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Studying in Canada

Guides written for Canadian universities: recording lectures, lecture capture, exams, the academic year and your data.

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notescomparison

The best note-taking app for students in Canada

Otter, Gemini Notebook, Notion, Word, Apple Notes, Notability, GoodNotes and your phone, compared on Canadian dollar price, French and where the audio goes.

2026-09-08 · 16 min read

examsstudy-skills

How Canadian university exams actually work, and how to prepare

Syllabus weights, December and April exams, a 4.3 GPA at Queen's and a 12-point scale at McMaster. How Canadian universities assess, with the rules quoted.

2026-09-08 · 15 min read

canadastudy-skills

From high school to first year in Canada: what changes

Grade 12 gave you a timetable and a teacher who checked. A degree gives you a syllabus and a deadline. What changes, by province, and how to study for it.

2026-09-08 · 14 min read

canadanotes

Lecture capture at Canadian universities: what gets recorded

Which system your university runs, whether the instructor has to opt in, how long the recording stays online, what you may do with it, and how to study from it.

2026-09-08 · 14 min read

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How to take notes in lectures, tutorials, labs and placements

A Canadian degree teaches you in seven rooms and each needs a different note. What to write in a lecture, a tutorial, a lab, a co-op term and a placement.

2026-09-08 · 19 min read

canadanotes

Can you record lectures at Canadian universities? The rules

At most Canadian universities the instructor decides, and a yes covers private study only. What Toronto, UBC, McGill, Queen's, Calgary and Concordia say.

2026-09-08 · 18 min read

canadaai

Your study data and privacy law in Canada: what you can ask for

Your recordings, transcripts and AI notes are personal information. What PIPEDA, Law 25 and the provincial acts let you ask for, and what to check first.

2026-09-08 · 18 min read

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Planning your study around the Canadian academic year

Classes from the day after Labour Day, exams before Christmas, a February reading week and co-op streams at Waterloo. The Canadian year with 2026/27 dates.

2026-09-08 · 12 min read