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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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Want to reform postsecondary education? Take a lesson, says Harvey…

I recently spent two days attending an International Summit of Education Experts listening to speakers from a variety of countries that have made great (e.g. Finland, Singapore) or somewhat less (e.g., United States) progress reforming their public education systems.  The conference was a welcome tonic for those, like me, who sometimes despair over the challenge […]

Exploring the Alignment between Postsecondary Programs and Labour Market Outcomes in Ontario

Research Summary: Job market demand and postsecondary grad supply are in sync while earning gap is growing for non-PSE grads  Despite higher numbers of graduates from Ontario’s colleges and universities, there’s no shortage of opportunity in the job market. Graduates are not only finding jobs; they’re outearning high school graduates by almost 25 per cent, […]

Postsecondary Education and the Labour market in Ontario

Research Summary: Job market demand and postsecondary grad supply are in sync while earning gap is growing for non-PSE grads  Despite higher numbers of graduates from Ontario’s colleges and universities, there’s no shortage of opportunity in the job market. Graduates are not only finding jobs; they’re outearning high school graduates by almost 25 per cent, […]

Post High-School Pathways of Immigrant Youth

Research Summary: Immigrant study: C​aribbean students least likely to pursue hi​​​gher education A new study of Toronto high school immigrant students shows that first generation immigrants, particularly those of East Asian background, are most likely to attend university, while Caribbean students are least likely to attend a postsecondary institution or even graduate from high school. […]

Willingness to Pay for Postsecondary Education Among Under-represented Groups

Research Summary: Price concerns and loan aversion pose barriers to post-secondary education  Concerns about the costs of post-secondary education (PSE) and a reluctance to pursue educational loans may be discouraging some students from pursuing a post-secondary education, according to a new research report released today by the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC), sponsored by […]