It’s 2025, and Post-Secondary institutes in Canada have a major opportunity right now…
Why? First, let’s look at the statistics:
✅ 77% of Canada’s universities explicitly reference equity, diversity and inclusion in their strategic plans or long-term planning documents.
❌ However, lack of resources and lack of funding stifles any major progress (we’ve heard this before!). For example, of those institutions with EDI offices, 32% have one or less full-time equivalent staff (!)
Why are these statistics important?
➡️ With Trump’s anti-DEI platform that helped him win the presidency in the US, he will surely put more pressure on US universities and colleges to mute/eliminate DEI policies.
➡️ However, consumer demand – especially with younger generations – still showcase a consistently growing desire for inclusion.
➡️ Thus, if Canada’s post-secondary institutes start investing in DEI as they should (and as their plans have laid out), they should be a very viable opportunity to a lot of prospective students just north of the border.
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