Chart 3
Average time to obtain tenure for full-time university academics in Canadian universities by teaching field (STEM and BHASE), 1990/1991 to 2020/2021

years 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 STEMSTEM BHASEBHASE
Source(s):
Full-time University and College Academic Staff System (FT-UCASS).

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Average time to obtain tenure for full-time university academics in Canadian universities by teaching field (STEM and BHASE), 1990/1991 to 2020/2021, years
  STEM BHASE
1990 5.0 4.2
1991 4.8 4.5
1992 4.6 4.6
1993 4.9 4.7
1994 4.9 4.5
1995 4.9 4.9
1996 5.2 4.5
1997 4.9 4.8
1998 4.9 5.1
1999 5.4 5.2
2000 4.8 4.4
2001 5.0 5.0
2002 4.9 4.5
2003 5.1 4.6
2004 4.8 4.7
2005 5.0 4.5
2006 5.3 4.5
2007 5.3 5.0
2008 5.4 4.9
2009 5.5 5.0
2010 5.6 5.0
2011 5.6 5.1
2012 5.9 5.5
2013 6.2 5.3
2014 5.6 5.3
2015 6.1 5.5
2016 5.8 5.7
2017 5.6 5.3
2018 5.6 5.2
2019 5.6 5.4
2020 5.6 5.4
Source(s):
Full-time University and College Academic Staff System (FT-UCASS).
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