Understanding Entrepreneurship Among Postsecondary Students in Ontario
This project studies entrepreneurship activities among Ontario’s postsecondary graduates using the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The analysis uses two waves of the National Graduates Survey (NGS) to identify graduates who engaged in entrepreneurial activities during their studies. These activities included starting a business, completing entrepreneurship-related coursework, participating in pitch competitions, visiting entrepreneurship centres, or working on social entrepreneurship projects. Measures of program characteristics, demographic attributes, and institutional types provide a detailed profile of entrepreneurial engagement among student groups.
To assess the relationship between entrepreneurship and post-graduation outcomes, the study links NGS responses with administrative data from the T1 Family File (T1FF) within the ELMLP environment. These linked data support analyses of employment status, self-employment, earnings, job satisfaction, and job skill match, enabling a more complete understanding of the labour market trajectories associated with entrepreneurial engagement. Together, these integrated data sources provide evidence of both the characteristics of students who engage in entrepreneurship among Ontario graduates and the labour market outcomes of entrepreneurial experience during postsecondary education.
Project Details
Capability: Policy Research
Policy Area: Career Development and LMI, Post-Secondary Education - Graduate Labour Market
Population: General Population - Students
Start Date: March 2026
Completion Date: January 2027
Sponsors: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
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