Education

Introducing the 2024 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award Winners

Meet the university and college educators who, through leadership and dedication to teaching, are making a difference.

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How to Plan a Gap Year

Interest in gap years is increasing. Here are tips to make the most of a year “off.”

See Inside Canada’s Universities and Colleges

Full profiles of Canadian colleges and universities.

Maclean’s University Rankings

Our exclusive list of Canada’s top universities.

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ChatGPT is everywhere. What’s fair use for students trying to get into university?

“It’s not about ‘how do we catch the cheaters?’ That’s not a forward way of thinking.” 

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How to win a big scholarship

A strong vision, hard work and plenty of smarts are needed to impress scholarship juries. Here’s the inside story on how these students beat the odds.

Molly Miller at home with her parents in Fredericton, NB, on February 12, 2024. (Photograph by Chris Donovan)

How to pay for university: a comprehensive guide

The cost of a university education keeps going up. Between loans, grants and RESPs, here’s how families can make it work. 

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My budget as a university student in Canada

Being a student can be expensive. Three undergrads share where the money goes. 

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The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Universities 2024

Getting into top programs is increasingly competitive. Our Ultimate Guide to Canadian Universities is here to help.

Rich research opportunities await at Thompson Rivers University

Across nine diverse graduate programs, TRU’s research ecosystem is creating the changemakers of tomorrow

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Everything you need to know about picking the right school for you.

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Everything you need to know about finding the best school for you