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A Snapshot of the Post-secondary and Research Landscape: Students, Funding, and Faculty

This snapshot examines the growth of full-time university student enrollment, decline in PhD students, decrease in PSE funding, and the impact of tuition fees on public funding. It also addresses faculty salaries, diversity challenges, and the need for a comprehensive funding strategy for research and education.

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A Snapshot of the Post-secondary and Research Landscape: Students, Funding, and Faculty

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  1. A Snapshot of the Post-secondary and Research Landscape: Students, Funding, and Faculty James Compton, CAUT Past President

  2. Significant growth in full-time University student enrolment Source: Statistics Canada, PSIS

  3. Huge amount of growth at the graduate level 99% increase 81% increase 50% increase Source: Statistics Canada, PSIS

  4. Year-over-year growth rate has declined over the past decade, esp. for PhD students Source: Statistics Canada, PSIS

  5. Student enrolment growth would have slowed much more, were it not for international students Source: Statistics Canada, PSIS

  6. Significant decline in PSE funding in most provinces Source: Statistics Canada, CAUBO and PSIS

  7. Federal public funding for PSE has been flat Federal cash transfers as % of GDP Source: Statistics Canada, Finance Canada

  8. With less public funding, tuition fees are high and increasing Source: Statistics Canada, TLAC

  9. Revenue from tuition fees replaces public funding Source: Statistics Canada, CAUBO

  10. Faculty salaries are not the culprit Source: Statistics Canada, CAUBO

  11. No renewal of university academic staff Source: Statistics Canada, UCASS

  12. Increasing reliance on contract academics and the creation of a 2-tiered workforce

  13. Significant diversity & equity challenges in the PSE sector

  14. Federal research grant success rates Source: SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR

  15. Recent developments • The CCR and the broader research community lobbied very hard for the Federal Science Review for fundamental research • About 1/3rd of the funding that the Advisory Panel recommended has been realized • System sustainability remains the goal: the need for a comprehensive funding strategy for fundamental research, faculty renewal, and post-secondary education in Canada

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