Y2O is a product, not a study. Every claim on this site links to a public source.
Four numbers we keep coming back to.
Canadians 15 to 29 not in school, work, or training.
Government of Canada / ESDC, 2025Community involvement needed to graduate in Ontario.
Ontario Ministry of EducationWhen top grades all look the same, what students did beyond class carries the weight.
Twenty years ago the average admitted student at UBC had 70%. Today it's 87%. The same shift shows up at most major Canadian universities.
When the top quarter of grades all look the same, the record has to separate them.
Universities now adjust grades by school and look harder at confirmed work. Employers do the same. The record has to start earlier.
Then vs now, twenty years apart
The data has moved in one direction for two decades.
Waterloo Engineering adjusts grades to compare high schools fairly.
University of WaterlooFrom 70% to 87%. The same trend shows up across Canada.
Fraser Institute, 2024Math scores fell about a full grade level while grades rose.
OECD PISA, via Fraser InstituteThe short version: grades went up, measured achievement went down. The record students build outside class fills the gap.
The rising skills are about thinking, leading, and learning. Not specific tools.
Skill direction from the World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs 2025. Bar lengths are illustrative, not WEF figures.
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Core skills expected to change by 2030.
weforum.org →Youth 15 to 29 not in school, work, or training.
canada.ca →UBC average entrance grade, up from 70%.
fraserinstitute.org →Community involvement needed to graduate. The floor, not the ceiling.
ontario.ca →School-by-school adjustment to incoming grades.
uwaterloo.ca →Canadian math scores down about a full grade level.
oecd.org →Informed by, not endorsed by. These organizations are not affiliated with Y2O and do not endorse it.
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It shows why grades alone are a weaker signal than they used to be.
Yes. Every number on this page links to its public source.
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