How can i continue my education in Canada in a international valid university?

Can I continue my education in Canada?

• I will be finishing my B.F.A. in May. I don't plan to go to graduate school for a few more years. I'd like to stay in my current city a little while longer to work and save up some money. I'll be applying for residencies at various artists' communities, so that also may take up a year or two of my life. But I'd like to spend a few years in Canada. I prefer cooler weather than the Southern humidity I'm used to, and I'm also interested in experiencing what alternative forms of government are like to live under. But my main question is this: Would my B.F.A, earned at a U.S. state university, count for anything in Canada? And also, if I wanted to earn my M.F.A in Canada, would it be accepted as valid when I move back to the United States? Also, do Canadian universities offer financial aid to non-residents?

• Answer:

  Are BFA from a US university is fine to applying for graduate studies at a Canadian university. However, you need fairly high marks and recommendations since Canadian universities only take a limited number of foreign students and competition tends to be high. A masters in Canada is typically fine in the United States. No, Canadian universities are publicly funded. Government loans, scholarships, and bursaries are only for Canadian citizens. Most private scholarships will also only be for Canadians and few financial institutions would loan money to foreign students. Individual universities will typically have a list of all the scholarships and bursaries which apply to them. Doesn't hurt to look, but pretty well they'll all only apply to Canadian citizens. If you like cooler climates... there are lots of places within the United States which are cool and dry. Wisconsin or Colorado for example.