Canada’s universities commit to enhancing opportunities for indigenous students

By Léo Charbonneau. Canada’s universities have adopted a set of principles outlining their “shared commitment” to enhancing educational opportunities for indigenous students. Universities Canada, the association representing the country’s public and private not-for-profit universities, said closing the education gap between indigenous and non-indigenous students is a long-term core priority. Fewer than 10 per cent of indigenous people in Canada have a university degree, about one third the national rate of 28 per cent. More...