A university degree can ensure Aboriginal Canadians earn higher incomes – approximately 50 percent more over a lifetime than Aboriginal high-school graduates. Aboriginal Canadians with a university degree also experience fewer and shorter periods of unemployment, and have significantly better health outcomes.
What’s a university degree really worth? More than you think, and the payback is greater than just money.
A university graduate will earn $1.3 million more over his or her lifetime than someone who has not gone beyond high school. University graduates earn $1 million more than community college graduates.
International students will value this document and the answers it provides to commonly asked questions about university study in Canada. Students will find out how to apply to a Canadian university, how much tuition fees are in each province, where to get financial assistance, as well as what academic and language requirements apply. Notes directs students to other useful sources of information and lists the coordinates of AUCC member universities.
Pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of the federal government’s pre-budget consultation process.
Submission to the Digital Economy Consultation.