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Change your Life Through Learning

Introduction to Canada and Thunder Bay

Facts About CanadaCanada borders:

• the Pacific Ocean in the west• the Atlantic Ocean in the east• the United States to the

southCanada has the longest coastline

in the world (243,000 km)• 54% of the land is forest and

woodlands Canada is the second largest

country in the world, with only 34 million people

Stephen Harper is the current prime minister of Canada

Why Study in Canada?The Canadian government has introduced a number of initiatives to make becoming a Permanent Resident of Canada easier.

Faster visa processing timeStreamlined application processStudent Partnership ProgramStudy in Canada permitsWork in Canada permitsLive in Canada

Canadian TriviaHow many Indian students were studying in Canada on December 1st, 2009?a)11,275b)9,570c)8,745d)4,067

By what percentage has the number of Indian students in Canada increased since 2000?a) 53% b) 301% c)548% d)823%

Canadian TriviaHow many provinces are there in Canada?a)12b)10c)52d)13

What is the minimum hourly wage in Ontario?a)$5.50b)$8.75c)$10.25d)$11.00

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Population of 110,000 people

Multicultural city

1 ½ hour flight from Toronto

The economic hub of Northwestern Ontario with world-class university, hospital and research facilities

Thunder Bay has more hours of sunshine per year than any other city in Ontario !

Thunder Bay TriviaThunder Bay is located on the shores of which Great Lake?a)Lake Erieb)Lake Huronc)Lake Ontariod)Lake Superiore)Lake Michigan

What is the name of the rock formation in the harbour of Thunder Bay?a)the Rocky Mountainsb)the Sleeping Giantc)the Chimney Rock

Arriving in Thunder Bay

The majority of students arrive in Canada via Toronto

Students must change flights at Pearson International Airport.

When students arrive in Thunder Bay, they will be greeted at the Thunder Bay International Airport (approximately a 15 minute drive from the College.)

NATURE

World Class Sporting Events

Things to see and do Hollywood and local movies

Shopping

Outdoor adventures

Special Events

Symphony Orchestra

Local theatre

Outdoor fun in Thunder Bay

International ingredients are available at several grocery stores.

Thunder Bay has a many restaurants with a variety of menus:

Accommodations and Living CostsCollege Residence $250 application fee, $5600 for academic year Includes: Double room/common bath , meals in the on-campus cafeteria

Homestay (for ESL students only) $50 placement fee, $165 average per week Includes: 3 meals per day, private room, shared facilities

Private Apartment $600-$800 per month, utilities may be at an extra charge

Other Costs Books $600+ per semester Food $300 per month, if not in residence Transportation: bus pass included in annual full time tuition

Approximate Annual ExpensesExample: Student is studying in the three-year Business Administration Marketing diploma program and rents an apartment with two other students. The annual cost will be approximately:

Description Cost

Tuition $12,995

Accommodation $4,500

Food $3,000

Books $1,200

Incidentals $1,005

TOTAL $22,700

Introduction to the College

College• An institution of higher

education where students pursue an education that prepares them for employment.

• College education is based on applied learning, allowing the student to gain hands-on, practical skills in addition to theory and academic knowledge.

• Many college graduates go on to universities to complete a degree program.

University• An institution of higher

education and research where students pursue a bachelor, masters or PhD degree.

• University education is based on academic reading, lectures and research.

• Many university graduates go on to colleges to gain the practical skills they need to gain employment.

College and University in Canada

About Confederation College

• Publicly funded• Founded in 1967• 8 regional campuses• 12,000 full and part-time students per year• 84.7% of our graduates are employed within

six months of graduation• Graduate employer satisfaction rate is

92.9%

College Mission, Vision & ValuesMission

Confederation College inspires learners to succeed in their lives and careers in northwestern Ontario and

beyond.

VisionConfederation College will enrich lives through learning.

Values Diversity

Respect, caring and opennessLearning and Leading

Excellence

Why choose Confederation over another school in Ontario?• High employment rate upon graduation• Strong links with local industry• Unique programs• Cost of living is lower than in bigger cities• Formal relationship with Lakehead University• Safe community• Excellent opportunity to be immersed in

English

The International Education Centre

•Provides students with personalized assistance•Helps with study permit extensions and work permit applications•Helps arrange accommodation•Organizes recreational and educational activities for students•Communicates with faculty on behalf of the student•Develops study plans

Other Services for Students at Confederation • Library• Peer Tutoring• Counselling (personal & career)• Ombudsperson• Print Shop• Fitness Centre• Health insurance• Campus recreation• Health & Dental Clinic• Food Bank

Programs at Confederation College

Summary• Five academic schools

• Aviation

• Business, Hospitality and Media Arts

• Engineering, Technology and Trade

• Health and Community Services

• Negahneewin College

• Over 50 programs that are regularly updated• New programs added every year• Post graduate studies in business

Program Options2-year diploma• Available in all areas of academic study• Provides students with a solid level of knowledge and skill in the area of study• Some include a field/work placement, internship, or co-op within the program• High School graduates study in 2-year diploma programs

3-year diploma• Available in all areas of academic study• Provides students with an advanced level of knowledge and skill in the area of study• Most include a field/work placement or co-op within the program• High School graduates study in 3-year diploma programs

Graduate certificate• Available in the business field• Provides students that already have a diploma or degree with an advanced level of knowledge and skill in

the area of study• College or university graduates study in these 1-year graduate certificate programs

School of Business

Business – Accounting (2 yr) Business Administration – Accounting (3 yr)Business – Human Resources (2 yr) Business Administration – Human Resources

(3 yr)Business – Marketing (2 yr)Business Administration – Marketing (3 yr)Office Administration (1 yr)

School of Hospitality

Culinary Management (2 yr)Hospitality Management – Hotel, Restaurant &

Resort (2 yr)Tourism and Travel – Adventure and Ecotourism

(2 yr)

Program Highlight Hospitality Management – Hotel, Restaurant & ResortThe hospitality industry offers many rewarding career opportunities. Each position requires active personalities, specific technical and social skills, specialized knowledge and a drive for success. Due to the rapid growth within the industry, opportunities to advance occur faster than with almost any other career. The Hospitality Management Program offers a curriculum which prepares students to enter the hospitality industry, leading to supervisory or managerial position in hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants and other institutions.

Students have many opportunities to train with actual on-the-job work in a variety of positions. They also have the opportunity to participate in a two-week field placement in another country.

Tuition: $12,995 for the 2011-2012 academic year

Program Highlight Tourism & Travel - Adventure & EcotourismTourism is Canada’s fastest growing industry. This program prepares students to enter the tourism and travel field, working in inbound or outbound tourism services.

The program at Confederation College is the only program in Ontario that combines both tourism and travel with adventure and ecotourism.

Program Highlight Tourism & Travel - Adventure & Ecotourism (continued)

Career opportunities: Graduates of our program have obtained employment ranging from front line, supervisory, to managerial positions.

Careers include: travel agents, airline customer service agents, flight attendants, tour destination reps/tour guides, cruise line employees, tourist attraction operators, meeting/special events planners, outdoor adventure consultants, heritage interpreters, eco guides and outfitters, government tourism agents, tourism entrepreneurs, and many more.

Tuition Fees: $13,545 for the 2011-2012 academic year

School of Media Arts

Broadcasting – Television Production (2 yr)Film Production (2 yr)Multimedia Production (3 yr)

Program Highlight - Broadcasting

Students that are interested in creating commercials, music videos, documentaries, news and sports or who have a script idea that is waiting to be developed, will find the Broadcasting program to be an excellent choice to start their career.

Students have a chance to try it all - studio, location and mobile production, camera work and editing, announcing, journalism, photography, production and scripting, writing and more. The 4-week internship at the end of the second year allows students to gain valuable work experience that will help to land their first job.


School of Community SerivcesChild and Youth Worker (3 yr)Developmental Services Worker (2

yr)Early Childhood Education (2 yr)Educational Assistant (2 yr)Personal Support Worker (1 yr)Recreation Therapy Program (2 yr)

Dental Assisting – Levels I & II (1 yr)

Medical Laboratory Assistant (1 yr)

School of Health

Program Highlight Developmental Services WorkerDevelopmental Services Workers are professionals who work with individuals with a range of physical, mental or developmental disabilities.

Career opportunities include:•paraprofessional specialists within educational services •employment support persons in vocational services •support workers in residential services •support for families


School of EngineeringArchitectural Technology (3 yr)Electronics Engineering Technician – Computers (2 yr)Electrical Engineering Technology – Computer Control

(3 yr)Civil Engineering Technology (3 yr)Instrumentation Engineering Technician (2 yr)Mechanical Technician – Industrial Maintenance (2 yr)Pre-Technology (1 yr)

Program Highlight - InstrumentationInstrumentation technicians commission, install, calibrate, maintain and repair complex measurement and control systems used in a variety of process control applications. This program provides a solid foundation in both theory and practice, utilizing hands-on experience in a modern, well-equipped laboratory designed to emulate common control systems found in industry.

Career opportunities exist in instrument departments in a wide variety of areas including mining, chemical, petroleum, steel, manufacturing , fresh water & waste water management, nuclear and thermal generation, and biomedical equipment manufacturers.


School of Skilled Trades & Natural Resources

Environmental Technician (2 yr)Forestry Ecosystem Management Technician (2

yr)Mining Techniques (1 yr)Welding Techniques (36-weeks)

School of Aviation

Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technician (2 yr)

Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technology (3 yr)

Aviation Technician – Aircraft Maintenance (2 yr)

Program Highlight - Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering TechnologyThis program is delivered in the state-of-the-art Aviation

Centre of Excellence located next to the Thunder Bay International Airport. There are excellent job prospects upon graduation. In the spring of 2007 the Program Coordinator was contacted by at least 8 different major companies looking for AMET graduates.

Salaries upon graduation typically start at a minimum of $40,000 per year. Some summer students have recently been paid at a $50,000 per year rate.

Program Highlight - Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technology (continued)Other key points:

•Program components are heavily regulated by outside certifying bodies•Computer-aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA) training allows advancement into several different manufacturing areas•Progression into management positions can easily be attained with experience.•Training also provided in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine training and Composites.


Post Graduate Certificate Studies (1 year)Human Resources Management International Business & TradeCorporate Communications

Students who study two one-year post graduate programs

back-to-back are eligible for a 2-3 year Post Graduate Work

Permit.

Program Highlight - International Business & TradeThis graduate certificate program is an ideal choice for graduates of any business diploma or degree program. It prepares graduates for the demands of working in a global marketplace. The program is linked to a professional body and includes an eight-week work placement.

Students who enter the International Business and Trade program in September 2011 and successfully graduate, will be accepted into the Human Resources Management graduate certificate program in September 2012. Graduates of both programs will then be eligible to apply for a 2-3 year post graduate work permit.

Tuition Fees: $12,995 for 2011-2012 academic year

Oversubscribed Programs - not available to international students

Dental HygieneMedical Radiation Technology (MRT)ParamedicPractical NursingAviation Flight ManagementSocial Service Worker

Field/Work/Clinical Placements, Internships (most 3-year programs)Placements help students :to gain the hands-on work experienceto increase chances of employment after graduation.

Field/Work/Clinical Placements & InternshipsField placements are typically unpaid, but are an integral part of the program and must be completed in order to graduate.

Internships are usually completed outside of a program year and are usually longer in duration (6 to 18 months). Students either complete these between years or post graduation.

Program Name/Description Placement Details

3-year business programs Work placement

Community Services programs Field/Clinical placement

Culinary & Hospitality Management programs Field placement

Dental Assisting 1&2 Clinical placement

Welding Technician Field placement

International Business & Trade Work placement

Broadcasting Internship

Co-operative Education Programs (6 programs)Co-ops formally integrate a student's academic studies with

work experience :• may be mandatory or optional in the program curriculum•$400.00 additional fee to be paid by the student for optional co-opsProgram Description/Name Co-op Details

Engineering programs Mandatory or optional co-op

Dental Assisting 1&2 Optional co-op

Forestry & Ecosystem Management Mandatory co-op

Mechanical Technician – Industrial Maintenance

Optional co-op

Culinary Management Optional co-op

Tourism & Travel – Adventure & Ecotourism

Mandatory co-op

University Articulation AgreementsOur university articulation agreements allow students to complete a university degree in a reduced amount of time after graduation from Confederation College.

Examples•Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario•Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia•Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta•University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON•University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta•University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick•Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Applying to Confederation College

Admission Requirements

Program Additional requirements English score2010-2011

School of EngineeringSchool of Skilled TradesSchool of Natural ResourcesSchool of Aviation

Grade 12 Math Credit 6.0 IELTS

School of Health Grade 12 Biology and Chemistry 6.5 IELTS

Post Graduate Programs College Diploma or University Degree

6.5 IELTS

All programs require a High School Diploma. Additional requirements are listed below.

Application Process

Application Fees Special Promotion*The $95.00 application fee will be waived for the first 150 complete applications received for the September 2011 intake.

A complete application will include:•A complete application form•All high school documents•University documents, if applicable•Proof of acceptable IELTS score•Proof that applicants meets the program entry requirements

Note: if the student transfers, the application fee will be deducted from the tuition refund

* this promotion will expire on June 15, 2011

2011-2012 Tuition FeesProgram Fees for 1st year

Standard fee for most diploma programs $12,995

Tourism & Travel $13,545

Aircraft Maintenance $17,700

Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technology $17,700

Broadcasting $17,100

Film Production $17,400

Welding $14,225

Dental Assisting 1 & 2 $15,795

Community Services Programs $13,035

Tuition fees include: access to the fitness centre, student union activities, student services, printing quota, health insurance and a bus pass

Refund Policy•Deadline to apply - 10 days after the semester start date *• $500.00 administrative fee will be deducted *• Process can take up to six weeks+•Completed refund waiver form required •Copy of the visa refusal letter required, if applicable

SPP students: if transferring to another institution, a copy of the Letter of Acceptance from the new institution is required. Refund will be transferred directly to the other institution.

* currently under Ministry review

Canadian Immigration

Staying in Canada after graduation

Student Partnership ProgramConfederation College is a participant.

Study permit processing has become much faster and more streamlined.

Please follow the instructions on the SPP checklist carefully and submit all required documents.

Do not submit applications until one-week after the up-front medical (UFM) examination has been completed.

Ensure the loan documents are from an approved chartered bank (on the list provided by Canadian Immigration office).

It is very important not to include any extra documents with the application, even if you think it will make the application stronger.

Study Permit Application: Assessment Factors English proficiency Academic performance Education path (gaps, traditional, non-traditional, private schools, public schools, etc.)

Program of study selected Sufficient finances Financial history Age of applicant Travel history Ties to the home country and Canada Truthfulness

Working on-campusNo permit required. Students may work on campus, but jobs are extremely scarce.

Co-op Work Permit (COOP)Apply for COOP permit at the same time as the study permit. Mandatory for students participating in co-ops, work/field placements, and internships.

Off-Campus Work Permit (OCWP)Apply for an OCWP after six-months of full time study (ESL does not count).

Canadian Work Permits

Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP)1 year of study = 1 year PGWP2 years of study = 2-3 year PGWP3 years of study = 3 year PGWP

Working after Graduation

*Students who graduate from two one-year post graduate programs back-to-back are eligible for a 2-3

year PGWP

What do employers want?Canadian education and/or equivalency

Canadian work experience

Communication style that will fit into the Canadian workplace (soft skills)

Industry knowledge

Strong writing, speaking, listening, and reading skills

Many students return to their home country after graduation, while others apply to become Permanent Residents (PR)of Canada.

Canadian Experience ClassGraduates of a Canadian post secondary program with a minimum of one-year of skilled work experience in Canada can apply for PR status under this program.

The application will be assessed based on the following criteria:Work experienceLanguage ability in English or FrenchEducation

.

Permanent Residence in Canada

Website Tour

Visit the college website at www.confederationc.on.ca and find the following:

1)The master list of all articulation agreements.

2)The International Student Application form.

3)The list of Summer ESL programs.

http://www.confederationc.on.ca/

Contact InformationFor further information on Confederation College programs or the application process, please contact:

Futurelink Visa [email protected]