Study in Ottawa

Overview 

Ottawa is the capital of Canada located in the south of Ontario in the east, close to the city of Montreal and the U.S. border stretching on the Ottawa River.

The area of the capital city is estimated to be 2,790 km2, on which a population of 996,921 people lives. The population is of several ethnic groups which are Canadian, English, Irish, French, Scottish, German, Italian, Chinese, Asian, Arabs and some insignificant minorities.

The name Ottawa is derived from the Algonquin word “adawe” meaning “to trade”. The settlement had been known before as “Bytown” when it was converted to Ottawa in 1855.

There were some cities which they had been racing to win the capital status of Canada; so, to finish that fierce competition, Queen Victoria selected Ottawa as it was located in the centre between Montreal and Toronto cities, besides being along the border of Ontario and Quebec (the heart of Canada at the time)

Ottawa is known to be one of the safest cities in all Canada, and Canada is considered one of the safest countries in the world, ranked number five in the list top five cities.

Living Expenses in Ottawa

The estimated monthly costs for an international student in Ottawa are C$1200, without rent. Ottawa is less expensive than New York in living expenses, without rent. On the other hand, rent in Ottawa is, normally, 20 % less expensive than New York.

Lists of Living Expenses in Ottawa in Canadian Dollars

The Culture of Ottawa

International Music Festival is the event that Ottawa is known for, in addition to “hunger for beaver tails”, “beautiful nature” and “internationally influenced cuisine.”

Ottawa is the fourth largest modern region in Canada: Both English and French are spoken which reflects in the city’s culture and businesses in addition to population of different immigrants growing widely which enriches the culture of the city.

Because Ottawa is the seventh coldest capital in the world, there are lots of museums in Ottawa, but the most visited museum in Canada is the “Canadian Museum Civilisation”, and the most famous festival hosted every year is the “Canadian Tulip Festival” which is one of 35 key festivals in Ottawa.

Ottawa has the best food to eat such as

· Shawarma. You can eat a Shawarma anywhere, but you can't beat a Shawarma in Ottawa, especially on a cold winter's night after a few drinks with friends.

· Beavertails

· Caesars

· Obama Cookie

· Gelato

· Macarons 

Ottawa is a nice city to visit as it has a huge natural space, pretty lakes, trails for walking and cycling, breath-taking views. Visitors can get to Ottawa in just minutes from downtown Ottawa or Gatineau (a city in the west of Quebec) where visitors can practice sweeping skiing in the Gatineau Hills.

Weather and Environment of Ottawa

During summer the weather is warm and wet, and during winter it is very cold: It is severely cold in winter as there is a lot of snow precipitation which results in having a one-centimeter - snow thick and the precipitation of snow extends for four months... Nevertheless, the weather in Ottawa is changing during the year.

As the weather in Ottawa is semi continental, the temperatures over the course of the year vary between -16 0C (60F) to reach 330C (800F). The temperatures are rarely to fall below -200C (30F) or rise more than 390C (880F).

Ottawa has less smog than Toronto, and it enjoys a sunny climate. Air quality in Ottawa can be said to be moderate, and sometimes good. Ottawa offers such incentives to support in alleviating the environmental influences of its building operations by cooperating with a number of organisations. 

• Maintain good academic standing
• Express financial need  by finishing the university of Ottawa’s financial questionnaire via the Work-Study Navigator
• Pay your tuition fees to the University of Ottawa.
• Visit the program to have a good background in details

The Areas and Districts of Ottawa

We divided Ottawa into 14 different sections

• Barr haven
• Kanata
• Nepean
• Orleans
• Ottawa Central
• Ottawa East
• Ottawa South
• Ottawa West
• Ottawa West Centre Town
• Rural Ottawa East
• Rural Ottawa South
• Rural Ottawa South West
• Rural Ottawa West
• Stittsville

The important universities in Ottawa

The Best Colleges in Ottawa for international students 2021

• University of Ottawa
• Carleton University
• Algonquin College
• Collège La Cité
• Saint Paul University
• Telfer School of Management
• Dominican University College
• Herzing College