autumnoakes:

it depends a lot on your demographics to be honest. i can’t really say much more than that. politically, the landscape isn’t the best, but i also wouldn’t say anything is particularly precarious at the moment. if you have any concerns with respect to accessibility and disability, race and ethnicity, lgbtq+ issues, etc. then i would definitely take it on a case-by-case basis if that makes sense. some provinces are safer than others in those regards. additionally, some CITIES are safer than others in those regards. generally, larger cities tend to be more progressive, but that isn’t always the case at all, and not every university is in a major city. i’m also not sure if that’s becoming less and less true.

the biggest thing i would say to look into before making a decision is cost. tuition is different between provinces, and some provinces have lower tuition than others. for international students, they can expect to pay 3x as much in tuition as a domestic student, if not more, on top of other expenses like housing and groceries. not every institution has student housing, which is something to keep in mind (i think the major ones do like university of toronto, ubc, and mcgill, to give some examples, but a lot of smaller unis don’t). i believe a lot of institutions are reducing the number of international students they can accept as well, and i think it has to do with the federal government bringing in stricter regulations on who can immigrate to canada, but my memory is blegh right now and i can’t fully remember.