An Overview of Financial and Social Supports for Students with Dependants in Canada
This project fills knowledge gaps pertaining to existing policy and program levers in place to respond to the needs of students with dependants. The initiative entails jurisdictional policy review to identify the range of federal, provincial, and territorial social and financial programs available to students with dependants and provide an in-depth analysis of the extent to which these programs interact with each other, their degree of integration, and identification of existing program gaps that may prevent these students from undertaking and completing post-secondary education. The analysis informs policy decision-making on the accessibility issues faced by post-secondary students with dependants.
Project Details
Published: March 2012
Capability: Policy Research
Policy Area: Post-Secondary Education - Student Financial Aid
Population: Students
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