Eaton, Sarah Elaine2021-05-312021-05-312021-06-01Eaton, S. E. (2021-06-01). Academic Integrity in Canadian Higher Education: The Impact of COVID-19 and a Call to Action (Conference Presentation). Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/113463https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38902Invited Presentation - 2020 Award for Research and ScholarshipUniversities around the world are reporting increases in academic misconduct during COVID-19. Canada is no exception. Third-party commercial enterprises offering academic file-sharing and unethical assistance disguised as “homework help” or “tutoring” have proliferated during the pandemic. These businesses comprise the global contract cheating industry, valued at $15 Billion USD. Eaton offers evidence-based insights into how the industry operates and concludes with a call to action for Canadian universities to take action against essay mills, assignment completion services, thesis-writing services and other forms of illicit academic outsourcing. Keywords: Academic integrity, academic misconduct, contract cheating, higher education, CanadaengUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.academic integrityacademic misconductCanadacontract cheatingCOVID-19higher education