airline pilot
Tonic Please,
Why don't you do a cadet sponsored program with Cathay, BA or Monarch?
Or join a UAS while at Uni in the UK. The RAF is where I would have gone given the chance.
Alternatively, do the degree as a hobby when you are sitting on your fat wallet as a BA Captain on 777. You could even study at your summer homes on either coast of Canada. A buddy of mine just did an MBA during his days off.
I joined the Canadian Military out of school and wouldn't trade any of my experiences for a degree. Had I gone to school, I would have gotten stuck in a pilot backlog and missed years of career progression. I have been plugging away at a degree for several years but have no real reason for getting one.
Go out to the Moncton Flight College when in Moncton. The guys running the place went civilian flying when I joined the military. They have had very good careers as well. I'm not certain that they finished a degree.
Good Luck with the big decision.