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Appendix 4 – Data tables for 2022

Table 25: Number of study permit holders on December 31 by study level and intended province or territory of destination, 2022
Province/TerritorySecondary or LessPost-SecondaryOther StudiesNot StatedTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador7955,3156506,175
Prince Edward Island8152,940725-4,475
Nova Scotia2,67516,9451,225-20,845
New Brunswick2,2158,990195-11,405
Quebec8,05077,9807,3851093,425
Ontario36,720349,26525,85580411,920
Manitoba3,28017,5251,250522,060
Saskatchewan2,15510,515450513,130
Alberta7,99533,9551,5101043,470
British Columbia27,135127,65510,11045164,945
Northwest Territories25100040
Nunavut-50010
Yukon120135650255
Not Stated----15,100
Canada91,980651,53548,770155807,260

Source: IRCC, January 31, 2023

Table 26: Estimated number of long-term international students by level of study, and province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritorySecondary or LessCollegeUniversity – Bachelor’s DegreeUniversity – Master’s DegreeUniversity – DoctorateOther StudiesAll Levels of Study
Newfoundland and Labrador6206142,8421,232626656,000
Prince Edward Island7059341,699268397254,370
Nova Scotia1,94033013,4702,7054401,22520,110
New Brunswick1,7303,5784,07695038719510,915
Quebec7,20513,70032,22220,23811,8207,38592,580
Ontario25,870176,131133,12428,03511,97525,855401,070
Manitoba2,7303,95111,3491,4078181,25021,510
Saskatchewan1,5451,7675,7811,8601,10645012,515
Alberta4,84012,17913,9004,4543,4211,51040,315
British Columbia22,08540,33472,2999,6695,35210,110159,905
Yukon5026109000185
Northwest Territories252800035
Nunavut0140005
Canada69,345253,547290,88370,81935,98648,770769,515

Source: IRCC, with adjustments by RKA

Table 27: Number of short-term international students and student weeks, by province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritoryNumber of StudentsNumber of Student Weeks
Newfoundland and Labrador00
Prince Edward Island1211,824
Nova Scotia1,09016,418
New Brunswick2423,648
Quebec9,82394,669
Ontario31,202351,166
Manitoba2552,512
Saskatchewan7647,536
Alberta4,45162,706
British Columbia26,981288,922
Yukon00
Northwest Territories00
Nunavut00
Canada74,929829,401

Source: Languages Canada, with adjustments by RKA

Table 28: Number of long-term international students in Canada (as measured by number of study permit holders), by top 10 source countries, 2022
CountryNumber of StudentsPercentage of Total
India319,00040%
China, People’s Republic of100,01012%
Philippines32,4254%
France27,1103%
Nigeria21,6453%
Iran21,1053%
Korea, Republic of16,5002%
Vietnam16,1302%
Mexico14,9202%
United States of America14,4652%
Total of top 10 countries583,31072%
All countries807,260100%

Source: IRCC

Table 29: Number of short-term international students in Canada, by top 10 source countries, 2022[1]
CountryNumber of StudentsPercentage of Total
Japan12,53914%
Brazil12,37213%
Mexico11,75413%
Colombia8,2499%
China7,6718%
South Korea6,4947%
France2,4523%
Chile1,9952%
Taiwan1,5922%
Italy1,5402%
Total of top 10 countries66,65872%
All countries93,250100%

Source: Languages Canada

Table 30: Comparison of weighted average undergraduate tuition fees for Canadian and international full-time students, 2022 (average of 2021-22 academic year and 2022-23 academic year)
Province/TerritoryCanadian StudentsInternational Students
Newfoundland and Labrador$3,193$14,377
Prince Edward Island$7,018$19,085
Nova Scotia$9,153$20,885
New Brunswick$8,152$16,864
Quebec$3,316$28,507
Ontario$7,923$42,890
Manitoba$5,155$18,083
Saskatchewan$8,649$23,448
Alberta$6,893$28,611
British Columbia$6,196$32,105
Yukon--
Northwest Territories--
Nunavut--
Canada$6,766$34,641

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0045-01 Canadian and international tuition fees by level of study (current dollars)

Table 31: Comparison of weighted average graduate tuition fees for Canadian and international full-time students, 2022 (average of 2021-22 academic year and 2022-23 academic year)
Province/TerritoryCanadian StudentsInternational Students
Newfoundland and Labrador$3,307$4,835
Prince Edward Island$5,428$10,868
Nova Scotia$10,259$21,992
New Brunswick$7,103$13,032
Quebec$3,509$18,954
Ontario$9,316$26,641
Manitoba$5,480$12,176
Saskatchewan$4,900$7,805
Alberta$7,140$16,028
British Columbia$10,174$21,649
Yukon--
Northwest Territories--
Nunavut--
Canada$7,362$20,701

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0045-01 Canadian and international tuition fees by level of study (current dollars)

Table 32: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in the K-12 system, by province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritoryTuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$7,663,200$5,921,000$0$620,000$14,204,200
Prince Edward Island$7,473,000$6,732,750$0$705,000$14,910,750
Nova Scotia$23,990,506$21,058,875$0$1,940,000$46,989,380
New Brunswick$22,394,850$18,564,637$0$1,730,000$42,689,487
Quebec$108,099,641$98,796,336$0$7,205,000$214,100,977
Ontario$487,275,327$316,489,824$0$25,870,000$829,635,150
Manitoba$39,421,200$29,458,951$0$2,730,000$71,610,151
Saskatchewan$23,816,175$18,430,933$0$1,545,000$43,792,108
Alberta$68,587,584$50,512,314$0$4,840,000$123,939,898
British Columbia$387,520,802$278,614,664$0$22,085,000$688,220,466
Yukon$644,450$501,368$0$50,000$1,195,818
Northwest Territories$322,225$250,684$0$25,000$597,909
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$1,177,208,959$845,332,336$0$69,345,000$2,091,886,295

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

Table 33: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in college programs, by province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritoryTuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$7,527,877$9,588,469$331,948$3,011,154$20,459,448
Prince Edward Island$14,771,248$15,658,112$740,913$4,657,911$35,828,184
Nova Scotia$5,126,529$5,346,129$205,452$1,468,244$12,146,354
New Brunswick$50,057,979$59,455,086$1,334,652$17,610,928$128,458,645
Quebec$104,057,313$273,553,516$8,851,221$66,034,269$452,496,319
Ontario$3,554,974,055$3,059,347,848$201,406,537$842,737,374$7,658,465,815
Manitoba$58,228,727$58,125,159$3,556,876$19,012,444$138,923,206
Saskatchewan$31,378,305$22,526,040$1,396,028$8,261,234$63,561,607
Alberta$278,649,707$209,487,591$14,330,321$59,624,067$562,091,686
British Columbia$920,096,650$624,094,112$56,545,824$179,584,570$1,780,321,156
Yukon$309,883$398,913$22,093$18,815$749,704
Northwest Territories$20,967$29,549$1,637$1,394$53,547
Nunavut$7,338$14,775$818$697$23,627
Canada$5,025,206,580$4,337,625,298$288,724,322$1,202,023,100$10,853,579,299

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

Table 34: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in university programs, by province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritoryTuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$55,886,150$72,652,770$2,540,599$22,660,944$153,740,463
Prince Edward Island$37,566,480$32,970,838$1,591,591$9,717,132$81,846,042
Nova Scotia$350,762,937$275,877,982$10,332,891$76,488,887$713,462,697
New Brunswick$90,993,067$88,502,238$2,019,089$26,016,085$207,530,479
Quebec$1,577,556,336$1,282,091,783$41,531,161$309,462,869$3,210,642,149
Ontario$6,758,054,348$3,017,131,146$197,978,474$831,948,810$10,805,112,777
Manitoba$244,356,363$198,811,554$12,220,025$64,763,367$520,151,309
Saskatchewan$164,553,006$112,655,927$6,910,531$42,355,209$326,474,672
Alberta$561,793,031$377,862,784$25,622,412$107,890,259$1,073,168,486
British Columbia$2,446,675,811$1,346,293,126$122,419,222$386,661,337$4,302,049,496
Yukon$1,233,020$1,702,120$91,134$53,004$3,079,279
Northwest Territories$14,889$126,083$6,751$3,926$151,649
Nunavut$7,444$63,041$3,375$1,963$75,824
Canada$12,289,452,884$6,806,741,393$423,267,253$1,878,023,793$21,397,485,323

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

Table 35: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in other studies, by province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritoryTuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$659,189$1,026,798$35,130$162,500$1,883,617
Prince Edward Island$9,031,234$12,176,413$575,192$1,812,500$23,595,340
Nova Scotia$15,417,697$21,625,415$761,845$3,062,500$40,867,457
New Brunswick$2,232,555$3,275,431$72,745$487,500$6,068,231
Quebec$69,747,633$152,576,197$4,771,402$18,462,500$245,557,731
Ontario$432,942,102$464,523,080$29,565,228$64,637,500$991,667,910
Manitoba$16,080,339$18,762,834$1,125,314$3,125,000$39,093,486
Saskatchewan$6,975,516$5,851,164$355,488$1,125,000$14,307,167
Alberta$25,126,140$26,378,516$1,776,723$3,775,000$57,056,379
British Columbia$195,220,941$169,013,093$14,173,645$25,275,000$403,682,678
Yukon$0$0$0$0$0
Northwest Territories$0$0$0$0$0
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$773,433,344$875,208,941$53,212,712$121,925,000$1,823,779,997

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

Table 36: Estimated expenditures of long-term international students in all levels of study, by province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritoryTuition and FeesAccommodation and FoodTransportationDiscretionaryTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador$71,736,417$89,189,037$2,907,677$26,454,597$190,287,728
Prince Edward Island$68,841,963$67,538,113$2,907,697$16,892,543$156,180,315
Nova Scotia$395,297,669$323,908,401$11,300,188$82,959,631$813,465,889
New Brunswick$165,678,452$169,797,391$3,426,486$45,844,513$384,746,842
Quebec$1,859,460,922$1,807,017,833$55,153,784$401,164,638$4,122,797,177
Ontario$11,233,245,831$6,857,491,897$428,950,240$1,765,193,684$20,284,881,652
Manitoba$358,086,629$305,158,498$16,902,215$89,630,811$769,778,152
Saskatchewan$226,723,002$159,464,064$8,662,046$53,286,443$448,135,555
Alberta$934,156,462$664,241,205$41,729,456$176,129,326$1,816,256,449
British Columbia$3,949,514,204$2,418,014,995$193,138,691$613,605,907$7,174,273,797
Yukon$2,187,353$2,602,402$113,227$121,819$5,024,801
Northwest Territories$358,081$406,316$8,387$30,320$803,105
Nunavut$14,782$77,816$4,194$2,660$99,452
Canada$19,265,301,767$12,864,907,968$765,204,287$3,271,316,893$36,166,730,915

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

Table 37: Estimated additional tourism activities of visiting family members and friends associated with long-term international students, by province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritoryTotal Spending
Newfoundland and Labrador$2,219,690
Prince Edward Island$1,363,230
Nova Scotia$7,062,990
New Brunswick$4,009,280
Quebec$31,859,190
Ontario$140,300,490
Manitoba$7,575,370
Saskatchewan$4,510,440
Alberta$14,509,330
British Columbia$56,002,760
Yukon$69,190
Northwest Territories$13,090
Nunavut$1,870
Canada$269,496,920

Source: RKA, based on ACPET study

Table 38: Estimated expenditures of short-term international students by type of expenditure, by province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritoryTuition, Fees and Books/MaterialHomestayTransportationUtilitiesDiscretionaryTotal Annual Expenditures
Newfoundland and Labrador$0$0$0$0$0$0
Prince Edward Island$621,316$707,133$102,980$99,548$375,879$1,906,855
Nova Scotia$5,591,841$6,364,194$926,824$895,930$3,382,909$17,161,698
New Brunswick$1,242,631$1,414,265$205,961$199,096$751,758$3,813,711
Quebec$22,268,296$36,698,151$5,344,391$5,166,245$19,507,027$88,984,109
Ontario$117,955,951$136,128,437$19,824,530$19,163,712$72,359,533$365,432,163
Manitoba$957,225$973,769$141,811$137,084$517,610$2,727,499
Saskatchewan$2,871,674$2,921,308$425,433$411,252$1,552,831$8,182,497
Alberta$16,814,855$24,307,791$3,539,970$3,421,971$12,920,889$61,005,476
British Columbia$85,359,024$111,999,739$16,310,642$15,766,953$59,533,842$288,970,199
Yukon$0$0$0$0$0$0
Northwest Territories$0$0$0$0$0$0
Nunavut$0$0$0$0$0$0
Canada$253,682,812$321,514,787$46,822,542$45,261,790$170,902,277$838,184,208

Source: Languages Canada, with adjustments by RKA

Table 39: Estimated additional tourism activities of visiting family members and friends associated with short-term international students, by province and territory, 2022
Province/TerritoryTotal Spending
Newfoundland and Labrador$0
Prince Edward Island$18,114
Nova Scotia$163,027
New Brunswick$36,228
Quebec$1,469,521
Ontario$4,667,819
Manitoba$38,111
Saskatchewan$114,332
Alberta$665,870
British Columbia$4,036,358
Yukon$0
Northwest Territories$0
Nunavut$0
Canada$11,209,378

Source: RKA, based on ACPET study

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