Open AccessFederal Contributions to Postsecondary Education Under the Established Programs Financing: Trends and Implications
Author(s) -
Terry Wu
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
canadian journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2293-6602
pISSN - 0316-1218
DOI - 10.47678/cjhe.v15i1.182952
Subject(s) - postsecondary education , higher education , finance , business , product (mathematics) , political science , economics , economic growth , geometry , mathematics
This study reviews the federal funding of postsecondary education under the Established Programs Financing (EPF) arrangements introduced in 1977. Since 1977, federal transfers to the provinces for financing postsecondary education have increased in line with the growth rate of nominal gross national product, rather than in line with operating costs. This implies that the block funding arrangements have actually slowed the growth of federal contributions for the support of postsecondary education.