Affordable International Schools in Canada
Edited by Nik Higgins · Co-founder & CEO
About international schools in Canada
Affordable international schools in Canada typically combine an internationally recognised pathway (most often the International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement or a British/American-style offering) with either a provincial Canadian curriculum or bilingual English - French provision, and they are concentrated in larger cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal and Calgary. Day-school tuitions at the lower end of the independent/international sector commonly run from roughly CAD 10,000 to CAD 35,000 a year, though fees vary widely by province, programme and whether boarding is offered. Admissions follow the usual independent-school cycle (applications often open in the autumn and families can expect offers in the winter or early spring), and relocating families should allow extra lead time for international-student placement and any required study-permit or registration paperwork. Many families weigh whether to use a fee-paying international school at all, since high-quality public schools are free for resident children and eligible work-permit holders under provincial rules, while private international schools are chosen mainly for language programmes, curriculum portability or particular learning environments.
Compare 75 Affordable international schools in Canada. Filter by curriculum, fees (average CAD 14,296), location, and more to find the right international school now.
At a glance 75 schools · avg fee CAD 14,557
- Schools listed
- 75
- Curricula
- 15
- Average annual fee
- CAD 14,557
- Fee range
- CAD 400 – 25,000
- Most common curriculum
- Canadian Curriculum (56 schools)
- Average school size
- 731 pupils
- Largest by enrolment
- Coquitlam College (Brookmere High School)
- Oldest
- Collège de l'Assomption (1832)
- With boarding
- 14