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COVID-19 and Canada’s post-secondary students

Statistics Canada surveyed students in spring 2020, finding:

• 75% of students had all of their courses moved online.
• 26% had some courses postponed or delayed.
• 11% were unable to complete a credential as planned.
• Over one-third of students had a work placement cancelled or delayed. Students studying healthcare and services were more likely to report this.

Student employment changes:

• 49% lost job prospects
• 48% lost job or laid off
• 26% had hours reduced

Proportion of respondents who are “very” or “extremely” concerned about:

• 67% having no job prospects in the near future
• 63% effect of pandemic on grades
• 58% loss of jobs in the future
• 54% having to take on more student debt
• 51% difficulty paying tuition next term
• 505 paying for accommodations next term

Sources

Statistics Canada. (2020). COVID-19 Pandemic: Academic impacts on postsecondary students in Canada. https://bit.ly/2XJKkEW

Statistics Canada. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on the work placements of postsecondary students in Canada. https://bit.ly/3etLafO