About Us

Educational Marketers for Canadian Institutions (EMCI Vancouver) registered company that provides accommodations services to international students coming to Vancouver, British Columbia to study. Located in the heart of Gastown, our offices are staffed with friendly, experienced professionals who work together to provide the highest quality service to our clients. Opened in 2001, EMCI has always provided quality accommodations services to its clients – direct applicants, education re-sellers, and schools – and has built a solid reputation as one of the top accommodations service providers to international students in the city.

Through the years, EMCI has expanded its services to include marketing and sales, particularly to internationally recognized, local media arts schools, and the development and delivery of education programme packages for a variety of groups of special interest international students ranging from summer study abroad programmes for underprivileged youths to university students seeking international internship programmes that would be accredited by their home universities. In addition, EMCI has expanded its business network through its active involvement with local international business associations.

EMCI Vancouver was the winner of the 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year award and has continued to strive towards excellence by developing new programs to further enhance the services offered to EMCI clients.

EMCI Vancouver is partners with Escuela Mexicanna Canadiense de Ingles (EMCI Group). EMCI Group has over twenty years of experience, opening its first office in Mexico City in 1982. The group has since expanded and now has offices in six locations including Puebla, Monterrey and Mexicali. EMCI Group offers a variety of English language education programs including courses designed especially for children, general conversation classes, and private lessons. They offer special programs including TOEFL Preparation and TEFL Training. EMCI Group also works in collaboration with the United Nations to provide English language education programs to refugees and our work in this area has been recognized and endorsed by both the United States and Canadian Embassies.

In April of 2002, EMCI hosted the very first EXPO IDIOMA CANADA fair in Mexico City. For the fair, EMCI Vancouver brought several, well-established ESL schools, as well as, the Vancouver Film school to Mexico City. The fair was very successful and it gave potential students the opportunity to ask questions directly to each school’s staff representative. It also gave potential students the opportunity to learn more about one of the most beautiful cities in the world – VANCOUVER!

Creation of EMC-Intercultural...

EMCI’s experience in market research & development provided it the opportunity to establish relationships with universities in Mexico and deepened its understanding of the students’ needs, the universities’ needs, and the logistical issues involved in organizing an internship abroad. In 2005 EMCI’s responsibilities expanded into programme delivery which lead to the following developments:

·         A university accredited academic component to complement the internship placement deployed in an online learning environment

·         Comprehensive client management strategies

During an early marketing trip to Mexico, EMCI had the opportunity to meet key members of AOA and this opened the door to the possibility of a future collaboration. Discussions continued over the next few years and early in 2007, EMCI & AOA decided the time was right to formally establish a partnership. Education Management Centre – Intercultural (EMC-I) was established a few months later.

Being in a foreign country where no one speaks your language can be a little difficult and even terrifying! At EMCI we will help you make the most of your visit to Canada from beginning to end and will make every effort to ensure that have a unique, once in a life time experience that not only meets, exceeds your expectations!