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October 2009
This issue of Statistics Canada's free online publication, Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, contains two articles.
"First Nations women and postsecondary education in Canada: Snapshots from the census" explores the postsecondary educational attainment of First Nations women in Canada. While many do not complete high school, there is evidence that First Nations women return to school later in life and as such, have a different path to postsecondary education than women in the overall Canadian population.
"First Nations women and postsecondary education: Findings from the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey" finds that 6 in 10 off-reserve First Nations women aged 25 to 64 who had taken postsecondary education had applied for financial assistance to pursue their studies. The vast majority of those who had applied reported having received some form of funding and of those, three-quarters completed their postsecondary studies.
This issue also includes a series of new tables, along with a fact sheet, entitled "Postsecondary enrolment and graduation," which are part of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
The October 2009 issue of Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, Vol. 6, no. 4 (81-004-X, free), is now available. From the Publications module of our website, choose Education Matters.
For more information, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-307-3382; 613-951-7608; fax: 613-951-9040; educationstats@statcan.gc.ca), Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division.
