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Ontario Supporting Aboriginal Student Success in Ottawa McGuinty Government Building Tomorrow's Highly Skilled Workforce Aboriginal students at Ottawa post-secondary institutions will benefit from a new student bursary and enhanced programs and services.

The Ontario government has created a bursary program to help Aboriginal students with financial need attend college, university or Aboriginal postsecondary institutions. The government is also investing in a range of Aboriginal student support services at the Algonquin College, la Cité Collégiale, the Dominican College, the University of Ottawa, and Carleton University, as well as at postsecondary institutions across the province.

The government’s efforts are aimed at ensuring more Aboriginal students pursue and succeed at postsecondary education.

QUOTES

“By helping Aboriginal students get the skills and knowledge they need to succeed, we can help
them reach their full potential and we can build the highly skilled workforce we need to make our
province more competitive and build prosperity for all Ontarians.”
– John Milloy, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister of Research and
Innovation.

“This investment will help young people in our community get the skills and training they need to prepare for the high-skill jobs of the future,” said Madeleine Meilleur, MPP Ottawa-Vanier


QUICK FACTS

  • The government is investing to support Aboriginal learners at Algonquin College ($359,099), la Cité Collégiale ($25,318), Dominican College ($3,578), , the University of Ottawa ($451,885) Carleton University ($351,943).
  • The government is investing a total of $26.4 million in Aboriginal postsecondary education in 2009-10.
  • About 11,000 Aboriginal students were enrolled in Ontario postsecondary institutions last year.

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Contact

Thomas Chanzy 416 325-5211
Office of Madeleine Meilleur
MPP for Ottawa-Vanier