Finances of the Nation: Student Assistance in Canada—A Long-Term Perspective

Alex Usher ()
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Alex Usher: Higher Education Strategy Associates, Toronto

Canadian Tax Journal, 2024, vol. 72, issue 4, 859-873

Abstract: Canada’s system for providing financial support for students in post-secondary education is a complicated one. In part, this is because student assistance is a field in which institutions, provincial governments, and the federal government all have roles to play, some of which overlap. It is also because there is a wide range of policy tools in use: need-based loans, grants, and loan remission, as well as scholarships, tax measures, and matching savings programs. This article provides a narrative and statistical history of student assistance in Canada to clarify the current student aid landscape and to explain how it has changed over time.

Keywords: Students; loans; tax credits; scholarships and fellowships; higher education; registered education savings plans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.32721/ctj.2024.72.4.fn

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