Question Period Note: Northern and Arctic Post-Secondary Education

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• Building the North is as much about people as it is about roads and ports. Access to high-quality education is critical to not only individual success, but to our economic success. Education, especially education close to home, supports resilience and self-determination.
• The Government of Canada remains committed to increasing access to post-secondary education in the north and ensuring cost is not a barrier.

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• The Government of Canada will continue to invest in key areas to strengthen the northern economy and unlock pathways to prosperity and well-being for the next generation.
• This commitment builds on previous investments in the Yukon University as well as the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning in support of its innovative, Indigenous land-based northern post-secondary education programming.