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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey and Census
2001
2006
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2016e
• Bursaries of up to $2,000 for First Nations, Métis or Inuit
students (these are still available);
• Peer mentoring to ease the transition to university;
• Research apprenticeships which provided the opportunity
to participate in hands-on academic research; and,
• Staff and faculty cultural training to support
Aboriginal students.
University degree - post-graduate
University degree - bachelor's
This program has been instrumental in breaking down social
and cultural barriers for Aboriginal students at the University
of Victoria, and increasing their learning skills in order to better
succeed during their university studies. 42 lE,nonET identified
a number of key principles in supporting success and was one
of the first programs to be able to empirically measure changes
in success.
High school graduate
Some secondary
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and
Labrador
FIGURE 47: High school drop-out rates have declined
significantly during the last two decades
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
50%
The lessons learned from this pilot project and other successful
university programs 43 are being shared with institutions across the
country. Both the federal and provincial governments (the latter
through the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada and the
Council of the Federation) have identified the goal of broadening
university Less than high access school to students from under-represented groups –
including Graduated high low-income school students, Aboriginal students and children
of recent immigrants. Some measures are already in place, and to
Some postsecondary
the extent that they and similar programs are successful, they
Trades , vocatioanl, apprenticeship
will create greater demand for university education and upward
pressure Community on college, university CEGEP participation rates. 44
AUCC
University graduation
These types of programs have also contributed to a significant decline
of high school drop-out rates across Canada. Over the last two
decades, the drop-out rate fell from 16.6 percent at the beginning of
the 1990s to just 8.5 percent of 20-to-24 year-olds not completing
high school between 2007 and 2010. This has created a bigger pool
Full-time students at degree granting institutions
2007 to 2010
1990 to 1993
Source: Statistics Canada
from which universities draw their students. While some further
growth can be achieved, future improvements will not provide the
FIGURE 48: Tuition fees vary widely across Canada
scale of growth that has been achieved over the last two decades.
As projects and programs such as Pathways to Education
Canada
demonstrate, more can be done to change the aspiration levels of
Newfoundland and
students Labrador from traditionally under-represented groups. Creating
capacity and support for these students will help them achieve their
Nova Scotia
new-found aspirations for additional education as more of them
complete
New Brunswick
high school.
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
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