room, Perth Hall (Hybrid-Style)CA$11,790
  • Double Room, Ontario Hall (Hybrid-Style)CA$12,070
  • Single Room, Lambton Hall (Suite-Style)CA$12,980
  • Single Room, Perth Hall (Hybrid-Style)CA$13,110
  • Single Room, Clare Hall / Ontario Hall (Hybrid-Style)CA$13,170
  • Single Room, London Hall (Suite-Style)CA$13,420
  • Single Room, Elgin Hall / Essex Hall (Suite-Style)CA$13,620

Unlike Queen's, Western prices the room rate and the mandatory meal plan separately rather than bundling them -- a first-year resident (outside Bayfield/Lambton) must add a meal plan (Meal Plan 1's Food Credit is $4,100, or $3,500 for Meal Plan 2) on top of the room rate shown here. A $900 Residence prepayment and an $85+PST mandatory tenant insurance fee (waivable with proof of an alternative policy) also apply on top.

Published by the university itself, not a live listings price. Actual cost depends on room type, availability and when you apply.

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“Traditional-Style Delaware Hall Double Room $10,450* | $8,900* Single Room $11,280 Medway-Sydenham Hall Double Room $10,260 Single Room $11,040 Saugeen-Maitland Hall Double Room $10,260 Single Room $11,040 *$10,450 for regular double and $8,900 for bunked double with smaller footprint. Hybrid-Style Bayfield Hall Double Room $10,860 Clare Hall Single Room $13,170 Ontario Hall Double Room $12,070 Single Room $13,170 Perth Hall Double Room $11,790 Single Room $13,110 Suite-Style Alumni House Single Room $11,160 Elgin Hall Single Room $13,620 Essex Hall Single Room $13,620 Lambton Hall Single Room $12,980 London Hall Single Room $13,420”
Residence Fees and Payment | Western Universityresidence.uwo.ca
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After you graduate

Rules read 16 Aug 2026. Check the current rules, this may be out of date

What Canada's own immigration authority currently publishes. Not a ranking, not a guarantee, and not the same as what any agent or forum will tell you. Whether someone actually obtains residence depends on occupation, points, funds and policy that can change between application and graduation.

Money you must prove before the visa

CA$22,895per year, for a single applicant with no accompanying family members, covering the first year of the programme — and explicitly EXCLUDING tuition and transportation, which must be shown on top

Shown as a balance in a bank account. You keep control of it.

Figure published for: for applications made on or after September 1, 2025, in IRCC's own wording; the page was last modified 2026-01-26 and states 'These amounts are updated each year'. The previous figure, for applications between January 1, 2024 and August 31, 2025, was $20,635. This amount is revised regularly, so check it again before you transfer anything.

Applies to every province and territory EXCEPT Quebec; a student going to Quebec needs a Certificat d'acceptation du Québec and must meet costs set separately by the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration, which IRCC does not publish. The figure is living expenses only — tuition and return transportation for the applicant and any accompanying family are additional. Accompanying family raises it: $28,502 for 2 people, $35,040 for 3, $42,543 for 4, $48,252 for 5, $54,420 for 6, $60,589 for 7, and $6,170 for each further person. Funds must be available without working in Canada. Proof is needed for the first year; for a programme longer than a year the applicant must also explain how the rest will be paid. IRCC accepts several forms of proof and mandates none: bank statements for the past 4 months, a guaranteed investment certificate (GIC) from a participating Canadian financial institution, proof the first year of tuition and housing is already paid, a student or education loan, a bank draft convertible to Canadian dollars, a letter from a person or institution providing the money, or proof of a Canadian-funded scholarship. Local visa offices can require more, and an applicant from a country with foreign-exchange controls must also prove the money can legally be exported.

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“If you apply on or after September 1, 2025 All provinces and territories except Quebec Number of family members (including the applicant) Amount required per year (excluding tuition and transportation costs) (in CAN$) 1 $22,895”
Study permit: Proof of financial support - Canada.ca (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)canada.ca
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Work during study

International students on a study permit may work off campus without a separate work permit if they are a full-time student at a designated learning institution (DLI), enrolled in a post-secondary academic, vocational or professional program (or a Quebec secondary-level vocational program) that is at least 6 months long and leads to a degree, diploma or certificate, hold a valid study permit with work conditions printed on it, and have a Social Insurance Number (SIN). During regular school terms or semesters they may work up to 24 hours per week off campus (across more than one job if needed). During scheduled breaks in the school year — such as summer and winter holidays or a reading week — they may work unlimited hours off campus. Working more than 24 hours per week during a term is a violation of study permit conditions.

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“During regular school terms or semesters You can work up to 24 hours per week . You can work more than 1 job to make up these hours as long as you continue to meet the conditions of your study permit. If your current study permit says that you may only work 20 hours per week off campus ( for example ), you're allowed to work up to 24 hours per week as long as you continue to meet the eligibility requirements . "May work 20 hours per week off campus or full-time during regular breaks if meeting criteria outlined in paragraph 186(v) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations ." During scheduled breaks in the school year If you're working during a break scheduled by your DLI, such as summer and winter holidays, or a reading week, you can work unlimited hours off campus”
Work off campus as an international student - Canada.cacanada.ca
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Post-study work visa

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) . Up to 3 years
Available to eligible graduates of designated learning institutions (not every institution or program qualifies). Permit length depends on the level and duration of the study program (and the passport's expiry date, whichever is shorter): a program of at least 8 months but under 2 years gets a PGWP up to the same length as the program; a program of 2 years or more gets a PGWP valid for 3 years. Graduates with a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree face no field-of-study eligibility restriction (a restriction that does apply, since 1 November 2024, to some non-degree college/polytechnic programs), but all applicants now generally need a minimum Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 language-test result (CLB 5 for non-university college/polytechnic graduates) unless their PGWP application was submitted before 1 November 2024.

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“If your program was 2 years or more We may give you a PGWP that's valid for 3 years.”
Post-graduation work permit: About the post-graduation work permit (PGWP) - Canada.cacanada.ca
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Route to permanent residence

Express Entry's Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is a federal permanent-residence stream for people with qualifying Canadian work experience — the kind of experience a Post-Graduation Work Permit lets a graduate accumulate. To be eligible, the work experience must be paid, gained in Canada while authorized to work, in a National Occupational Classification (NOC) Training/Education/Experience/Responsibilities (TEER) category of 0, 1, 2 or 3, and total at least 1 year of full-time work (or the part-time equivalent — 1,560 hours) within the 3 years before applying. There is no minimum education requirement for the CEC stream itself, and a successful applicant must intend to live outside Quebec, which runs its own skilled-worker selection process.

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“Your skilled work experience must: be in 1 or more of these NOC categories: training, education, experience and responsibilities (TEER) 0, 1, 2, or 3 Your experience can be in more than 1 NOC. be gained by working in Canada while authorized to work under temporary resident status If you worked remotely, you must have been physically in Canada and working for a Canadian employer. show that you performed: the actions in the lead statement of the NOC job description, and most of the main duties listed be paid work (you must have been paid wages or earned commission—volunteer work or unpaid internships don't count) be at least 1 year of work or 1,560 hours total (30 hours per week) in the 3 years before you apply”
Express Entry: Who can apply - Canadian Experience Class - Canada.cacanada.ca
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Route to citizenship

Canadian citizenship is administered by the same department that runs immigration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). An adult applicant must have been physically present in Canada for at least 1,095 days (3 years) during the 5 years immediately before signing the application; time spent in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person before becoming a permanent resident counts at half value toward this, capped at 365 of the 1,095 days. Applicants must have filed Canadian income taxes, if required to, for at least 3 of those 5 years. Applicants aged 18 to 54 must demonstrate English or French to at least Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) / Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) level 4, and must pass a citizenship test on the rights and responsibilities of citizens and on Canada's history, geography, government, laws and symbols; applicants 55 and over are exempt from both the language proof and the test. All adult applicants take the oath of citizenship at a ceremony. Canada permits dual and multiple citizenship: on this same page IRCC states plainly that becoming a Canadian citizen does not require giving up another nationality, while flagging that a person's other country of citizenship may not reciprocate that position.

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“You must have been physically in Canada for at least 1,095 days (3 years) during your 5-year eligibility period .”
Apply for Canadian citizenship: adults and minor children: Who can apply - Canada.cacanada.ca
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What the government currently prioritises

Express Entry (the federal system covering the Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker Program and Federal Skilled Trades Program) periodically runs category-based rounds of invitations that target published categories directly relevant to StudyPath’s fields: 'Healthcare and social services occupations' and 'Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations', alongside separate categories for trade occupations, education, transport, French-language proficiency, and Canadian-experienced physicians, senior managers and researchers. Eligibility for either category requires at least 12 months of work experience within the past 3 years in a single occupation named on IRCC's published table for that round, identified by National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. The STEM table has included, among others, architecture and science managers, cybersecurity specialists, civil/mechanical/electrical-and-electronics/industrial-and-manufacturing engineers, geological engineers, and civil/mechanical/electrical engineering technologists and technicians. The healthcare and social services table has included, among others, specialists in clinical/laboratory medicine and in surgery, general practitioners and family physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, dental hygienists and dental therapists, medical laboratory and medical radiation technologists, and social workers — and a separate category exists specifically for 'Physicians with Canadian work experience'. Which categories run, and which occupations are listed, is decided round by round and is not guaranteed for any particular occupation.

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“Current categories French-language proficiency Healthcare and social services occupations Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations Trade occupations Education occupations Transport occupations Physicians with Canadian work experience Senior managers with Canadian work experience Researchers with Canadian work experience Skilled military recruits”
Express Entry: Category-based selection - Canada.cacanada.ca
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PGWP eligibility rules changed materially on 1 November 2024: most applicants must now show a minimum language-test result, and non-degree study-permit applicants from that date must be in a field of study linked to occupations in long-term shortage — this field-of-study requirement does not apply to bachelor's, master's or doctoral graduates. Category-based Express Entry rounds (including the STEM category) run at IRCC's discretion, are not on a fixed schedule, and are not guaranteed to recur for any given occupation. Read 16 August 2026; Canada has changed PGWP and Express Entry settings more than once in the last two years, so re-check before relying on this. Deepening pass, 17 August 2026: inDemandOccupations re-cited to the same already-archived category-based-selection.html page to add the Healthcare and social services occupations category (specific named occupations) alongside the STEM category that was already there — the page names both categories together, so a single quote listing the category names supports the expanded value; the occupation lists themselves come from tables already present in the same archived snapshot. citizenshipRoute added 17 August 2026, cited to the same canada.ca 'Who can apply' page already used above — that single page carries the physical-presence figure, the language/test age bands, the tax-filing rule and the dual-citizenship statement together, so one citation supports the whole field. naturalisationStatus set to 'published-route' on 18 August 2026: the authority already cited under citizenshipRoute publishes criteria a foreign resident could actually follow, which is the only claim this field makes. It is deliberately not a judgement about how attainable that route is in practice. studentVisaFunds added 19 August 2026. mechanism is recorded as bank-balance, not guaranteed-investment, and the reason matters: the Student Direct Stream — the route whose defining requirement was a CAN$20,635 GIC — no longer exists. IRCC's own student-direct-stream.html URL now serves the general study-permit hub with no SDS content on it at all (read the same day). A GIC is still listed on the proof-of-funds page as one of several accepted documents, but it is no longer attached to a faster stream and no longer a required mechanism, so recording 'guaranteed-investment' would describe a programme that has been withdrawn. Quebec is deliberately left without a figure: IRCC's page says only that Quebec applicants must meet costs set by the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration, and that ministry is not an allowlisted immigration domain here, so the Quebec amount was not collected rather than guessed. The $22,895 is the single-applicant row; the larger household figures are in conditions verbatim from the same table.

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