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In 2012, Canada hosted 265,377 long-term (six months or longer) international students. It is estimated that these students contributed approximately $8.2 billion to local economies across the country through fees for tuition, accommodation, transportation and other expenditures. Some 86,000 Canadian jobs were sustained in every region of the country thanks to the activities of international students.
Education Facts 2012
Alberta
International long-term students: 18,521
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 7.0
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 5%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $587.5 million
Estimated employment impact (2010): 4,770 jobs
British Columbia
International long-term students: 68,321
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 25.7
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 5.3%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $2.2 billion
Estimated employment impact (2010): 21,460 jobs
Manitoba
International long-term students: 7,243
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 2.7
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 5.5%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $229.7 million
Estimated employment impact (2010): 1,640 jobs
New Brunswick
International long-term students: 3,773
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 1.4
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 2.7%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $119.7 million
Estimated employment impact (2010): 1,030 jobs
Newfoundland and Labrador
International long-term students: 2,050
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 0.8
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 6.9%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $65 million
Estimated employment impact (2010): 370 jobs
Nova Scotia
International long-term students: 9,655
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 3.6
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 10.1%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $306.3 million
Estimated employment impact (2010): 1,890 jobs
Ontario
International long-term students: 111,171
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 41.9%
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 9.3%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $3.5 billion
Estimated employment impact (2010): 29,970 jobs
Prince Edward Island
International long-term students: 804
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 0.3
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 9.1%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $25.5 million
Estimated employment impact (2010): 60 jobs
Quebec
International long-term students: 38,114
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 14.4
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 5.9%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $1.2 billion
Estimated employment impact (2010): 8,000 jobs
Saskatchewan
International long-term students: 5,675
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 2.1
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: 8.3%
Estimated expenditure by international students: $180 million
Estimated employment impact (2010): 1,050 jobs
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut combined
International long-term students: 73
Percentage of Canada’s international-student population: 0.03
Compounded annual growth rate, 2007–2012: -4.0%
Estimated expenditure by international-students: $2.3 million
Estimated employment impact (2010): Not significant
Note: Estimated expenditure by international students based on average annual expenditure of $31,720 per international student (all study levels) on tuition, books, accommodation, meals, transportation, and discretionary spending, as indicated in International Education in Canada - An Update by Roslyn Kunin & Associates, Inc., released in May 2012 and commissioned by DFATD.