Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada

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October 2009

First Nations Women and Postsecondary Education in Canada: Snapshots from the Census

First Nations women were more likely to have college and university credentials than First Nations men in both 2001 and 2006, whereas a higher percentage of First Nations men had trades credentials. In addition, compared to women in the overall Canadian population, First Nations women tend to follow different pathways to postsecondary education, returning to school later in life ...

First Nations Women and Postsecondary Education: Findings from the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

The 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey highlights some characteristics of off-reserve First Nations women aged 25 to 64 who had studied toward postsecondary credential. Of those off-reserve First Nations women who applied for financial assistance, the large majority received some form of assistance. Three quarters of those who received funding completed their postsecondary education. About one fifth of First Nations women who had ever taken courses toward a postsecondary education did so through some form of distance education ...

Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP)

New Tables and Charts (October 2009)

Fact Sheet No. 3 (October 2009)

Postsecondary Enrolment and Graduation