The Millennium Research Program of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation was launched in 2001 to assist the Foundation in carrying out its mandate to improve access to post-secondary education in Canada and provide students with the educational opportunities they need to prepare themselves for the future.
It ensures that policy-making and public discussion about opportunities in higher education in Canada can be informed by rigorous analysis and empirical evidence.
Over the years the millennium research program, through its numerous publications, has contributed to the discussion on the issue of access to post-secondary education.
It provides analysis of key trends and new data relating to access to post-secondary education, student finances and financial assistance programs.
The Program’s work has touched on a broad range of subjects that can be grouped under the following research themes: When possible, the Foundation’s research incorporates in a comparative dimension that allows for relevant evidence from other countries to be brought to bear the discussion of the situation in Canada.