With its magnificent scenery, cleanliness, plentiful wildlife, peace, diversity, and vast spaces, Canada – the second largest country in the world after Russia – has rightfully earned its reputation.

Despite popular belief, Canada’s climate is not cold year-round. While most cities experience temperatures below freezing point in the winter, the southwestern coast has relatively mild climates. However, mean temperatures along the Arctic Circles are below freezing for seven months of the year.

In 2009, approximately 1,000 Indonesian students went to Canada for their studies, where they were able to work while studying for 20 hours per week and work after graduation for up to three years, making Canada one of the top countries in the world for students.

Canada’s public colleges and universities are ranked among the highest in the world, offering globally recognized quality education.

Canada was ranked as the 9th top tourist destination in the world, with a record-high figure of 17,636,000 tourists in 2009, according to the United Nations World Statistics.

Canada ranks third worldwide in terms of high quality of life, education, services, peace-keeping commitments, and multiculturalism, according to the Human Development Index Ranking.

Canadian institutions offer a considerably lower tuition fee and cost of living expenses compared to their counterparts in Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the US, or the UK, providing value-for-money quality education.

Canada welcomes graduates of Canadian institutions to apply for permanent residency, granting them the same entitlements to health care and employment benefits as Canadian citizens.