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This month marks Mental Health Awareness Month. Everyone is impacted by mental health conditions - including our friends and family who may not live with a mental health condition themselves.

Take the time to check in with yourself and consider seeking support from a mental health professional if you are in distress.

That's a wrap for ICEF Toronto 2026! 🎉

BT Global Access's Founder, Ousman, attended and connected with many educational institutions. In addition to many organizations, for more ways to support our international students.

🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Gervan Fearon 🌟

We are excited to introduce Dr. Gervan Fearon, the President of George Brown Polytechnic, as a speaker at our upcoming Canada-Africa Youth Education Forum! 🎉

Dr. Gervan Fearon is an accomplished economist, scholar and teacher. He brings his vision for the transformative impacts of education to leading one of Canada’s most culturally diverse, urban post-secondary institutions. Recognized for his ability to inspire and move teams toward positive and constructive change, Dr. Fearon collaborates across the college to support career-focused programs, advance applied research and innovation, and promote community development.

Dr. Fearon has an esteemed record of progressive leadership positions in higher education. He served as the president and vice-chancellor at Brock University in Ontario and Brandon University in Manitoba (where he also served as provost and vice-president, academic). Before his presidential appointments, he was dean of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Toronto Metropolitan University, associate dean at York University’s Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies (where he also held a faculty position) and was a visiting scholar at the University of Washington. Dr. Fearon began his career as an economist and policy advisor in government.

Improving social and economic mobility through education is one of Dr. Fearon’s areas of expertise, and he shares his insights around the world. He currently chairs the external reference group for the federal government’s Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative, which is advancing Canada’s commitment to the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent, and is a board member with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Niagara Health and Ingenium – Canada’s museums of science and innovation. He also co-founded the Canada Caribbean Institute with Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. His work has been recognized with the Order of Ontario, Queen Elizabeth II Platinum and Diamond Jubilee Medals, and The Michaëlle Jean Foundation Influencer Award, among other honours.

Exam season looks different for everyone, and so does preparing for it 💭 Preparing in advance and utilizing resources from your institution can help you crush your exams!

⏰ Scholarships with April deadlines! ⏰

Scholarships are an amazing way to help ease the financial burden. If you have questions on scholarships for international students and starting your Canadian Study experience, click the link in our bio.

🌟 Speaker Spotlight: Max Medyk 🌟

We are excited to introduce Max Medyk ( ), an innovative speaker, at our upcoming Canada-Africa Youth Education Forum.

ImmigrateAI Global is the brainchild of founder and CEO Max Medyk. Medyk, who has navigated immigration systems in Ukraine, the US, New Zealand, and now Canada, has seen the challenges – and therefore opportunities – up close.

Max believes that immigrants are future leaders, advancing Canada. His vision is to empower them through open information and support systems, including various services and AI solutions. Over the years, Max built a community of over 400,000 people and relationships with various stakeholders in immigration.