The Government of Canada Scholarships offers scholarships to international students to study in Canada- and Canadian student who wants to finance their studies abroad. Following are some scholarships that international students coming to MITT can search for.
Global Affairs Canada is responsible for the participation of the Government of Canada Scholarships in major international scholarship programs. The government’s mission is to encourage understanding among people, develop global citizens, support leaders, and contribute to the development of nations.
The government of Canada is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown is the agency sole, assuming distinct roles: the executive, as the Crown-in-Council; the legislature, as the Crown-in-Parliament; and the courts, as the Crown-on-the-Bench.
However, three institutions—the Privy Council (conventionally, the Cabinet); the Parliament of Canada; and the judiciary, respectively—exercise the powers of the Crown. The Government of Canada can refer to either the collective set of all three institutions, or more specifically to the executive—ministers of the Crown (the Cabinet) and the federal civil service (whom the Cabinet direct)—which collectively brands itself as the Government of Canada, or more formally, Her Majesty’s Government.
In both senses, the present construct was founded at Confederation through the Constitution Act, 1867—as a federal constitutional monarchy, where the Canadian Crown acts as the key, or the most basic building block, of its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy.
The Crown is the establishment of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government. The monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is personally represented by a governor-general (currently Mary Simon) and is head of state. A prime minister “Justin Trudeau” is the head of government who is invited by the Crown to form a government after securing the confidence of the House of Commons, which is usually determined through the election of enough members of a single political party in a federal election to provide a majority of seats in Parliament, forming a governing party.
However, further elements of governance are defined in the rest of the Canadian Constitution, which includes written statutes in addition to court rulings, and unwritten conventions developed over centuries.
Legitimately, the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada is the body that advises the sovereign or their representative on the exercise of executive power. This task is almost exclusively executed by a committee within the Queen’s Privy Council known as the Cabinet who collectively set the government’s policies and priorities for the country.
The Government of Canada consists of ministers of the Crown and is chaired by the prime minister. The sovereign appoints the members of the Cabinet on the advice of the prime minister who, by convention, are selected from the House of Commons or, less often, the Senate.
Moreover, during its term, the government must maintain the confidence of the House of Commons, and certain important motions, such as the passing of the government’s budget, are considered confidence motions.
Worth of Government of Canada Scholarships for International Students
The Government of Canada Scholarships for International Students is valued at CAD 10,200 or CAD 12,700 depending on study duration and the funds should be used towards visa or study/work permit fees, airfare for the scholarship recipient only through the most direct and economical route, health insurance, living expenses, such as accommodation, utilities, and food, ground transportation, including a public transportation pass; and books and supplies required for the candidate’s study or research, excluding computers and other equipment.
Eligibility for Government of Canada Scholarships for International Students
- To be eligible for Government of Canada Scholarships, you must be from one of the following eligible countries/territories: Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan; Europe: Turkey, Ukraine; the Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia; Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda.
- You must be enrolled as a full-time student at a post-secondary institution in a qualified country/territory paying tuition fees to that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of the exchange to be qualified
- Note that the Canadian post-secondary institution must be a Designated Learning Institution (DLI).
- Applicants must have a valid student exchange agreement with the applicant’s home institution that waives tuition fees for scholarship recipients. For
- Ensure you meet the eligibility requirements to be qualified for Government of Canada Scholarships.
How to Apply for Government of Canada Scholarships for International Students
For more details about the scholarship and to apply, click here.
Application Deadline for Government of Canada Scholarships for International Students
The application deadline for the scholarship is June 22, 2024.
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