Optimize Your Enrolment and
Drive Student Success

There is abundant research showing that access to PSE varies by sociodemographic characteristics, there is less up-to-date information on students’ experiences during their studies and their outcomes once they enter the labour market.

This project focuses on PSE completion rates and labour market outcomes for Ontario students from differing sociodemographic groups using data from Statistics Canada’s Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) and its various linkages.The study was guided by the following research questions:

1. How do postsecondary non-completion rates vary by Indigenous or racial identity, disability status and household structure?
2. How do earnings outcomes one year after non-completion vary by Indigenous or racial identity, disability status and household structure for both postsecondary completers and non-completers?

Findings from the analyses showed significant disparities for Indigenous, Black, West Asian, students with disabilities and those receiving financial aid.

This presentation will delve into these findings to highlight that many students who encounter barriers entering PSE also face compounded challenges throughout their academic journey and beyond. They are less likely to graduate and less likely to see positive labour market outcomes, indicating a pressing need for targeted support and interventions to ensure equitable access and success for all students in Ontario’s PSE system.

Learning Outcomes

• Participants will learn about emerging and novel data linkages that can be used to explore student outcomes in Canada
• Participants will learn how various intersecting factors can impact students at different stages of the post-secondary to work pipeline