The St. James-Assiniboia International Student Program has an extensive activities program to introduce students to Canadian culture and life in Winnipeg.
We generally have three organized and supervised activities per month, including sports, arts, and cultural events, and meals at local restaurants serving Canadian and international cuisine.
Some of the activities we regularly plan are ice hockey games, Winnipeg Blue Bombers football games, performances of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Manitoba Opera, visits to the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba Museum, and the Forks.
Winnipeg has a population of over 700,000 and is a secure and friendly with a cosmopolitan lifestyle, offering many different cultural, recreational, and athletic facilities, and many lively and diverse neighbourhoods. Winnipeg is also home to four universities.
In addition to the open prairie landscape, the surrounding area includes lakes, sandy beaches, forests, and hills, which allow students a wide range of year-round activities.
Visit Tourism Winnipeg to learn more about life in the city.
| International Student Guide
The International Student Program produces a Student Guide to provide further details about the process of becoming an international student, and what to expect when students arrive.
| Student Stories
Over the years, SJASD and our partners have featured ISP students and events from the program. Learn more about Paula, Minh, Hannah, and ISP's first trip to Churchill, Manitoba.
| Paula and Minh: Video Story
Minh is from Vietnam and Paula is from Spain. Learn more about why they chose to study in SJASD in this video story produced by EduCanada, the Government of Canada's official source of information for students exploring study opportunities in Canada. Click on video above to learn more.
| Hannah: International Student Recognized
Hannah is a Germany student who studied in SJASD and received an International Student of the Year Award. She enrolled at
Westwood Collegiate after her agent sent her a list of
schools to ponder. While the student from Hamburg admits her selection
was more of a coincidence, coming back for her senior year was not. Read more.
| Trip to Churchill: Experience of a Lifetime
In Novemberber 2025, ISP planned our first student trip. We took a small group of students to Churchill, Manitoba. In past years, international students and their parents have asked what educational and cultural trips may be offered to our students while they are with us. Read more.
