Reviews past Canadian federal experience in postsecondary education and raises some questions to consider when assessing the desirable future federal role: (1) interpretation of goals for policy choices; (2) interregional equity; (3) shifting more of costs to students; and (4) the social benefits of higher education. (Author/PG)

Assuming that the student is central to the university, postsecondary funding should be through student fees with substantial student aid that will: (1) promote equal accessibility to all forms of postsecondary education: (2) effects a separation between government and the institution; and (3) gives the appearance of greater independence to the…

Today the totality of Canada's labor market programs--manpower, unemployment insurance, and regional expansion--attempt to provide continuity of employment or of income, to enhance new skills and higher productivity, and to selectively create new jobs in regions or for persons where the need seems greatest. (Author)

A brief presented by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) addresses financial requirements for 1981-82 for the Ontario university system. The first section of the brief examines the government's announced funding level for 1980-81 and contrasts this with the implications of the advice submitted by COU and the Ontario Council on University…

Using data which commences with the 1977-78 university fiscal year, and ending with the most current year for which information is available, the financial position of Ontario universities was assessed. The budgetary priority assigned to Ontario universities has declined steadily and substantially over the past 14 years despite a consistent growth…

To encourage an explicit and more complete statement of policy and objectives so that the universities would have improved opportunities to plan intelligently for the future, the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) prepared this brief to suggest to the Ontario Council on University Affairs (OCUA) some factors to be taken into account in…

A SYSTEM OF 19 COLLEGES OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY IS PROPOSED FOR ONTARIO. PRIMARILY FOR COMMUTERS, THE COLLEGES WILL HAVE NO (OR FEW) DORMITORIES. THEIR MAJOR PURPOSE WILL BE TO PROVIDE (1) COURSES BEYOND, OR UNSUITABLE FOR, THE SECONDARY SCHOOL, (2) PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO WILL NOT ATTEND A UNIVERSITY, AND (3) EDUCATION FOR…

The Council of Ontario Universities Committee on Operating Grants prepared in brief on the operating support of the system. The areas discussed include the background of funding, especially the funding level for 1977-78 and interprovincial comparisons of funding; the system requirements for 1978-79 making provision for inflation, existing service…

The Council on Ontario Universities Committee on Capital Financing presents this brief on the system's capital base and makes specific recommendations regarding formula funding that it sees as necessary for future planning; rental of space; renovations of existing facilities to safeguard the resources of the system; alterations required by the…

This report examined the state of postsecondary education in Manitoba and offers recommendations for the improvement of university governance, scholarship, financial management, public accountability, accessibility, aboriginal peoples, and institutional linkage. It specifically examined the operation of the University of Manitoba, the University…

This study was commissioned by Alberta Education to examine the development and organization of private schools in Alberta and to consider future directions. It examines the financial issues related to private schools, the effect of private schools on public school systems and on the education of children, and implications for public school…

This report documents the impact upon Ontario (Canada) universities of a continuous decline in university funding over the past two decades, coupled with major cutbacks in the past year, that have reduced provincial government grants, partially deregulated university tuition fees, and reorganized student aid initiatives. In text and 23 figures the…