This report presents results from the second phase of a project on non-linear PSE pathways and credential accumulations. In the first phase, the authors presented results for Canada overall and for Ontario which show that the level of the first completed credential is significantly related to the level of the highest credential to ever be obtained (St-Denis et al., 2021).
In this second phase, the authors replicate key analyses from the Phase 1 study and produce results for Quebec, Western provinces, and Atlantic provinces separately in order to allow for comparisons with Ontario. In doing so, they aim to highlight whether certain PSE credential accumulation pathways are more prevalent in some provinces than others. This could help identify policies or institutional settings that Ontario could learn from when developing transfer, articulation, and student mobility programs with specific objectives such as facilitating bachelor’s degree attainment. They also aim to show whether the earnings disparities associated with various PSE credential accumulation pathways are larger in some provinces compared with others.