UWinnipeg increases Indigenous numbers

For the fall 2015 semester, the proportion of self-identifying Indigenous students enrolled at the University of Winnipeg rose to 12 per cent, up from 10 per cent the previous year. The total number of students enrolled at the university stands at 9,487 and the UWinnipeg is claiming one of the highest proportions of First Nations, Metis and Inuit students in Canada. The Opportunity Fund, which offers a range of financial incentives to Indigenous students, as well as to†new Canadians and refugees, including tuition credits and bursaries, is believed to be a contributing factor to higher numbers.