What is the best journalism school in Canada?

Student Visa AND Work Visa (for spouse) from US to Canada?

• This is purely hypothetical, for now, to help plan my future. Say I am a US citizen, married to a US citizen. When my husband finishes his degree in sports journalism (his focus is on hockey), I would like to go back to school as well. Very few schools in the US offer the degree I desire, however MANY schools in Canada do, including ones in big hockey towns like Toronto and Vancouver. If I wanted to go to school in Canada and have my husband come with me, where he would presumably find a job, how would we go about this? I know that I would apply to school, get accepted, then apply for a student visa...and he would have to get a work visa, correct? Would it be possible and wise to get them both at the same time since we do not want to be separated? How would the whole process work and how long would it take?

• Answer:

  To apply for a work permit from outside Canada, the applicant must: • have a job offer from a Canadian employer (please note that our company cannot provide you with a job offer) • have written confirmation from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) that the employer can hire a foreign worker to fill the job. This confirmation is called a positive labour market opinion(LMO). To obtain an LMO, the employer must submit an application to HRSDC- a federal government agency that confirms that the employer made sufficient efforts to staff the available position with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. The employer must be able to prove that sufficient recruitment efforts were made in Canada before deciding to hire someone from abroad. • Be qualified to carry-out the job offered to them • In most cases, be proficient in English or French, as required by the job offered. The requirements to study in Canada are the following: • You must have been accepted by a school, college, university or other educational institution in Canada. • You must prove that you have enough money to pay for your: tuition fees; living expenses for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada and return transportation for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada. • You must be a law-abiding citizen with no criminal record and not be a risk to the security of Canada. • You must be in good health and willing to complete a medical examination, if necessary. • You must satisfy an immigration officer that you will leave Canada when you have completed your studies.