According to a report by the Canadian World Journal citing The Canadian Press, families where parents hold university degrees often signify that their children will also obtain higher education degrees. A recent report from Statistics Canada shows that among families without higher education, an increasing number of children are obtaining degrees, and the gap is continuing to narrow. Furthermore, the report found that children of immigrants are less influenced by their parents' educational background; compared to children of native-born Canadian families, a higher percentage of immigrant children obtain university degrees, reflecting the higher expectations immigrant parents place on their children's education.
Statistics Canada found that among children from families where parents did not receive a university education, the number of those who have obtained a degree is nearly double what it was over 20 years ago. For instance, in 2009, 23% of children whose parents did not have a university diploma had obtained a university degree, whereas in 1986, this figure was only 12%.
The report's author, Martin Turcotte, also pointed out that in families where parents have a higher education background, the number of daughters who have the opportunity to receive a university education has also increased significantly. Turcotte stated that a noteworthy fact is that among all types of families, the presence of women with higher education contributes significantly to narrowing this gap.
However, the educational gap between different family backgrounds remains significant. In families where parents hold higher education degrees, the majority of their children also complete university education, a figure that is twice that of children whose parents did not attend university.