Resources

BCCIE’s library of resources serves as a starting point in your search for international education industry information. If you know of a valuable resource that is not posted here, please contact us.

Country Specific Information

BCCIE Country Specific Resources
Find country profile reports, school and agent lists, government contacts, post-event reports and much more.

Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
Travel reports by country

DFAIT: Emergency Contact Card
A new tool to encourage safe and responsible travel among Canadians travelling or living abroad. Print this card and keep it with you in your wallet.

The Economist
In-depth country profiles

Executive Agency: Education, Audiovisual & Culture - EURYDICE
European Database of Educations Systems

Government

Canada’s Pacific Gateway
Opportunities for business, education, working and living, and visiting the province of BC

DFAIT's Virtual Trade Commissioner (VTC)
Marketing news, education marketing reports, and a variety of professional resources and contacts for international educators in Canada

BC: Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development (ALMD)
Latest news and updates on the sector in BC

BC: Ministry of Education
Updates, news and recent statistics on the BC's K-12 sector

The Research Universities' Council of British Columbia
Warehouse of general statistical information on BC's major universities

Agencies

Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada
Excellent news and information on the Asia-Pacific region and Canada's relations within the Asia-Pacific

Credential Evaluation

BC Education Quality Assurance
Canada’s first and only provincial seal of quality for private and public post-secondary education in BC.

CICIC Directory of Institutions and Organizations All institutions and organizations in this Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) directory are authorized to use the Imagine Education au/in Canada brand. The Imagine Education au/in Canada brand project is a partnership between the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) and the federal Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (See www.imagine.cmec.ca for more information).

CICIC Directory of Canadian Elementary and Secondary Schools Located Outside Canada This Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) directory provides a listing of all Canadian elementary and secondary schools located outside Canada and authorized by Canadian provinces to offer its curriculum.

The International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)
A service of the Open Learning Agency, ICES evaluates the credentials of people who have studied in other provinces or countries and determines comparable levels in British Columbia and Canadian terms.

ENIC-NARIC
Provides excellent country-specific information on international credential evaluation

World Education Services (WES)
International credential evaluation service, and professional development workshops in international recruitment and credential evaluation.

Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada
Main body of credential assessment services from across Canada.

General Guiding Principles for Good Practice in the Assessment of Foreign Credentials (PDF)
Prepared by: Provincial Assessment Committee - Canada

Information for Canadian Students Planning to Study Abroad [student resource!]
Fact sheet of the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials and gives valuable information to Canadian students who are planning on studying abroad

Internationalization

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)

Association of Commonwealth Universities

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada - AUCC International
Promotes increased cooperation between Canadian and foreign universities

Canada-European Community Mobility Program

Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE)

Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Canadian University International Exchange Agreements Database
A database of 1500 exchange agreements among universities in Canada and other industrialized countries

Canadian University Projects in International Development
A database with over 2000 records on Canadian university international development projects

Council on International Educational Exchange
Non-profit organization dedicated to supporting international student exchanges

Database of Research on International Education
Contains details of over 3000 publications on international education topics since 1990.

European Association for International Education (EAIE)

European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
A membership organization founded in 1965 and has over 500 international schools, both primary and secondary, around the globe as members

Institute of International Education
Provides directories of study abroad and scholarships online

Government of Canada - Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

International Public Secondary Education Association (IPSEA)
For information on BC high schools

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education

Academic Matters: The Journal of Higher Education

Immigrant Parents' Investments in Their Children's Post-Secondary Education

American Council on Education Guide to Internationalization

IDP Database of Research on International Education

Conference Proceedings ISANA International Education Association - 19th International Conference [For calendar of events as well.]