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Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Postsecondary Student Information System

1999 - 2017

Subjects

Children and youthEducationEducation, training and learning

Overview

Summary

The Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) is a national survey that enables Statistics Canada to provide detailed information on enrolments and graduates of Canadian public postsecondary institutions in order to meet policy and planning needs in the field of postsecondary educationThe PSIS RDC dataset consists of data for public institutions across all provinces and territories from 2009 onwards. Prior to 2009, institutions from select jurisdictions have been included to facilitate analysis with tax data that is concurrently being undertaken by Statistics Canada. PSIS Linked to T1 Family File (T1FF) is also available for the Maritimes provinces. You need to apply for the linked data to get access to this file.

Available Cycles

Years Name
1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 Postsecondary Student Information System

Documentation

Publication Note

All publications (e.g. scientific articles, reports, dissertations, theses) and presentations based on a dataset available in the RDCs should include an acknowledgement of the support provided by granting councils (SSHRC, CIHR, CFI), Statistics Canada and host university. See a sample

Related Publications

Brown, R.S., Walters, D., Parekh, G., Collis, R., Mishra, C., & Abdulkarim, F. (2024).

Exploration of Postsecondary Pathways and Apprenticeship- A Series of Analyses of TDSB linked to Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). Data Report No. 2. A Focus on the Role of Transfer, Apprenticeship Outcomes, and Future Income Earnings.

Brown, R.S., Walters, D., Parekh, G., Collis, R., Mishra, C., & Abdulkarim, F. (2024).

Exploration of Postsecondary Pathways and Apprenticeship- A Series of Analyses of TDSB linked to Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). Data Report No. 1. Disability, Apprenticeship Access, Outcomes and Future Income Earnings.

Narh, Ebenezer D. and Buzzelli, Michael (2024).

Women on the move for science, technology, engineering and mathematics: Gender selectivity in higher education student migration

Higher Education Quarterly

Seward, Brad, Dhuey, Elizabeth, and Pan, Annie (2023).

The Big Short: Expansion of Early Childhood Education in Post-Pandemic Canada

Canadian Public Policy , 306-329

Pizarro Milian, Roger, Einmann, Trisha, Bader, Danielle, Walters, David, Brown, Robert S., and Parekh, Gillian (2023).

Who borrows, and how much? Student borrowing across post-secondary pathways in Ontario, Canada

Studies in Higher Education , 460–474

Pizarro Milian, Roger, Reynolds, Dylan, Einmann, Trisha, Walters, David, Brown, Rob, and Parekh, Gillian (2023).

The Price of Pathways: Student Borrowing Behavior across Postsecondary Pathways Revisited

Higher Education Policy

Pizarro Milian, Roger, Reynolds, Dylan, Jacob, Naleni, Abdulkarim, Firrisaa, Parekh, Gillian, Brown, Robert, and Walters, David (2024).

Pathways to Success, or Unfulfilled Dreams? An Examination of Pathway-Based Disparities in Graduation Rates

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice , 15210251231220869

(2022).

Student Mobility and Educational Outcomes among Ontario Colleges and Universities: Comparing Access to STEM Fields, Graduation Rates and Timely Completion among Northern and Southern Ontario

Zarifa, David and Sano, Yujiro (2022).

Student Mobility and Educational Outcomes among Ontario Colleges and Universities: Replicating Descriptive Statistics with the Addition of the 2016-17 PSIS Cycle and Non-Imputed College Data

Narh, Ebenezer and Buzzelli, Michael (2022).

Higher Education Student Migration in Canada: Interprovincial Structure and the Influence of Student Mother Tongue

Canadian Journal of Regional Science / Revue canadienne des sciences régionales , 26-37

David Zarifa, Yujiro Sano, and Cathlene Hillier (2020).

Transfer pathways among Ontario colleges and universities: The magnitude of postsecondary transfer types and the characteristics of those who transfer

Related Data

Youth in Transition Survey

Longitudinal, Administrative

YITS

Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth

Longitudinal, Administrative

CHSCY

Ontario Adult Literacy Survey

Longitudinal, Administrative

OALS

Post-Secondary Education Participation Survey

Longitudinal, Administrative

PEPS

Access and Support to Education and Training Survey

Longitudinal, Administrative

ASETS

International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey

Longitudinal, Administrative

IALSS

Canadian Household Panel Survey

Longitudinal, Administrative

CHPS

Survey of Earned Doctorates

Longitudinal, Administrative

SED

Programme for International Student Assessment

Longitudinal, Administrative

PISA

National Graduates Survey

Longitudinal, Administrative

NGS

Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities

Longitudinal, Administrative

LSUDA

Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform

Longitudinal, Administrative

ELMLP

Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey

Longitudinal, Administrative

CNICS

Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements – Children with Long-term Conditions and Disabilities

Longitudinal, Administrative

SELCCA-CLCD

Survey on Individual Safety in the Postsecondary Student Population

Longitudinal, Administrative

SISPSP

Extended Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada

Longitudinal, Administrative

LSIC-IMDB

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