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Women in Academia

Welcome to the Women in Academia Project HEQCO is pleased to announce the release of a multi-part research project designed to explore current and historical gender disparities among faculty in Ontario universities. Despite advocacy efforts, collective bargaining, targeted funding and legislation, gaps in representation, promotion and earnings for women academics persist. These inequalities are especially […]

Quick Stats

How many Ontario students applied to the province’s colleges and universities during the last decade? How many enrolled? How many graduated? Find the answers to these and other good questions in Quick Stats, a compendium of data on Ontario’s postsecondary system. Note: All visualizations begin in 2013 and go up to the most recent year […]

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Advice on whether to establish polytechnic institutions and on system design

Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) ​​​​​​​The Council was asked by the Minister during the Spring of 2008 to provide him with policy advice on whether to create polytechnic institutions in Ontario. The Council undertook several research projects and consulted with stakeholders on the issue. At its December 2008 meeting, the Council’s Board of […]

Apprenticeship Training in Ontario Literature Review and Options for Further Research

Research Summary: Apprenticeship Training in Ontario: Literature Review and Options for Further Research provides a brief overview of the relevant literature on apprenticeship training in Ontario, Canada, and around the world. It pays particular attention to the challenges facing apprenticeship systems in the 21st century. It is also a starting point for posing a series […]