In a fresh sign that Canada’s power balance is shifting ever more West, universities in Alberta and British Columbia are outperforming those in Ontario as academia is lured to newer universities that have richer grants and more up-and-coming research stars.
“The intellectual centre of gravity of Canada is shifting west much faster than people realize,” said Alex Usher, president of Higher Education Strategy Associates.
His Toronto-based firm specializes in providing measurement systems, data collection and strategic development to a range of players in the post-secondary field, including governments, colleges and universities, and non-governmental organizations.
Despite investments from Dalton McGuinty’s Liberal government — which was responsible for, in Mr. Usher’s opinion, arguably the best years in Ontario in terms of new funding for higher education — the province has been slipping behind Alberta and British Columbia for two decades.
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