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Wednesday, November 8, 1995
For release at 8:30
a.m.
1995/96
Canadian university students faced significant increases in tuition for the 1995/96 academic year in every province except Quebec, where fees remained unchanged.
The sharpest increases occurred in Alberta and Ontario, where most universities raised tuition about 10%. Fees increased around 5% in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia; while in Atlantic Canada, tuition rose 5% to 10%.
Average tuition fees for undergraduate arts students ranged from a low of $1,700 in Quebec to a high of $3,200 in Nova Scotia. Most universities charged a similar amount for other programs; the exceptions were medicine, dentistry, engineering and architecture, for which fees were considerably higher. For example, the tuition for medicine at the Universities of Manitoba and Saskatchewan was 75% higher than for arts.
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Table: Undergraduate arts tuition for Canadian students
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1995/96(1) 1994/95(1) 1994/95 to
average average 1995/96
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$ % change
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Canada 2,333 2,179 7.1
Newfoundland 2,312 2,150 7.5
Prince Edward Island 2,820 2,620 7.6
Nova Scotia 3,172 2,946 7.7
New Brunswick 2,496 2,353 6.1
Quebec 1,694 1,694 0.0
Ontario 2,458 2,252 9.1
Manitoba 2,338 2,227 5.0
Saskatchewan 2,591 2,458 5.4
Alberta 2,708 2,450 10.5
British Columbia 2,366 2,249 5.2
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(1) Using the most current enrolment data available, average tuition fees
have been weighted by the number of students.
Foreign students paid much higher tuition fees in 1995/96 than their Canadian counterparts. In 1995/96, the provincial average for foreign undergraduate students enrolled in arts programs ranged between $3,600 and $9,100. The University of Saskatchewan was the only large institution that did not charge a differential fee for foreign students.
Tuition fees have soared in every province since 1986, far outstripping the rate of inflation as determined by the consumer price index (1985/86=100). From 1985/86 to 1994/95, the inflation rate went up 34%, whereas the university tuition fee price index more than doubled (+119%).
According to the tuition fee index, the biggest jump occurred in Quebec, where fees have more than tripled there since 1990 after having been frozen at 1969 levels. In Alberta, fees more than doubled. By comparison, tuition fees in British Columbia rose only 75% over the past decade-the lowest rate of increase in Canada-followed by New Brunswick (+83%).
Universities in Quebec have been charging lower tuition fees than those in the rest of the country for more than a decade. In recent years, the gap between the fees of Quebec universities and the fees of universities in the rest of the country had been narrowing. This year, however, that gap began to widen once again.
Universities have had to cope with a combined decline in federal and provincial funding (-2.3%) between 1992/93 and 1993/94. The combination of rising tuition fees and reduced governmental funding has increased the importance of student fees as a source of university income. Nationally, tuition fees covered only about a fifth (22.7%) of general operating income for universities in 1993/94 (the latest year for which figures are available). By comparison, they represented only 15.3% of income a decade earlier.
In Nova Scotia, tuition fees accounted for 29.8% of general operating income in 1993/94-the highest in Canada. This compares with a low of 16.6% in Quebec. In Ontario, tuition represented 26.2% of general operating income.
Data on tuition fees and living accommodation costs at Canadian universities are now available for the 1995/96 academic year. Tuition fees are shown by institution at the undergraduate (12 faculties) and graduate levels for both Canadian and foreign students. Information is also provided about additional fees for athletics, health services, student associations and other compulsory fees. Accommodation costs for room and board in university residences are shown for single and married students.
To obtain tables or make general inquiries, contact Sheeba Mirza (613-951-1503).
For further information on this release, contact Mariem Martinson (613-951-1526) or Mongi Mouelhi (613-951-1537), Education, Culture and Tourism Division.
Table: Expenses for full-time students, by largest university in each province
1995/96
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Institution Tuition, Additional(1) Residence(2)
undergraduat- fees room and
e arts board
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$
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Memorial University
(Newfoundland) 2,312 210 3,400-4,000
University of Prince
Edward Island 2,820 404 4,211-5,467
Dalhousie University
(Nova Scotia) 3,095 197-257 4,575-4,925
University of New
Brunswick 2,610 222 4,000-4,900
University of Quebec 1,665 40 1,528-2,640
University of Toronto
(Ontario) 2,451 117-1,183 5,424-5,929
University of Manitoba 2,377 83-569 4,429-5,112
University of
Saskatchewan 2,550 109 3,660-3,972
University of Alberta 2,529 338 3,896-4,296
University of British
Columbia 2,295 212 4,264-4,587
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Institution Total
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$
Memorial University
(Newfoundland) 5,922-6,522
University of Prince
Edward Island 7,435-8,691
Dalhousie University
(Nova Scotia) 7,867-8,277
University of New
Brunswick 6,832-7,732
University of Quebec 3,233-4,345
University of Toronto
(Ontario) 7,992-9,563
University of Manitoba 6,889-8,058
University of
Saskatchewan 6,319-6,631
University of Alberta 6,763-7,163
University of British
Columbia 6,771-7,094
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(1) Largely for athletics, health services, and student societies and
associations.
(2) For single students only; excludes board in Quebec.
September 1995
Pulpwood receipts in September totalled 3 898 679 cubic metres, up 19.4% from 3 263 918 cubic metres in September 1994. Wood residue receipts totalled 6 684 041 cubic metres, up 1.0% from 6 614 775 cubic metres in September 1994. Consumption of pulpwood and wood residue totalled 8 904 461 cubic metres, up 9.4% from 8 142 470 cubic metres in September 1994. The closing inventory of pulpwood and wood residue increased 29.3% to 13 512 453 cubic metres, up from 10 449 749 cubic metres in September 1994. All September 1994 figures have been revised, except those for wood residue receipts.
At the end of September 1995, year-to-date pulpwood receipts totalled 29 015 834 cubic metres, up 12.4% from 25 813 213 cubic metres a year earlier. Year-to-date wood residue receipts increased 7.7% to 58 828 349 cubic metres, up from 54 614 049 cubic metres a year earlier. Year-to-date consumption of pulpwood and wood residue (84 251 913 cubic metres) rose 5.6% from 79 788 907 cubic metres a year earlier. All year-to-date figures have been revised, except the 1994 figures for wood residue receipts.
Available on CANSIM: matrix 54.
The September 1995 issue of Pulpwood and wood residue statistics (25-001, $7/$70) will be available shortly. See "How to order publications".
For further information on this release, contact Bruno Pépin (613-951-3516), Industry Division.
September 1995
Shipments of steel wire and specified wire products totalled 65 128 tonnes in September, down 11.7% from 73 793 tonnes (revised) in September 1994. Production and export market data for selected commodities are also now available.
Available on CANSIM: matrix 122 (series 19).
The September 1995 issue of Steel wire and specified wire products (41-006, $6/$60) will be available shortly. See "How to order publications".
For further information on this release, contact Doug Higgins (613-951-9837), Industry Division.
First quarter 1995
Data for the first quarter of 1995 are now available from the Passenger Bus and Urban Transit Survey.
Available on CANSIM: matrix 351.
The vol. 11, no. 8 Surface and marine transport service bulletin (50-002, $11/$80) will be available shortly. See "How to order publications".
For further information on this release, contact Dave Wallace (613-951-2519), Transportation Division.
Gross domestic product by industry, August 1995
Catalogue number 15-001
(Canada: $14/$140; United States: US$17/US$168; other countries:
US$20/US$196).
Department store sales and stocks, August 1995
Catalogue number 63-002
(Canada: $16/$160; United States: US$20/US$192; other countries:
US$23/US$224).