Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2019
Table A.3.2
Distribution of international studentsTable A.3.2 Note 1 in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2016/2017

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Table A.3.2
Distribution of international studentsTable A.3.2 Note 1 in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2016/2017
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 CanadaTable A.3.2 Note 2
number
Africa 612 201 801 1,065 7,155 7,659 1,749 753 1,443 1,965 23,403
Nigeria 249 138 201 87 138 3,168 999 480 561 621 6,645
Morocco 3 0 30 93 897 315 48 0 9 18 1,413
Egypt 51 9 57 12 291 594 45 12 126 159 1,353
Cameroon 15 6 27 180 732 216 15 18 51 30 1,287
Tunisia 0 0 6 30 879 69 15 0 27 18 1,041
Ghana 60 6 75 21 48 417 75 90 111 99 999
Senegal 0 0 30 57 594 159 63 3 6 9 921
Ivory Coast 0 0 12 93 483 210 15 0 18 3 834
Kenya 6 9 30 3 51 225 75 27 93 207 726
Libya 66 3 42 9 195 222 9 27 39 54 660
Zimbabwe 75 6 51 6 15 114 114 12 57 171 615
Mauritius 15 15 51 24 81 288 48 9 21 60 612
Algeria 0 0 6 6 471 51 3 0 6 6 546
North America 111 126 306 111 2,808 2,055 210 105 453 2,556 8,847
United States of America 111 126 306 108 2,787 2,055 210 105 453 2,556 8,820
Latin America & Caribbean 243 150 876 744 2,061 5,163 411 210 1,158 2,325 13,341
Brazil 30 9 39 12 447 1,137 213 45 309 753 2,994
Mexico 21 18 36 15 336 621 45 24 258 513 1,881
Jamaica 21 9 39 18 21 657 54 36 108 147 1,113
Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 9 579 12 252 3 0 15 18 894
Colombia 12 0 15 3 213 327 9 24 120 168 891
Venezuela 15 0 9 9 129 357 9 9 141 117 792
Bahamas 12 108 339 6 12 225 9 0 15 27 750
Ecuador 9 3 42 9 57 228 6 39 30 120 546
Asia 1,389 417 5,454 816 10,080 70,413 4,032 2,682 11,223 31,089 137,589
China 555 291 3,276 387 4,050 35,193 2,166 1,380 5,700 15,201 68,199
India 195 18 537 87 1,617 20,259 558 411 1,896 7,110 32,685
Saudi Arabia 42 42 753 105 555 2,544 48 267 207 765 5,325
South Korea 33 12 72 12 288 2,778 153 12 486 1,455 5,307
Iran 126 3 54 63 1,068 1,029 171 132 594 660 3,903
Pakistan 78 3 75 24 339 1,131 201 138 246 408 2,643
Viet Nam 15 0 12 9 360 1,098 132 21 327 492 2,469
Bangladesh 192 9 180 15 234 717 183 123 237 333 2,217
Hong Kong 0 6 24 3 33 918 99 12 141 801 2,037
Japan 9 12 48 36 189 498 18 9 111 729 1,659
Taiwan 6 6 15 0 96 483 15 9 108 540 1,281
Turkey 6 3 54 3 237 555 15 3 48 231 1,155
Malaysia 27 6 30 21 48 447 45 18 84 297 1,029
Indonesia 6 0 15 0 36 300 24 0 54 447 891
Philippines 6 0 9 3 21 282 51 18 222 273 885
Lebanon 3 0 24 6 336 168 0 0 36 27 603
Kazakhstan 3 0 6 3 15 219 9 3 108 177 543
Europe 183 24 228 165 17,205 4,446 234 138 861 2,886 26,376
France 15 0 15 63 15,237 528 21 6 57 216 16,161
United Kingdom 27 3 54 21 231 594 12 18 138 576 1,668
Russian Federation 6 0 18 9 114 771 45 6 90 423 1,482
Germany 27 0 33 18 201 294 54 9 99 495 1,236
Ukraine 6 3 12 9 30 663 42 36 90 228 1,116
Italy 18 0 12 6 237 249 3 6 57 138 726
Oceania 6 3 3 6 237 270 12 9 72 186 807
Not ReportedTable A.3.2 Note 3 0 3 9 9 18 2,925 336 417 15 282 4,017
Total 2,550 927 7,677 2,913 39,564 92,931 6,987 4,314 15,225 41,292 214,383
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero.
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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