Top 10 colleges in Canada

Every year almost 150,000 international students come to Canada to pursue one or another higher study program. They come from nations all over the globe to pursue an education at Canadian high-schools, colleges and universities. Canadian place great importance on learning, and have developed a first-rate education system with very high standards.

Canada offers number of advantages to the international students. Canada has an excellent reputation around the world. It provides safe and healthy environment to students. The country offers multicultural environment to study. Canadian educational institutions internationally acclaimed for their quality education, and Canadian certifications are recognized all over the world. While studying in Canadian institutions students need to spend comparatively low tuition fee which makes education an excellent value. International students also come for the experience of a country with incredible diverse natural and cultural environment.

Students came in this country from all over the world to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Some of the famous courses in Canada are language, fine arts, agriculture, mass communication, design, multimedia, journalism, engineering, business studies and management. If you are planning to study in Canada's top 10 colleges and universities, the below list will help you to select from among the best Canadian universities. These world-class institutions offer a wide range of programs to match student's academic and professional goals and interests.

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Top 10 colleges in Canada:

Rank      University Name              Score

1              Mc Gill University             89.3

2              University of Toronto     84.3

3              University of British Columbia    77.4

4              University of Alberta      69.4

5              Queen's University         58.2

6              Université de Montréal       56.9

7              University of Waterloo  54.8

8              McMaster University     51.9

9              University of Western Ontario   51.8

10           University of Calgary      51.8

1.            Algonquin College

2.            Bow Valley College

3.            Cambrian College of Applied Arts & Technology

4.            Camosun College

5.            Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology

6.            College of New Caledonia

7.            College of the Rockies

8.            Columbia College

9.            Conestoga College

10.          Confederation College of Applied Arts & Technology

11.          Douglas College

12.          Durham College

13.          Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology

14.          George Brown College

15.          Georgian College of Arts & Technology

16.          Grant MacEwan University

17.          Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

18.          Kwantlen Polytechnic University

19.          Lambton College of Applied Arts & Technology

20.          Loyalist College of Applied Arts & Technology

21.          Marine Institute of Memorial University

22.          Medicine Hat College

23.          Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology

24.          New Brunswick Community College

25.          Niagara College

26.          North Island College

27.          Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

28.          Northern College

29.          Northern Lights

30.          Okanagan College

31.          Red River College of Applied Arts, Science & Technology

32.          Selkirk College

33.          Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology

34.          Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

35.          St-Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology

36.          St. Lawrence College

37.          University of the Fraser Valley

38.          Vancouver Island University

39.          Vancouver Community College

40.          New Brunswick College of Craft and Design

41.          Fleming College

42.          Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (SIAST)

43.          Parkland College

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Accounting & Finance Careers in Canada

Students planning on a career in finance or accounting often graduate from commerce or business program. Finance and accounting professionals work in auditing or accounting firms, government, banks or other financial institutions, investment companies or securities-related businesses such as stock brokerages or any corporate environment.

According to Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) work prospects in these areas are fair to good. The most recent survey published by HRDC showed lower than average unemployment rates and higher than average earnings for people in these occupations.

HRDC advises that more than 90 percent of graduates from commerce and business programs were satisfied with their work, and more than 70 percent said they would make the same educational choice again. About 30 percent of graduates felt they were overqualified for their work, which is about average for all graduates, but almost 60 percent, slightly higher than average, thought their training directly matched the work they were doing.

Statistics showed that graduates in the area of auditing, accounting and investing did not change jobs frequently.

According to Canada's Best Career Guide, the number of accounting graduates is declining, which it suggests means there will be less competition for jobs. It also suggests, however, that large auditing/accounting firms are merging, which will result in the reduction of full-time employees. This said, the author Frank Feather -- reported to be Canada's leading business futurist -- still lists accountant/ auditor in the top 30 careers for 2000-2010, noting reasonably low (2 out of 5) stress levels and relatively high income (3 out of 5).

In the areas of banking and brokerage, Canada's Best Career Guide suggests that the old standard jobs, such as bank tellers and stock brokers, are disappearing. Automated services are eliminating jobs in those areas, which are being replaced by either broader skilled employees or more specialized positions.

Human Resources Development Canada seems to agree. HRDC noted that financial institutions are increasingly seeking professionals with a broad range of financial sector skills and that computerization increasingly affects these occupations: "With the re-engineering of the workplace, administrators with specialized skills in data or communications should be more successful in the labour market."

HRDC predicted that most of the increase in labour requirements in finance and accounting will occur in professional services, insurance and real estate and business service sectors.

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