Students from under-represented groups include:

• Women in STEM: Refers to a woman registered and in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program at a Canadian post-secondary institution.
• Indigenous people: Refers to people who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, namely:
  • First Nations, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian
  • Registered Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation
• Persons with disabilities: Refers to an individual who has a difficulty or impairment due to a long-term condition or health problem and/or experiences a limitation in their daily activities.
• Newcomer: Refers to individuals who immigrated to Canada within the last five years.

Visible minorities: Refers to persons, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.