Moving forward, the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies proposes that scholarships be distributed on the basis of quotas calculated according to student population. We think that this would be a fairer way of distributing scholarships among Canadian universities. We also believe that it would focus scholarship distribution on academic merit. At the master's level, federal research organizations already assign scholarship quotas to universities under the Canada graduate scholarships program. Universities receive scholarship quotas, and the scholarships are awarded based on merit, subject to strict standards.
I think that, if we were to set up a grant distribution system that uses student population to calculate quotas, grant distribution would be representative of the student population and more equitable. Furthermore, it would serve all communities in Canada.