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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.