The MFRE Experience

The MFRE student experience is energetic, collaborative, and rewarding — a year where the cohort works hard, learns from one another, and builds new skills and ideas together. Students connect with faculty members, industry partners, and alumni, gaining real-world insight, support, friendships, and networks that last well beyond the program.

At MFRE we have

Fun Events and Field Trips: Build friendships and explore the real-world climate, food, and environmental sector beyond the classroom.
Classroom Learning: Economics, Policy and Business analytics in action.
Cohort and Networking: Small connected cohort with industry connections.
Real-World Applications: Apply your learning to a industry partner project.

Student Experience

Unique Academic Courses and Career-Ready Skills

The MFRE program offers courses in economics, business, and policy that emphasize real-world application to the climate, food, and environmental sectors.

Students move from core courses in finance, markets, and policy to specialized concentrations in Economic Modeling, Policy Analysis, Strategic Business Management, and Data Analytics in the Food and Resource sector applying tools like Python, R, SQL, Excel, and Power BI to real-world challenges and opportunities in the climate, food, and environmental sectors.

A year-long professionalism and data analytics workshops complements the academic courses, helping students gain technical, analytical, and leadership skills important for career success.

MFRE Program and Courses

Work Experience and Career Paths

MFRE students gain valuable work experience through their graduating projects with industry, government, and non-profit project partners where they get the opportunity to apply their MFRE knowledge and skills to real-world challenges in the climate, food, and environmental sectors.

Our MFRE Alumni have diverse and exciting careers path across leading companies, organizations, and agencies in Canada and around the world.

Success Stories: Testimonials from our 2025 Summer MFRE Alumni Survey

MFRE was a valuable experience, not just getting the knowledge, skill and network, but spending a year with a group of supportive professionals and classmates has been a wonderful experience in my student life.

My MFRE experience was instrumental in shaping my career path in areas such as team collaboration and professionalism.

Personally, the MFRE community was one of the most valuable aspects of the program. I formed strong friendships with classmates from around the world, which not only expanded my worldview but also created a lasting support network. Living and studying in Vancouver allowed me to grow outside my comfort zone, embrace new cultures, and build the confidence to thrive in diverse environments.

Professionally, MFRE gave me the tools and confidence to pivot my career into a more analytical and impactful direction. I deepened my understanding of economics and data analytics and learned how to apply them to real-world challenges in food, agriculture, and the environment. Courses and hands-on projects helped me sharpen my critical thinking, while the exposure to policy and market analysis shaped the way I now approach complex decision-making.

Lifelong friendship, Massive uptick in self confidence and believe in academic abilities.

As an international student, living in a new country while taking on an intensive graduate program pushed me out of my comfort zone—but it also helped me grow immensely. I built lifelong friendships, found a supportive community, and discovered my passion for solving complex, real-world problems through a systems-thinking approach.

Looking back, the MFRE program has had a profound impact on both my personal and professional journey.

Academically, it equipped me with a multidisciplinary lens to assess business challenges—especially in the agri-food sectors—by integrating economic theory, data analysis, and strategic decision-making. This foundation has been instrumental in my pivot from science into business and strategy roles. Equally important, MFRE gave me the confidence to navigate challenges.

MFRE Career Paths

Application Timeline

Application deadline: January 10, 2026

Reference letters deadline: January 17, 2026

MFRE Offers: between February 10 to 20, 2026

Admissions are competitive — we encourage early applications.

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Meet the Recruitment Team

The MFRE Recruitment Team connects with prospective students through university career fairs, class visits, and virtual Q/A sessions. We answer questions about the program, admissions, and career outcomes, helping students understand how MFRE is designed, the unique features of the program, and how an MFRE degree can advance their goals in the climate food, and environmental sector.