<p>b@r!um, </p>
<p>I have to admit I haven’t looked at all of them in great detail recently. However when I did check out peer institutions for certain categories a couple of years ago, the Canadian institutions were all less expensive than US institutions. Given changes in currency values, this might no longer be true. Links for tuition and fees that I found this morning for McGill [Student</a> Accounts - McGill University](<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/tuition-charges/fallwinter-term-tuition-and-fees/undergraduate-fees]Student”>| Student Accounts - McGill University) and Cornell [Cornell</a> University: Tuition Rates and Fees](<a href=“Tuition Rates and Fees | Cornell University Division of Financial Affairs”>Tuition Rates and Fees | Cornell University Division of Financial Affairs) indicate a difference of US$11,971 in international rates between the most expensive division of McGill (Commerce), and all divisions at Cornell. For Arts&Sciences at McGill, the difference would be US$23,789. Depending on the choice of major, a student could cover the cost of tuition and fees for two years at McGill for less than the cost for one year’s tuition and fees at Cornell. </p>
<p>Another factor that could be deciding for an international applicant, would be the difference in work permission. Again, this needs to be checked as it may have changed. The last time I visited this issue, student visas in Canada and Australia came with much more generous work provisions than student visas in the US. Not to mention that Canada and Australia have more rational work permission and immigration policies than the US. The formula for Canada is right on the government website.</p>