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Table 3 University enrolment by province and registration status

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University enrolment by province and registration status
  2005/2006r 2006/2007r 2007/2008r 2008/2009 2007/2008 to 2008/2009
  number % change
Canada 1,050,225 1,066,905 1,072,488 1,112,370 3.7
Newfoundland and Labrador 18,336 17,811 17,523 17,322 -1.1
Prince Edward Island 3,849 3,999 3,837 4,089 6.6
Nova Scotia 43,308 42,456 41,442 40,899 -1.3
New Brunswick 25,014 23,757 23,682 23,028 -2.8
Quebec 265,995 266,712 268,011 269,097 0.4
Ontario 431,049 440,604 446,196 448,467 0.5
Manitoba 39,615 40,119 38,964 39,306 0.9
Saskatchewan 20,622 20,604 20,607 19,647 -4.7
Alberta 91,665 94,131 94,659 93,774 -0.9
British Columbia 110,775 116,709 117,561 156,741 33.3
Full-time 780,567 792,768 796,245 828,216 4.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 14,994 14,547 14,340 13,968 -2.6
Prince Edward Island 3,318 3,372 3,177 3,336 5.0
Nova Scotia 35,388 34,656 33,699 33,126 -1.7
New Brunswick 20,601 19,617 19,317 18,666 -3.4
Quebec 168,552 169,872 170,760 172,425 1.0
Ontario 348,252 357,450 360,669 365,775 1.4
Manitoba 28,938 29,271 28,620 29,145 1.8
Saskatchewan1 15,756 15,729 15,735 17,493 11.2
Alberta 68,070 67,542 68,433 68,787 0.5
British Columbia 76,701 80,709 81,498 105,492 29.4
Part-time 269,658 274,140 276,240 284,154 2.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 3,345 3,264 3,186 3,351 5.2
Prince Edward Island 528 627 660 756 14.5
Nova Scotia 7,920 7,803 7,743 7,770 0.3
New Brunswick 4,413 4,137 4,365 4,359 -0.1
Quebec 97,443 96,840 97,254 96,675 -0.6
Ontario 82,797 83,157 85,527 82,692 -3.3
Manitoba 10,680 10,848 10,344 10,164 -1.7
Saskatchewan1 4,863 4,872 4,869 2,154 -55.8
Alberta 23,595 26,592 26,229 24,987 -4.7
British Columbia 34,074 35,997 36,063 51,246 42.1
revised
For University of Saskatchewan, the definition of full-time enrolments and part-time has changed. The registration status for enrolments in 2008/2009 refers to the September to December period. In previous years, it referred to the September to April period.
Note(s):
Enrolment figures may not add up due to rounding to a multiple of 3. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina.