Sociological research on higher education in Canada is in an infancy state at best. How- ever, this article explores some main ideological and empirical themes which are emerging in the relevant sociological literature on higher education in English Canada, concentrating primarily on the growing number of studies dealing with inequality of access to education beyond the high school, and particularly the search for the sources of inequality in socio- economic status, region and sex. Some attention is also given to the limited body of socio- logical research on higher education organizations, on student attitudes, values and behaviour, and on the academic profession in English Canada. The greater part of the English language literature is sho...