Economic impact of international education in Canada – 2017 update

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Table: Distribution of the total number of international students in Canada, by province/territory, 2015

	Total international students 2015	distribution 2015	Total international students 2016	distribution 2016
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,638	0.6%	3,227	0.6%
Prince Edward Island	1,715	0.4%	2,270	0.4%
Nova Scotia	12,537	2.7%	14,063	2.7%
New Brunswick	4,837	1.1%	5,178	1.0%
Quebec	61,880	13.5%	67,534	12.9%
Ontario	195,710	42.7%	233,226	44.5%
Manitoba	11,276	2.5%	14,298	2.7%
Saskatchewan	6,814	1.5%	8,063	1.5%
Alberta	26,063	5.7%	30,342	5.8%
British Columbia	134,324	29.3%	145,691	27.8%
Yukon	25	0.0%	19	0.0%
Northwest Territories	9	0.0%	0	0.0%
Nunavut	0	0.0%	60	0.0%
Canada	457,828	100.0%	523,971	100.0%

Table: Distribution of the total number of international students in Canada, by province/territory, 2016

	Total international students 2016	distribution 2016
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,227	0.6%
Prince Edward Island	2,270	0.4%
Nova Scotia	14,063	2.7%
New Brunswick	5,178	1.0%
Quebec	67,534	12.9%
Ontario	233,226	44.5%
Manitoba	14,298	2.7%
Saskatchewan	8,063	1.5%
Alberta	30,342	5.8%
British Columbia	145,691	27.8%
Yukon	19	0.0%
Northwest Territories	0	0.0%
Nunavut	60	0.0%
Canada	523,971	100.0%