Undergraduate Fair

The Undergraduate Fair is held over a period of two days. We expect approximately 3500 students and parents over the two day event.

Please NOTE: This year, we have reversed the order of the fairs and have planned the Graduate fair first on the Saturday followed on Sunday and Monday by the Undergraduate Fairs.

The first day, Sunday, is a full day open to the public when students and their parents have the opportunity to visit with the university representatives from 11:00 am through to 4:00 pm.

The second day, Monday, is split into two sections: The morning is devoted to various workshops that are offered to Guidance Counsellors who attend from across the province. We usually draw approximately 150 counsellors to this event. The morning agenda includes 2-3 consecutive workshops, followed by a fair exclusively for the counsellors. There is a brunch served at the fair in order to promote an atmosphere of networking amongst the counsellors and the university representatives.

The evening of the second day (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm) is devoted to the public once again

Graduate Fair

The Graduate Fair was created in order to attract those students who are currently in university or those who have graduated and are now choosing their graduate study areas.

Please NOTE: We have reversed the order of the Fairs this year. The Graduate Fair will be held on Saturday instead of the usual Sunday.

The Universities in Ontario are experiencing large numbers of applicants that they cannot accommodate due to lack of available space in very competitive programs. Now that the double cohort in the Ontario high school system has filtered from the undergraduate level into the graduate level, the numbers of applicants, especially in the GTA universities, will continue to increase for several years to come. (GTA=greater Toronto area)

The Graduate Fair attracts approximately 800 - 1000 students every year. The fair is promoted in all the Ontario universities, and in major newspapers in the province. The majority of students who attend are from the GTA however, they do travel from across the province as well.

We find that those who make the decision to attend our Graduate Fair are quite dedicated, not only about what they wish to study, but are seriously considering doing that study outside of Canada. Therefore the audience is very focused and well prepared.

When you participate in RECRUIT in CANADA, the following is included in your registration fee:

● a 6 foot skirted table & chair in the Fair area.
● listing in the Fair handout with a profile of your university and contact info.
● pre-fair promotion listings on the student website http://www.pennybissett.org
● listing on large coloured posters that are sent to 800+ high schools and universities.
● announcements and promotion of the fairs in the major newspapers, university papers, and guidance counsellor list servs.
● assistance with any pre-fair promotion ads the university would like to place in major newspapers etc.
● post fair contact for student inquiries through the PBC office all year around. We are your Canadian office all year through!
● Relevent news clippings automatically sent to all clients during the year.

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