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Join us for ReimaginEd: Shaping the Future of Ontario PSE on Friday, November 7, 2025 at the Delta Hotel Toronto.

Career Opportunities Title: Research InternLocation: Remote, with possibility for some in-person meetings in TorontoDuration: 8 months (January 15th 2026 to August 14th 2026)Type: Full-time contract positionNumber of positions: One Research Intern The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) is an agency of the Government of Ontario that brings evidence-based research to the continued improvement […]

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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Research Summary: More College Graduates Continuing Their Education in Pursuit of Increased Earnings and Career Advancement An increasing number of college graduates are returning to school to continue their education, not due to lack of employment options, but in pursuit of higher earnings, interesting and challenging career opportunities and enhanced status. A new report co-authored […]
Throughout Canada, having no family history of college or university is a significantly greater obstacle to higher education than is family income…
Research Summary: Parental education key determinant of who goes to college or university Throughout Canada, having no family history of college or university is the most significant obstacle to postsecondary education (PSE). Family income is much less of a barrier. In fact, according to two new studies, a single year of parental education has a […]
Research Summary: Parental education key determinant of who goes to college or university Throughout Canada, having no family history of college or university is the most significant obstacle to postsecondary education (PSE). Family income is much less of a barrier. In fact, according to two new studies, a single year of parental education has a […]
Ode to the Super Bowl: Getting and Staying in the Game The director of communications at HEQCO is getting concerned that it has been some time since I have posted a new blog. She is worried that I will lose readership. I think I do not take this concern as seriously as she does because […]
College and university students with disabilities face significant financial burdens and a number of barriers that can strain their ability to successfully complete their education…






