The other issue we haven't brought up much is that the Universities have a self-seeking profit motive for themselves and from my observation, there is a huge disconnect with the real job market and industry. You have a glut of students graduating into fields for which there are no openings but the universities do not not adjust to these trends as all they care about is taking in more tuition and packing in classes.
Back in university a decade ago, I had several friends and cohorts go into Education as a post-secondary degree. This was of course after their undergraduate degree because they couldn't find any jobs with their undergrad. Once they graduated from education, some of them went into the machinery of the CBE or to other provinces and their various school boards.
Today, few are still working as teachers because there was such a glut of teacher graduates all across the country and so few retirees or schools opening that they were stuck as substitute teachers for years and years. Many ended up going back to trade school or going into the business job market rather than remain in the school system.
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