by Daniel Horovitz (Articling Student)
Each year, thousands of foreign nationals come to Canada to pursue higher education. They cross borders, oceans, and sometimes their parents, for the chance to develop new skills and new goals in the Great White North. Yet, for all the hard work and sacrifice that international students must face while residing in Canada, their first real hurdle is to get through immigration smoothly. Filling out all of the necessary paper work and attaching all of the required documents to get a study permit must seem like a daunting task for young adults and their families, but it need not be.