Statistics Canada has released the results of its 2024/25 University and College Academic Staff System survey, describing counts and socio-economic details of full-time teaching staff at Canadian universities. Results show that the representation of women has increased significantly at all ranks of professorship compared to 1984/85, though women have still not reached parity with men at the full professor rank (33.6%). Consequently, the researchers explain that a wage gap exists between men and women, with factors like rank, age, and size of institution explaining 94.1% of the gap. The data also revealed that the country’s professoriate is aging, with those aged 65 or older making up 22.6% of full professors in 2024/25 compared to 5.6% in 2005/06.
