Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey
The Canadian Graduate and Professional Survey (CGPSS) was undertaken in 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019. This survey contains a wealth of information about graduate student satisfaction and experience.
In 2010 more than 38,000 graduate students participated at 38 universities across Canada. In 2013, participation rose to 48 universities and to 50 universities in 2016 and 2019. The updated National dataset now contains information from more than 200 000 responses.
Research using the CGPSS
Date: October 24, 2012
Author: Huizi Zhao
Title: Exploring the Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS): Results from 2007 and 2010 for Ontario Universities
Date: July 27, 2009
Authors: Spence, Nicholas
Title: Exploring the Utility of the 2007 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey: Student Satisfaction at the University of Western Ontario
Resource Documents
Combined 2010 – 2013 – 2016 – 2019
- Notes to CGPSS latest combined dataset
- CGPSS: Combined Codebook
- Respondents by university, size and region
- Respondents by discipline and degree
2019
2016
- CGPSS 2016: Canadian Report (pdf)
- CGPSS 2016: Canadian Report (xls)
- Instrument 2016 – UL Example
- CGPSS 2016: Changes
- CGPSS 2016 results: Presentation
2013
- CGPSS 2013: Canadian Report
- CGPSS 2013: National Anonymized Codebook – updated
- CGPSS 2013: Notes for CGPSS
2010
