Economic impact of international education in Canada – 2017 update

Appendix 5 - Data tables for 2015

Table 42: Number of study permit holders on December 31 by study level and intended province or territory of destination, 2015
 Post-Secondary TotalSecondary or Less TotalOther StudiesNot StatedTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador2,340225105n/a2,670
Prince Edward Island92021031501,445
Nova Scotia8,2301,295940n/a10,465
New Brunswick3,58043020004,215
Quebec43,4552,8703,6452049,985
Ontario113,93024,19013,56060151,740
Manitoba8,1851,060760510,010
Saskatchewan4,5901,005280n/a5,875
Alberta13,6554,1251,8201519,615
British Columbia62,94020,53511,6105095,135
Northwest Territories10100n/a20
Nunavutn/an/a0n/an/a
Yukon25n/a5n/a35
Not Stated1005100115
Canada261,95555,97033,250155351,330

Source: IRCC, January 31, 2017

Table 43: Estimated number of long-term international students by level of study, and province and territory, 2015
 Secondary or LessTradeCollegeUniversity – Bachelor’s DegreeUniversity – Master’s DegreeUniversity – DoctorateOther Post‑SecondaryOther StudiesAll Levels of Study
Newfoundland and Labrador19301001,173693348251052,638
Prince Edward Island1890907115226403151,424
Nova Scotia1,177153356,1631,32029610094010,347
New Brunswick393153852,515421164802004,173
Quebec2,5692,5202,42018,96711,1536,5851,8103,64549,689
Ontario21,88526542,14544,79812,4855,7978,44013,560149,435
Manitoba9682651,3354,8359405692407609,918
Saskatchewan866104252,3411,088641852805,736
Alberta2,982703,6605,4791,8741,9726001,82018,472
British Columbia19,32753015,39532,3236,3873,6004,70511,61093,927
Yukon00200000525
Northwest Territories405000009
Nunavut000000000
Canada50,5533,69066,315119,30636,41420,00016,12533,240345,793

Source: IRCC, with adjustments by RKA

Table 44: Number of short-term international students and student weeks, by province and territory, 2015
 Number of StudentsNumber of Student Weeks
Newfoundland and Labrador00
Prince Edward Island2911,788
Nova Scotia2,19127,581
New Brunswick6634,910
Quebec12,191104,082
Ontario46,275460,295
Manitoba1,35813,306
Saskatchewan1,07814,620
Alberta7,59195,627
British Columbia40,397394,971
Yukon00
Northwest Territories00
Nunavut00
Canada112,0361,117,180

Source: Languages Canada, with adjustments by RKA

Table 45: Number of long-term international students in Canada, by top 10 source countries, 2015
 Number of StudentsPercentage of Total
China117,67533%
India48,53014%
France20,0756%
Korea19,7006%
United States of America12,1603%
Saudi Arabia11,6503%
Nigeria9,9303%
Brazil7,3052%
Japan7,0902%
Vietnam4,8601%
Total of top 10 countries258,97574%
All countries351,330100%

Source: IRCC

Table 46: Number of short-term international students in Canada, by top 10 source countries, 2015
 Number of StudentsPercentage of Total
Japan21,19219%
Brazil20,70718%
China15,27214%
Korea15,16714%
Mexico9,0138%
Saudi Arabia5,6225%
Colombia3,2833%
Taiwan3,2503%
Switzerland1,7952%
Germany1,2621%
Total of top 10 countries96,56386%
All countries112,036100%

Source: Languages Canada

Table 47: Comparison of weighted average undergraduate tuition fees for Canadian and international full-time students, 2015–2016 academic year
 Canadian StudentsInternational Students
Newfoundland and Labrador$2,759$9,360
Prince Edward Island$6,130$22,146
Nova Scotia$6,834$14,705
New Brunswick$6,379$13,125
Quebec$2,797$20,269
Ontario$7,865$27,627
Manitoba$4,013$14,385
Saskatchewan$6,978$18,096
Alberta$5,739$20,412
British Columbia$5,397$20,485
Yukonn/an/a
Northwest Territoriesn/an/a
Nunavutn/an/a
Canada$6,201$22,346

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 477-0077

Table 48: Comparison of weighted average graduate tuition fees for Canadian and international full-time students, 2015–2016 academic year
 Canadian StudentsInternational Students
Newfoundland and Labrador$2,475$2,810
Prince Edward Island$4,887$10,586
Nova Scotia$8,439$16,601
New Brunswick$5,737$10,432
Quebec$2,850$14,330
Ontario$9,175$19,928
Manitoba$4,594$10,032
Saskatchewan$3,788$5,513
Alberta$5,615$8,993
British Columbia$8,262$12,877
Yukonn/an/a
Northwest Territoriesn/an/a
Nunavutn/an/a
Canada$6,537$14,520

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 477-0077

Table 49: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in the K-12 system, by province and territory, 2015
 Tuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$2,397,780$1,796,968$0$96,250$4,290,998
Prince Edward Island$2,354,663$1,764,655$0$94,519$4,213,837
Nova Scotia$14,654,963$10,982,869$0$588,269$26,226,101
New Brunswick$4,900,957$3,672,924$0$196,731$8,770,612
Quebec$31,997,548$23,979,922$0$1,284,423$57,261,893
Ontario$345,151,368$204,296,082$0$10,942,596$560,390,046
Manitoba$13,568,566$9,036,901$0$484,038$23,089,506
Saskatchewan$12,137,317$8,083,664$0$432,981$20,653,962
Alberta$41,794,634$27,835,954$0$1,490,962$71,121,549
British Columbia$304,807,937$180,416,689$0$9,663,558$494,888,184
Yukon$0$0$0$0$0
Northwest Territories$41,250$35,962$0$2,115$79,327
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$773,806,982$471,902,590$0$25,276,442$1,270,986,015

Source: Various data sources detailed in Appendix 1, with adjustments by RKA

Table 50: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in trade/college programs, by province and territory, 2015
 Tuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$809,481$1,123,821$49,591$243,590$2,226,482
Prince Edward Island$1,526,868$1,263,398$46,632$210,938$3,047,834
Nova Scotia$4,107,203$5,075,961$162,257$809,232$10,154,652
New Brunswick$4,476,660$5,885,502$102,616$988,000$11,452,778
Quebec$78,323,995$56,231,648$2,335,039$11,621,592$148,512,274
Ontario$844,096,146$599,631,072$38,336,520$94,327,068$1,576,390,806
Manitoba$18,046,325$17,274,466$1,323,504$3,647,619$40,291,914
Saskatchewan$5,828,959$5,590,294$202,980$976,278$12,598,511
Alberta$59,616,752$48,316,923$3,793,671$8,669,336$120,396,682
British Columbia$241,641,372$203,845,281$12,738,726$35,796,001$494,021,380
Yukon$198,142$204,000$12,443$50,000$464,585
Northwest Territories$54,857$51,000$3,111$12,500$121,467
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$1,258,726,759$944,493,364$59,107,089$157,352,154$2,419,679,366

Source: Various data sources detailed in Appendix 1, with adjustments by RKA

Table 51: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in university programs, by province and territory, 2015
 Tuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$16,795,832$24,862,430$1,098,441$5,361,022$48,117,725
Prince Edward Island$17,074,280$11,025,214$409,323$1,833,149$30,341,965
Nova Scotia$127,972,377$114,109,303$3,606,730$18,303,521$263,991,931
New Brunswick$40,410,577$42,837,557$795,274$6,906,936$90,950,344
Quebec$701,599,785$419,634,632$17,349,719$88,050,727$1,226,634,863
Ontario$1,690,873,537$932,671,028$57,021,166$150,388,539$2,830,954,270
Manitoba$94,339,828$68,921,924$5,248,521$15,186,427$183,696,698
Saskatchewan$57,290,925$54,167,721$1,899,143$9,833,120$123,190,909
Alberta$168,809,923$123,763,294$9,484,178$22,832,365$324,889,760
British Columbia$767,139,604$534,099,019$33,844,615$92,232,506$1,427,315,744
Yukon$0$0$0$0$0
Northwest Territories$0$0$0$0$0
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$3,682,306,668$2,326,092,122$130,757,110$410,928,311$6,550,084,211

Source: Various data sources detailed in Appendix 1, with adjustments by RKA

Table 52: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in other post‑secondary programs, by province and territory, 2015
 Tuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$203,089$280,610$12,398$60,503$556,599
Prince Edward Island$683,742$560,684$20,725$93,515$1,358,666
Nova Scotia$1,195,562$1,458,352$46,359$233,203$2,933,475
New Brunswick$812,282$1,102,654$20,523$177,478$2,112,937
Quebec$29,264,061$20,646,675$855,551$4,298,734$55,065,021
Ontario$172,406,583$120,551,999$7,629,338$19,073,635$319,661,554
Manitoba$2,806,663$2,599,559$198,526$561,625$6,166,372
Saskatchewan$1,182,356$1,106,442$39,663$196,050$2,524,510
Alberta$9,967,278$7,875,703$610,242$1,434,925$19,888,148
British Columbia$67,748,908$58,557,436$3,763,624$9,935,751$140,005,719
Yukon$0$0$0$0$0
Northwest Territories$0$0$0$0$0
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$286,270,523$214,740,114$13,196,948$36,065,418$550,273,002

Source: Various data sources detailed in Appendix 1, with adjustments by RKA

Table 53: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in other studies, by province and territory, 2015
 Tuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$952,442$892,500$52,071$131,250$2,028,262
Prince Edward Island$4,414,568$2,677,500$163,211$393,750$7,649,028
Nova Scotia$10,606,373$7,990,000$435,775$1,175,000$20,207,147
New Brunswick$2,119,200$1,700,000$51,308$250,000$4,120,508
Quebec$48,786,503$30,982,500$1,722,919$4,556,250$86,048,171
Ontario$248,131,050$115,260,000$12,257,562$16,950,000$392,598,612
Manitoba$9,212,530$6,460,000$628,664$950,000$17,251,194
Saskatchewan$3,755,815$2,380,000$130,654$350,000$6,616,469
Alberta$26,495,105$15,470,000$1,851,067$2,275,000$46,091,172
British Columbia$180,226,384$98,685,000$9,287,071$14,512,500$302,710,955
Yukon$49,393$42,500$3,111$6,250$101,254
Northwest Territories$0$0$0$0$0
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$534,749,361$282,540,000$26,583,412$41,550,000$885,422,773

Source: Various data sources detailed in Appendix 1, with adjustments by RKA

Table 54: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in all levels of study, by province and territory, 2015
 Tuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$21,158,625$28,956,328$1,212,500$5,892,614$57,220,067
Prince Edward Island$26,054,120$17,291,451$639,891$2,625,871$46,611,331
Nova Scotia$158,536,477$139,616,484$4,251,120$21,109,225$323,513,307
New Brunswick$52,719,676$55,198,638$969,721$8,519,145$117,407,180
Quebec$889,971,892$551,475,377$22,263,228$109,811,726$1,573,522,222
Ontario$3,300,658,684$1,972,410,180$115,244,586$291,681,838$5,679,995,288
Manitoba$137,973,912$104,292,850$7,399,215$20,829,709$270,495,685
Saskatchewan$80,195,372$71,328,121$2,272,439$11,788,429$165,584,361
Alberta$306,683,691$223,261,874$15,739,158$36,702,588$582,387,311
British Columbia$1,561,564,204$1,075,603,425$59,634,036$162,140,316$2,858,941,982
Yukon$247,534$246,500$15,554$56,250$565,838
Northwest Territories$96,107$86,962$3,111$14,615$200,794
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$6,535,860,293$4,239,768,190$229,644,559$671,172,325$11,676,445,367

Source: Various data sources detailed in Appendix 1, with adjustments by RKA

Table 55: Estimated additional tourism activities of visiting family members and friends associated with long-term international students, by province and territory, 2015
 Total Spending
Newfoundland and Labrador$1,202,936
Prince Edward Island$649,489
Nova Scotia$4,718,949
New Brunswick$1,903,472
Quebec$22,653,445
Ontario$68,128,474
Manitoba$4,521,251
Saskatchewan$2,616,112
Alberta$8,418,011
British Columbia$42,816,377
Yukon$11,402
Northwest Territories$4,210
Nunavut$0
Canada$157,644,130

Source: RKA, based on ACPET study

Table 56: Estimated expenditures of short-term international students by type of expenditure, by province and territory, 2015
 Tuition, Fees and Books/MaterialHomestayTransportationUtilitiesDiscretionaryTotal Annual Expenditures
Newfoundland and Labrador$0$0$0$0$0$0
Prince Edward Island$447,063$335,297$71,530$89,413$357,650$1,300,952
Nova Scotia$9,695,271$6,424,717$1,103,240$1,379,050$5,516,199$24,118,476
New Brunswick$2,147,998$1,032,119$196,388$245,485$981,942$4,603,933
Quebec$36,785,696$27,082,132$4,163,279$5,204,099$20,816,397$94,051,604
Ontario$161,582,021$109,720,563$18,411,807$23,014,759$92,059,036$404,788,186
Manitoba$5,775,764$2,891,608$532,230$665,288$2,661,152$12,526,042
Saskatchewan$4,919,652$3,406,475$584,803$731,003$2,924,013$12,565,945
Alberta$28,213,871$20,784,588$3,825,091$4,781,364$19,125,455$76,730,368
British Columbia$121,208,567$91,949,148$15,798,823$19,748,528$78,994,113$327,699,179
Yukon$0$0$0$0$0$0
Northwest Territories$0$0$0$0$0$0
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$370,775,902$263,626,646$44,687,191$55,858,989$223,435,957$958,384,685

Source: Languages Canada, with adjustments by RKA

Table 57: Estimated additional tourism activities of visiting family members and friends associated with short-term international students, by province and territory, 2015
 Total Spending
Newfoundland and Labrador$0
Prince Edward Island$53,058
Nova Scotia$399,649
New Brunswick$121,039
Quebec$2,224,131
Ontario$8,442,203
Manitoba$247,784
Saskatchewan$196,666
Alberta$1,384,882
British Columbia$7,369,887
Yukon$0
Northwest Territories$0
Nunavut$0
Canada$20,439,299

Source: RKA, based on ACPET study