Quarterly Program Update – Fall 2025
Highlights from recent delegation visits, new collaborations with Ontario universities, and early-stage policy workshops.
Upcoming Partnership Signing: National Policy Research Institute of Japan (planned for November 2025)
An agreement in principle has been reached to formalize collaboration through a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The partnership is expected to focus on comparative policy research, training exchanges, and joint seminars involving Canadian and Japanese experts.
How We Support Visiting Scholars
A guide for incoming academics, covering orientation, housing, health insurance, and access to university resources.
Checklist: First 30 Days in Canada
Practical advice for newly arrived participants: opening a bank account, registering for healthcare, and navigating public transit.
Info Session for Prospective Participants – April 2025
Online briefing to introduce program structures, eligibility requirements, and application timelines.
Roundtable: Canada–Korea Academic Collaboration – Summer 2025
Joint event with Canadian and Korean universities focusing on future research partnerships.
Delegation Visit Highlights – February 2025
A Korean public service delegation visited Ottawa and Toronto for workshops on administrative reform, public finance, and smart city initiatives. Participants shared experiences and built professional networks with Canadian counterparts.
IRCC Newsroom (Government of Canada)
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html
Government of Canada – News
https://www.canada.ca/en/news.html
Statistics Canada – Immigration Data
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/immigration_and_ethnocultural_diversity
IRCC Home
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html
Study Permit (Students)
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada.html
Work Permits – International Mobility Program (IMP)
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/permit/temporary.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/international-free-trade-agreements/internationals-canada-korea/contract-independent-professionals.html
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
https://www.canada.ca/eta
Government of Ontario – Official Website
https://www.ontario.ca
City of Toronto – Official Website
https://www.toronto.ca