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Career Opportunities There are no current opportunities. Request for Proposals There are no RFPs at this time. 24/25-RFP-001 Consortium on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) The results of 24/25-RFP-001 Consortium on Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). HEQCO has awarded contracts and funding to the following organizations based on the submissions made under the Consortium on Generative Artificial […]

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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Postsecondary education: Pipe dream or prerequisite? Ask a plumber.

One of the most ubiquitous and powerful arguments made by advocates of greater investment in higher education is that a postsecondary education is instrumental to economic success, for both the individual and the public.  The public and governments appear to have accepted that 70-80 per cent of future jobs will require some postsecondary credential and […]

An Evaluation of the Impact of Learning Skill Services on Student Academic Success at Brock University

Research Summary: Learning Skills Programs Improve Grades and Retention When Delivered Early When delivered to students early in their university experience, workshops, tutoring and training programs in areas such as writing support, study and exam preparation can have positive impacts on both student performance and retention. However, as these types of programs tend to demand […]

An Evaluation of the Online Writing Skills: Workshop/Essay-Zone at Brock University

Research Summary: Learning Skills Programs Improve Grades and Retention When Delivered Early When delivered to students early in their university experience, workshops, tutoring and training programs in areas such as writing support, study and exam preparation can have positive impacts on both student performance and retention. However, as these types of programs tend to demand […]

@ Issue Paper No. 7 Expanding Opportunities for Graduate Studies: The Recent Experience of Ontario

Executive Summary: Ontario graduate enrolments surge over the last decade by more than 50 per cent Ontario has outpaced the rest of Canada in graduate enrolment growth over the last decade. Doctoral enrolments increased by 67 per cent and master’s enrolments were up by 51 per cent, according to a summary research report by the […]