updated January 15, 2021 Ontario has declared a State of Emergency due to rising numbers of COVID cases across the province.  The province has also issued a Stay at Home order, requiring everyone to stay at home except for essential reasons. Learn more about what this means for you. Additional information for international students: All […]

(updated December 31, 2020) The Government of Canada announced on December 30, 2020 that all air travellers entering Canada must present documentation of a negative COVID test result. Documentation of a negative laboratory test result must be presented to the airline prior to boarding a flight to Canada. The test must be performed using a […]

(updated December 25, 2020) The Ontario government has announced a Province-wide shutdown which will go into effect as of Saturday December 26, 2020 at 12:01am. Although entry to Canada is still permitted for international students with a valid study permit (or full/stage 2 study permit approval), we encourage you to take this into consideration for […]

(updated December 23, 2020) On December 20, 2020, the Canadian government announced a temporary suspension of flights to and from the UK due to the rising number of cases of a new strain of COVID-19.  Details of the announcement can be found on the Government of Canada website.On December 23, 2020, the Canadian government extended […]

Communication sent to International Students on March 19, 2020 We know the situation with COVID-19 is moving quite quickly so we hope you’re keeping well during this time.  As Public Health advisories have gone out recommending social distancing, closing of restaurants and other safety measures, we want you to have some information about services, supports […]

To all International Students at York, Yesterday you received an email from President Lenton about York’s response to COVID-19. This included information about suspending face-to-face classes and moving courses to online formats. As an international student, we understand you may have some additional questions and concerns about what this means for you. I want to […]

Global Affairs Canada, in collaboration with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) recently announced a call for proposals for the fifth edition of the International Policy Ideas Challenge.  A summary is provided below. Objectives To draw on the network of talented Canadian graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and early-career civil society researchers to identify […]

Mr. Jose Dominick Santos Guballa, a Filipino Ph.D. student in Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto, held a talk on “Taal and Other Philippine Volcanoes: An Overview” at the premises of the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto on 12 February 2020. In his welcome remarks, Consul General Orontes Castro explained that the talk is […]

The reason why there is a lot of matter in the Universe, such as electrons and protons, but no anti-matter (anti-electrons and antiprotons) is a riddle many scientists worldwide are still trying to solve. York University Distinguished Research Professor Eric Hessels of the Faculty of Science recently received two grants of $900,000 each over three years from […]

Conor Douglas, an assistant professor of Science and Technology Studies at York University, believes there are plenty of inequalities in the ways we produce and access pharmaceuticals. From his PhD research on patient participation in medical research to his post-doctoral studies on expensive drugs and coverage decision making for rare diseases, Douglas has devoted much […]