University Canada West Placements

University Canada West sits right in the heart of downtown Vancouver, literally walking distance from hundreds of multinational companies, tech startups, financial firms, and hospitality giants. That location alone makes a massive difference for international students because co-op placements, internships, and part-time jobs are not just listed on a portal; they are companies students can literally walk into and network with during lunch breaks.

The university deliberately keeps class sizes small (often 20-30 students), and every program has a built-in work placement component or co-op option. MBA students regularly land paid internships at companies like Amazon, Deloitte, KPMG, RBC, Telus, and local fintech firms, paying CAD 20-30 per hour even during the program. BCom and BA Business Communication students get placed with Shopify, Lululemon, Best Buy Canada, and dozens of marketing agencies. Because UCW is private and business-focused, the career services team works only with a few hundred students each term, so every résumé gets personal attention and direct introductions to employers.

Vancouver has a chronic shortage of entry-level business talent, and employers actively recruit from UCW because they know graduates already understand North American workplace culture and have Canadian references from the start. Many students convert their internships into full-time roles before they even graduate, especially in accounting, digital marketing, and supply-chain positions.

For Indian students, the combination of downtown access, mandatory work components, and a career team that actually picks up the phone for employers makes the transition from study permit to Post-Graduation Work Permit extremely smooth and usually ends with a job offer in hand.