Table C.1.2
Distribution of international studentsNote 1 in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2011

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Table C.1.2
Distribution of international studentsNote 1 in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Distribution of international students in tertiary education Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Canada, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova
Scotia		 New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia CanadaNote 2
number
Africa 177 51 294 735 5,487 3,636 630 252 735 687 12,684
Nigeria 57 33 57 39 42 1,173 252 159 228 201 2,235
Morocco 3 0 24 81 1,065 60 57 0 6 18 1,320
Egypt 15 3 45 177 195 354 9 12 90 30 930
Tunisia 0 0 3 51 666 33 6 0 15 9 783
Senegal 0 0 9 27 513 36 51 0 3 3 639
Cameroon 3 3 3 33 477 72 0 3 12 15 618
North America 87 114 516 120 2,757 2,034 108 42 366 2,013 8,154
United States 84 111 330 99 2,748 1,911 108 42 366 2,007 7,809
Latin America & Caribbean 69 27 348 1,158 1,497 2,985 129 72 918 906 8,109
Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 9 996 27 435 9 3 15 9 1,506
Mexico 18 0 18 18 273 411 33 18 183 309 1,284
Jamaica 6 3 12 9 9 279 9 6 303 90 726
Brazil 0 3 15 3 147 258 30 6 66 120 645
Colombia 3 0 12 3 159 249 9 9 72 72 588
Asia 954 747 2,910 1,011 5,652 31,131 2,049 1,626 7,929 14,073 68,079
China 516 675 1,773 384 1,596 12,588 1,134 1,059 3,828 6,831 30,384
India 81 15 201 69 591 6,084 219 108 894 1,023 9,282
Korea, South 9 0 84 18 273 2,445 87 42 453 1,272 4,680
Saudi Arabia 45 15 372 246 486 1,446 78 78 276 591 3,633
Iran 51 0 51 51 735 1,176 99 66 642 561 3,435
Pakistan 27 0 39 24 315 1,332 33 33 198 135 2,136
Hong Kong 3 3 6 0 30 774 60 24 225 654 1,788
Japan 3 15 39 21 129 480 45 18 177 588 1,518
Bangladesh 78 6 54 24 159 687 57 57 177 210 1,506
Taiwan 3 0 21 6 57 387 24 3 105 648 1,254
Malaysia 33 3 21 45 54 525 39 12 150 213 1,092
Viet Nam 3 0 9 9 219 417 21 24 156 102 957
Turkey 9 0 45 6 99 315 12 6 30 156 681
Indonesia 6 0 6 3 27 210 21 3 39 324 636
Lebanon 6 0 21 6 324 150 12 0 27 15 558
Europe 72 12 162 114 9,147 2,829 105 69 693 1,491 14,691
France 6 0 9 51 7,830 327 15 0 57 99 8,394
United Kingdom 15 3 27 12 126 513 9 9 126 249 1,086
Germany 15 0 27 12 159 309 30 15 108 315 987
Russian Federation 3 3 12 3 72 336 15 0 75 234 753
Oceania 3 0 9 3 183 234 9 3 75 99 621
Not reportedNote 3 6 6 564 0 27 7,791 42 357 246 897 9,939
Total 1,368 951 4,803 3,144 24,756 50,640 3,072 2,424 10,956 20,160 122,277
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
Note 1.

Those who are pursuing education in a country other than their country of residence or the country in which they were previously educated. In Canada, the concept of “international students” includes non-permanent residents, such as those with a study permit. It also includes those enrolled in a Canadian program from a Canadian institution that is not located in Canada (also known as “offshore students”) as well as non-Canadian students studying via the Internet.

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Note 2.

Excludes private institutions.

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Note 3.

Includes international students for whom the region and country of origin was not reported.

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Note: To ensure the confidentiality of responses, a random rounding process is applied to the data. As a result, when these data are summed or grouped, the total value may not match the sum of the individual values, since the total and subtotals are independently rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS).
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