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In 2007, 35% of Canadian households incurred education expenses for such items as tuition, school supplies and textbooks, spending an average of $2,949.
Their largest expenditure was by far on postsecondary tuition. Among the 15% of households that incurred these costs in 2007, average spending amounted to $4,017. Average household tuition expenses that year ranged from $1,832 in Quebec to $6,223 in New Brunswick.
Pre-elementary, elementary and secondary tuition fees were an education expense for 9% of households in 2007. These fees averaged $1,306 and ranged from $256 in New Brunswick to $2,481 in Ontario.
In 2007, 18% of households had textbook expenses and their average expenditure was $543. Spending on school supplies was the most common education expense, with 23% of households reporting such expenditures. This was, however, the lowest spending category, at a household average of $222.
