Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2018
Table A.4.2
Distribution of international studentsTable A-4-2 Note 1 in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2015/2016

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Table A-4-2
Distribution of international students in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2015/2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Distribution of international students in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2015/2016. 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 CanadaTable A-4-2 Note 2
number
Africa 519 138 720 1,101 6,909 6,951 1,536 744 1,335 1,761 21,717
Nigeria 210 102 189 87 135 3,018 885 501 501 597 6,225
Morocco 3 0 30 96 990 210 39 0 9 27 1,401
Cameroon 15 3 27 165 702 195 12 18 54 27 1,221
Egypt 33 6 48 9 258 537 39 15 114 117 1,176
Tunisia 0 0 6 39 858 69 12 3 30 18 1,035
Ghana 54 9 63 21 45 369 81 81 105 111 942
Senegal 0 0 33 72 600 123 69 3 9 9 915
Ivory Coast 0 0 12 84 477 174 15 3 6 3 771
Kenya 9 3 27 6 48 234 69 18 72 189 672
Libya 57 3 39 9 165 216 12 24 36 42 600
Algeria 3 0 3 9 423 57 3 0 9 6 510
North America 111 117 273 93 2,712 1,941 189 87 441 2,415 8,382
United States of America 111 117 273 90 2,697 1,941 189 87 441 2,415 8,358
Latin America and Caribbean 198 66 747 537 1,944 4,218 333 183 906 1,824 10,959
Brazil 21 6 30 6 357 708 162 33 243 474 2,043
Mexico 21 3 33 12 354 537 42 27 195 426 1,650
Jamaica 12 6 33 15 18 531 42 33 78 123 891
Colombia 12 3 21 3 201 273 12 27 99 147 795
Venezuela 6 0 15 9 132 393 6 6 102 105 774
Trinidad and Tobago 0 3 9 387 12 246 3 0 12 27 705
Bahamas 6 48 252 3 12 171 6 0 6 21 522
Asia 1,407 402 5,211 1,008 9,204 61,698 3,762 2,766 10,749 28,125 124,326
China 675 285 3,069 456 3,684 31,626 2,187 1,524 5,772 14,814 64,086
India 159 15 360 87 1,401 15,357 429 360 1,584 4,959 24,705
Saudi Arabia 51 42 981 210 564 2,658 60 228 240 906 5,937
South Korea 42 9 75 12 282 2,727 123 45 474 1,323 5,109
Iran 105 0 51 66 966 1,023 162 126 591 645 3,735
Pakistan 72 6 48 24 321 1,263 165 135 252 402 2,688
Viet Nam 18 0 9 18 306 939 93 57 291 432 2,166
Bangladesh 153 6 180 30 216 768 144 99 219 276 2,085
Hong Kong 3 6 18 0 54 945 105 21 150 783 2,082
Japan 9 15 36 33 168 480 21 15 117 666 1,563
Taiwan 9 6 18 0 87 408 18 12 87 588 1,233
Malaysia 24 6 30 15 42 480 39 21 78 270 1,002
Turkey 9 3 39 0 201 480 15 0 30 180 960
Indonesia 9 0 9 3 21 309 21 3 45 402 825
Philippines 6 0 9 3 21 216 33 18 126 195 621
Lebanon 0 0 24 3 345 138 3 3 27 30 570
Europe 177 18 249 159 16,857 4,104 192 123 831 2,826 25,533
France 12 3 15 63 15,003 450 12 6 66 219 15,846
United Kingdom 27 3 51 27 198 606 12 18 141 549 1,635
Russian Federation 9 3 24 6 111 789 51 9 90 426 1,512
Germany 27 0 45 12 195 279 18 12 102 489 1,182
Ukraine 9 0 12 3 30 519 48 24 78 198 909
Italy 6 0 12 9 201 219 3 3 48 102 600
Oceania 6 0 9 3 270 282 9 9 78 195 861
Not ReportedTable A-4-2 Note 3 3 0 9 9 18 1,977 231 309 21 495 3,069
Total 2,421 741 7,218 2,913 37,914 81,171 6,249 4,227 14,358 37,635 194,850
Note 1

International students are 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, international students are defined on the basis of their immigration status. Thus, international students include students who are not Canadian citizens nor permanent residents. This includes students who are in Canada with a study permit, students in Canada on another visa related to diplomatic, trade or other missions, and other non-Canadians with refugee or unknown status. 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. The values for Canada do not include the territories.

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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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