Brock University, near Niagara Falls, says it will extend financial aid to cover all tuition fees for all international PhD candidates.

The goal of the McGill-Kyoto collaboration is to develop joint international research in the field of genomic medicine and to educate the next generation of scientists.

In Canada, a national think-tank has urged for more recognition of foreign PhD holders and better workplace integration for all doctoral graduates. There is a 50-50 split between Canadian and foreign-born PhDs in the country.