The Commission is involved in data collection and the development of research products and is recognized in the Maritimes, and nationally, as a credible source of data and information on post-secondary education. The focus is to promote and make available value-added sources of information to various governments, post-secondary institutions, students and the public-at-large, to increase awareness of, and dialogue on, Maritime post-secondary education issues and opportunities.
Maintaining a comprehensive collection of data and information in-house enables the MPHEC to provide its stakeholders, not only with standardized statistics and custom-generated outputs, but also with in-depth analytical reports and articles.
The Commission provides research and statistics in the following areas of interest: enrolments, credentials granted, graduate outcomes, R&D funding, faculty, tuition and fees, university finances.