Sanctuary Scholars: Designing Innovative Access to Post-Secondary Education for Students with Precarious Immigration Status

A significant gap in settlement services exists in access to higher education, specifically for youth with precarious immigration status. While education at the elementary and secondary level is generally recognized as a right for students with precarious status in most provinces, this does not extend to the post-secondary level. This Mitacs project is focused on identifying procedural and financial barriers to post-secondary students with precarious immigration status, as well as designing a streamlined process at Ryerson University for the admission, curricular, and extra-curricular support of students with precarious immigration status.

Faculty Supervisor:

Melanie Pantich

Student:

Partner:

S4 Collective;Social Innovation Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Other services (except public administration)

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program: