Post-Secondary Education

Institutionalized racial discrimination is deeply rooted in the labour market and continues to remain invisible despite recent workplace equity changes.
Visible minority immigrants, including Arab youth, in Canada are more likely to experience discrimination in the workplace,
The majority of the Arab youth respondents acknowledged that they are at a disadvantage in their current jobs.
The majority of the Arab youth respondents said that while it is up to them to culturally adapt to their workplace, their workplace must also accommodate their culture and religion.

Racism and discrimination are inherently embedded in Canadian university cultures.
One-third of Arab respondents have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment in Canada due to their Arab identity.
Canadian universities do not collect race-based data; 63 out of the 76 universities from across the country are unable to provide a breakdown of their student populations due to absence of data collection, despite having diversity offices.
Equity policies in Canadian universities have a limited effect in adequately addressing discrimination and racism.
Many Canadian universities are not meeting their legal obligation of having an anti-discrimination policy.