Web Resources- Canada
Access Denied: The Affordability of Post-Secondary Education in Canada
In 2002, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) released the study Access Denied, which measures the affordability of university education today compared with previous periods by comparing the number of hours of work at an average wage it would take to pay for one year of tuition fees. The study reports that, when tuition fees are adjusted for inflation, undergraduate university students are paying for than at any time in the past century. The report makes note of the sharp decrease in accessibility to professional programs, where students experienced very steep tuition fee increases in the late 1990s and in recent years.
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University and College Accessibility: How and Why Have Fees Increased?
This study, conducted by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), examines the impact of funding cuts and tuition fees on students from lower-income families. The study analyses data which shows that the massive tuition fee hikes of the 1990s in Canada have a quantifiable effect on lower-income families.
The study shows that lower-income families have to set aside a large quantity - 23 percent - of after-tax income to pay for tuition fees. In addition, the study reveals a startling increase in average student debt upon graduation. Average student debt in 1900 was $8000, which increased more than threefold to $25,000 in 1998.
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The Tuition Trap
This study authored by researcher Hugh MacKenzie looks at the socio-economic composition of Ontario families relative to their participation reates in post-secondary education. He finds that, as a portion of taxes paid through the progressive tax system, no income group carries a greater share of the burdern. This finding is critical in debunking the myth that post-secondary funding is of more benefit to the wealthy than the poor, undercutting one of the primary arguments made by advocates for higher tuition fees like Bob Rae.
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Statistics Canada Tuition Fee Survey
Statistics Canada conducts an annual review of university tuition fee levels in Canada. The 2005 survey found that, while tuition fees in BC are not rising at the high levels of the previous three years, tuition fees for graduate and professional students are rising faster than for other students. The study also found that tuition fees for undergraduate students in BC have risen to $4874, which is higher than the national average.
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Statistics Canada Youth in Transition Survey
This analysis from the Youth in Transition Surevy (YITS) reveals that financial barriers are overwhelmingly the most commonly cited barrier to access to post-secondary education for young people in Canada. Survey participants who had graduated from high school but who had not gone on to post-secondary education were asked why they had not continued on to further studies, and over 70 percent responded that financial barriers had prevented their further study. Respondants who had dropped out of a post-secondary program also cited financial barriers as a primary reason for not continuing with their education.
Go to Statistics Canada
In 2002, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) released the study Access Denied, which measures the affordability of university education today compared with previous periods by comparing the number of hours of work at an average wage it would take to pay for one year of tuition fees. The study reports that, when tuition fees are adjusted for inflation, undergraduate university students are paying for than at any time in the past century. The report makes note of the sharp decrease in accessibility to professional programs, where students experienced very steep tuition fee increases in the late 1990s and in recent years.
Go to CAUT
University and College Accessibility: How and Why Have Fees Increased?
This study, conducted by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), examines the impact of funding cuts and tuition fees on students from lower-income families. The study analyses data which shows that the massive tuition fee hikes of the 1990s in Canada have a quantifiable effect on lower-income families.
The study shows that lower-income families have to set aside a large quantity - 23 percent - of after-tax income to pay for tuition fees. In addition, the study reveals a startling increase in average student debt upon graduation. Average student debt in 1900 was $8000, which increased more than threefold to $25,000 in 1998.
Go to CAUT
The Tuition Trap
This study authored by researcher Hugh MacKenzie looks at the socio-economic composition of Ontario families relative to their participation reates in post-secondary education. He finds that, as a portion of taxes paid through the progressive tax system, no income group carries a greater share of the burdern. This finding is critical in debunking the myth that post-secondary funding is of more benefit to the wealthy than the poor, undercutting one of the primary arguments made by advocates for higher tuition fees like Bob Rae.
Go to OCUFA
Statistics Canada Tuition Fee Survey
Statistics Canada conducts an annual review of university tuition fee levels in Canada. The 2005 survey found that, while tuition fees in BC are not rising at the high levels of the previous three years, tuition fees for graduate and professional students are rising faster than for other students. The study also found that tuition fees for undergraduate students in BC have risen to $4874, which is higher than the national average.
Go to Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada Youth in Transition Survey
This analysis from the Youth in Transition Surevy (YITS) reveals that financial barriers are overwhelmingly the most commonly cited barrier to access to post-secondary education for young people in Canada. Survey participants who had graduated from high school but who had not gone on to post-secondary education were asked why they had not continued on to further studies, and over 70 percent responded that financial barriers had prevented their further study. Respondants who had dropped out of a post-secondary program also cited financial barriers as a primary reason for not continuing with their education.
Go to Statistics Canada