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Table B.2.13
University expenditures, by type of expenditure, Canada and provinces, 1999/2000 and 2003/2004 to 2007/2008

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  Total capital expenditures Total operating expenditures Distribution of operating expenditures1
Compensation Other operating expenditures
Academic salaries Other salaries and wages2 Benefits3 Total compensation
thousands of current dollars
2007/2008
Canada 2,424,495 24,250,161 7,051,916 5,591,118 2,254,206 14,897,240 9,352,921
Newfoundland and Labrador 10,618 421,104 99,820 123,239 38,571 261,630 159,474
Prince Edward Island 21,412 97,987 22,707 28,985 11,647 63,339 34,648
Nova Scotia 53,203 920,208 266,177 215,938 69,300 551,415 368,793
New Brunswick 23,077 482,340 152,549 107,194 40,116 299,859 182,481
Quebec 668,041 5,055,754 1,506,670 1,143,685 505,706 3,156,061 1,899,693
Ontario 747,990 9,884,249 2,823,959 2,226,545 968,805 6,019,309 3,864,940
Manitoba 105,271 772,192 235,376 179,039 65,398 479,813 292,379
Saskatchewan 112,184 794,334 241,879 218,728 53,265 513,872 280,462
Alberta 322,287 2,598,395 703,695 633,054 230,043 1,566,792 1,031,603
British Columbia 360,412 3,223,598 999,084 714,711 271,355 1,985,150 1,238,448
2006/2007
Canada 2,086,986 22,777,780 6,585,081 5,258,260 2,091,873 13,935,214 8,842,566
Newfoundland and Labrador 10,649 389,854 95,483 111,414 35,750 242,647 147,207
Prince Edward Island 22,413 93,449 21,976 27,390 11,132 60,498 32,951
Nova Scotia 46,527 891,931 259,236 207,116 69,927 536,279 355,652
New Brunswick 20,594 462,812 148,385 103,891 38,184 290,460 172,352
Quebec 608,525 4,806,546 1,432,716 1,101,464 473,977 3,008,157 1,798,389
Ontario 544,078 9,219,650 2,589,966 2,084,776 887,495 5,562,237 3,657,413
Manitoba 57,191 733,644 234,180 170,328 58,431 462,939 270,705
Saskatchewan 127,919 756,871 235,404 207,126 55,577 498,107 258,764
Alberta 192475 2,387,508 648,320 556,026 202,830 1,407,176 980,332
British Columbia 456,615 3,035,515 919,415 688,729 258,570 1,866,714 1,168,801
2005/2006
Canada 2,202,470 21,679,049 6,207,712 4,971,029 1,938,075 13,116,816 8,562,233
Newfoundland and Labrador 7,474 381,333 90,040 107,942 34,162 232,144 149,189
Prince Edward Island 17,565 91,988 19,854 25,294 10,257 55,405 36,583
Nova Scotia 48,588 850,023 249,441 199,568 67,093 516,102 333,921
New Brunswick 17,547 446,364 145,183 98,441 36,435 280,059 166,305
Quebec 547,974 4,652,909 1,395,662 1,039,036 457,493 2,892,191 1,760,718
Ontario 714,113 8,639,764 2,366,069 1,944,399 789,662 5,100,130 3,539,634
Manitoba 77,630 727,610 225,062 158,986 59,389 443,437 284,173
Saskatchewan 72,770 724,307 229,830 194,309 50,545 474,684 249,623
Alberta 206,263 2,222,357 606,805 514,556 190,726 1,312,087 910,270
British Columbia 492,546 2,942,394 879,766 688,498 242,313 1,810,577 1,131,817
2004/2005
Canada 2,284,899 20,290,744 5,865,060 4,693,415 1,800,857 12,359,332 7,931,412
Newfoundland and Labrador 19,789 331,549 92,714 99,662 31,651 224,027 107,522
Prince Edward Island 18,716 77,955 19,555 24,230 8,211 51,996 25,959
Nova Scotia 66,381 803,632 233,362 189,886 64,102 487,350 316,282
New Brunswick 30,760 413,287 135,369 94,434 34,653 264,456 148,831
Quebec 734,277 4,458,687 1,355,511 994,428 431,427 2,781,366 1,677,321
Ontario 788,620 7,988,456 2,215,305 1,833,302 716,610 4,765,217 3,223,239
Manitoba 57,187 682,866 216,168 151,004 55,717 422,889 259,977
Saskatchewan 59,467 722,505 214,999 193,779 54,200 462,978 259,527
Alberta 157,978 2,077,023 560,110 483,981 172,601 1,216,692 860,331
British Columbia 351,724 2,734,784 821,967 628,709 231,685 1,682,361 1,052,423
2003/2004
Canada 2,387,416 18,809,402 5,404,516 4,415,336 1,601,647 11,421,499 7,387,903
Newfoundland and Labrador 16,115 319,857 90,663 98,023 27,597 216,283 103,574
Prince Edward Island 5,566 76,849 17,421 23,575 8,233 49,229 27,620
Nova Scotia 48,486 771,342 217,625 179,923 61,086 458,634 312,708
New Brunswick 18,947 399,486 128,000 90,725 33,108 251,833 147,653
Quebec 690,756 4,241,968 1,277,298 961,955 392,132 2,631,385 1,610,583
Ontario 1,013,893 7,188,851 1,964,912 1,682,689 605,888 4,253,489 2,935,362
Manitoba 51,179 643,148 201,691 145,470 49,458 396,619 246,529
Saskatchewan 110,217 687,066 203,571 180,906 47,384 431,861 255,205
Alberta 103,121 1,951,168 530,481 454,087 160,494 1,145,062 806,106
British Columbia 329,136 2,529,667 772,854 597,983 216,267 1,587,104 942,563
1999/2000
Canada 827,251 13,183,006 4,027,506 3,219,014 1,022,651 8,269,171 4,913,835
Newfoundland and Labrador 13,273 234,541 71,612 66,801 19,457 157,870 76,671
Prince Edward Island 1,574 53,718 14,121 17,179 3,231 34,531 19,187
Nova Scotia 25,778 597,199 181,675 140,558 38,783 361,016 236,183
New Brunswick 13,055 302,412 94,469 71,896 25,101 191,466 110,946
Quebec 357,357 2,926,188 976,003 686,282 245,547 1,907,832 1,018,356
Ontario 211,751 5,011,824 1,437,136 1,233,673 357,812 3,028,621 1,983,203
Manitoba 18,989 486,975 154,773 105,234 35,312 295,319 191,656
Saskatchewan 21,199 529,626 170,947 133,429 38,687 343,063 186,563
Alberta 86,096 1,327,440 381,041 314,689 113,286 809,016 518,424
British Columbia 78,179 1,713,083 545,729 449,273 145,435 1,140,437 572,646
1. Operating expenditures include the following funds: general operating; special purpose and trust; sponsored research; and ancillary enterprises.
2. Includes payments to all full- and part-time non-instructional (support) staff, including, among others, technicians, teaching and research laboratory technicians, clerical and secretarial, professional and managerial, janitorial, trades and maintenance. Includes payments to individuals who may hold an academic rank, or equivalent thereto, but are engaged in activities other than instruction and research.
3. Benefits include the costs of institutions' contributions (with respect to salaries) for pensions (including payments for actuarial deficiencies and past service liability), group life insurance, salary continuance insurance, dental plans, Workers' Compensation, health taxes, tuition remission, Employment Insurance, and other costs of employee benefit programs.
Note: To convert this current dollar data to constant dollar amounts for comparison over time, it is recommended that the gross domestic product (GDP) implicit price index be used for national and provincial-level conversions. For the index and further details on converting, see Table F.1.2 in Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program 2007. Updated tables May 1, 2009.
Source: Survey of Financial Information of Universities and Colleges, Statistics Canada. June 30, 2009.
Date Modified: 2009-10-28

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