Fig. 1

Heat map depicting competition level of SSRPs across Canadian provinces for 2016 as represented by the mean applicant to placement ratio (APPR). Darker grey colour represents higher completion level. APPR: mean applicant to placement ratio; SSRP: summer student research program. * Survey responses by provinces were as follows: British Columbia = 4, Alberta = 4, Saskatchewan = 0, Manitoba = 0, Ontario = 16, Quebec = 2, Nova Scotia/New Brunswick = 6, Newfoundland = 3, Pan-Canadian programs = 4