When students work and study abroad they bring back skills and knowledge that benefit everyone.
For students
Unlock endless potential. New global skills and experiences are ready for you.
For institutions
Globalize your campuses. Create invaluable linkages with institutions and partners overseas.
For Canada
Strengthen international networks. Increased intercultural competency will boost Canada’s ability to succeed on the world stage.
I truly believe that studying abroad taught me things that I would not have been able to achieve here (in Canada). The best thing about GSO is the ability within the program to meet the needs of marginalized students and provide them with opportunities they would not have elsewhere.
I think that more Canadians should study abroad because while it benefits a student in countless ways, what often gets overlooked is how the experience also benefits the home country.
I am now working with Immigration Canada, a career I do not believe I would have without my GSO experience opening up my eyes… I have achieved so many of my goals and am continuing to work toward new ones with the skills I have acquired while abroad.
Taylor Fennelly
Studying abroad is an excellent way for students to learn life lessons and expand their education beyond just the four walls of their institution. In doing so, we create holistic, cultured and respectful students who are able to face the world, and find their unique places in it.
Amilia Hildahl
How Global Skills Opportunity works for post-secondary institutions
Step one
Identify gap in ability to deliver international learning experiences
Step two
Submit project proposal with an innovative solution to Global Skills Opportunity through either Colleges and Institutes Canada or Universities Canada
Step three
Successful projects receive funding from Employment and Social Development Canada
Step four
Promote global learning opportunities to students
Step five
Students apply to participate in Global Skills Opportunity project(s) directly through their college or university
Our Funded Opportunities
INNOVATION FUNDS
Innovation Funded projects support institutions and their researchers as they build on and enhance strategic priority areas, accelerate current research and technology development, and take already-established capabilities to a globally competitive level.
STUDENT MOBILITY PROJECTS
Student Mobility Projects empowers Canadian students, especially underrepresented students, to take advantage of international learning experiences and to develop skills such as problem solving, adaptability, resilience, and intercultural competency.