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Table B.2.13
University expenditure, by resource category, Canada and provinces, 1999/2000 to 2005/2006 (in thousands of 2001 constant dollars)

  Universities
Total capital expenditure Operating expenditure1
Total operating expenditure Compensation Other operating expenditure
Academic salaries Other salaries and wages2 Benefits3 Total compensation
thousands of 2001 constant dollars
2005/2006
Canada 2,013,885 19,822,791 5,676,180 4,545,387 1,772,128 11,993,695 7,829,096
Newfoundland and Labrador 6,786 346,254 81,757 98,012 31,019 210,789 135,465
Prince Edward Island 15,665 82,038 17,706 22,558 9,147 49,412 32,626
Nova Scotia 43,602 762,791 223,843 179,088 60,208 463,138 299,653
New Brunswick 15,798 401,868 130,710 88,628 32,803 252,141 149,727
Quebec 502,273 4,264,853 1,279,263 952,380 419,338 2,650,980 1,613,873
Ontario 654,604 7,919,784 2,168,897 1,782,366 723,857 4,675,119 3,244,665
Manitoba 71,713 672,152 207,908 146,868 54,862 409,638 262,513
Saskatchewan 66,220 659,108 209,142 176,818 45,995 431,955 227,153
Alberta 184,454 1,987,380 542,645 460,150 170,560 1,173,356 814,024
British Columbia 452,844 2,705,218 808,851 633,001 222,781 1,664,633 1,040,585
2004/2005
Canada 2,136,716 18,952,822 5,479,354 4,383,299 1,682,524 11,545,177 7,407,645
Newfoundland and Labrador 18,436 308,888 86,377 92,850 29,488 208,715 100,173
Prince Edward Island 17,228 71,756 18,000 22,303 7,558 47,861 23,895
Nova Scotia 61,222 741,177 215,226 175,129 59,120 449,475 291,702
New Brunswick 28,362 381,061 124,814 87,071 31,951 243,835 137,226
Quebec 688,651 4,181,635 1,271,283 932,637 404,619 2,608,539 1,573,096
Ontario 739,017 7,485,997 2,075,967 1,717,991 671,537 4,465,494 3,020,503
Manitoba 54,234 647,601 205,004 143,206 52,840 401,050 246,551
Saskatchewan 55,328 672,215 200,034 180,291 50,427 430,752 241,462
Alberta 144,283 1,896,962 511,553 442,024 157,638 1,111,215 785,747
British Columbia 329,956 2,565,530 771,096 589,799 217,346 1,578,241 987,289
2003/2004
Canada 2,276,749 17,894,117 5,142,659 4,200,272 1,523,956 10,866,886 7,027,231
Newfoundland and Labrador 15,287 303,427 86,006 92,988 26,179 205,173 98,254
Prince Edward Island 5,233 72,247 16,378 22,163 7,740 46,281 25,966
Nova Scotia 45,512 724,028 204,276 168,887 57,339 430,501 293,527
New Brunswick 17,726 373,744 119,752 84,879 30,975 235,606 138,139
Quebec 660,419 4,055,665 1,221,200 919,707 374,910 2,515,817 1,539,848
Ontario 967,844 6,862,350 1,875,670 1,606,265 578,370 4,060,305 2,802,045
Manitoba 49,504 622,103 195,091 140,710 47,840 383,641 238,462
Saskatchewan 104,815 653,392 193,594 172,039 45,062 410,695 242,697
Alberta 95,488 1,806,748 491,216 420,477 148,615 1,060,308 746,440
British Columbia 314,921 2,420,412 739,475 572,156 206,927 1,518,558 901,854
2002/2003
Canada 1,706,813 16,951,644 4,898,371 3,976,738 1,379,284 10,254,393 6,697,251
Newfoundland and Labrador 4,043 283,970 79,863 90,624 24,975 195,462 88,508
Prince Edward Island 5,204 67,270 16,533 21,197 6,281 44,010 23,260
Nova Scotia 83,247 687,045 196,231 164,816 51,612 412,659 274,385
New Brunswick 15,363 358,377 114,141 81,766 28,383 224,290 134,087
Quebec 623,850 3,807,250 1,174,431 868,170 350,510 2,393,112 1,414,139
Ontario 639,513 6,456,121 1,777,553 1,490,414 495,339 3,763,306 2,692,815
Manitoba 44,775 599,560 185,917 136,249 43,276 365,442 234,118
Saskatchewan 88,412 669,541 189,127 162,246 43,666 395,038 274,503
Alberta 55,944 1,751,481 479,813 408,597 141,280 1,029,690 721,790
British Columbia 146,462 2,271,030 684,761 552,659 193,963 1,431,383 839,647
2001/2002
Canada 1,483,597 15,554,919 4,557,537 3,758,745 1,211,957 9,528,239 6,026,680
Newfoundland and Labrador 16,410 270,843 86,014 77,277 24,119 187,410 83,433
Prince Edward Island 3,883 61,755 15,211 20,573 4,831 40,615 21,140
Nova Scotia 60,921 648,889 193,295 155,948 44,261 393,504 255,385
New Brunswick 8,972 338,096 110,035 79,992 27,568 217,595 120,501
Quebec 438,802 3,443,325 1,087,846 803,076 297,813 2,188,735 1,254,590
Ontario 625,231 5,923,880 1,643,906 1,435,658 417,780 3,497,344 2,426,536
Manitoba 32,632 563,715 172,612 132,092 43,462 348,166 215,549
Saskatchewan 45,817 641,341 180,934 151,801 43,273 376,008 265,333
Alberta 101,273 1,634,687 443,382 384,040 130,513 957,935 676,752
British Columbia 149,656 2,028,388 624,302 518,288 178,337 1,320,927 707,461
2000/2001
Canada 1,090,238 14,634,278 4,397,856 3,547,807 1,158,249 9,103,912 5,530,366
Newfoundland and Labrador 17,957 247,668 73,736 72,198 20,139 166,072 81,595
Prince Edward Island 978 59,696 15,060 19,109 3,481 37,650 22,046
Nova Scotia 40,458 631,956 192,102 147,609 42,244 381,955 250,001
New Brunswick 14,328 325,812 105,063 75,809 25,172 206,044 119,768
Quebec 360,919 3,205,915 1,059,163 764,570 269,978 2,093,711 1,112,204
Ontario 376,998 5,623,955 1,597,473 1,359,098 407,424 3,363,996 2,259,960
Manitoba 16,107 539,296 168,316 122,983 41,268 332,566 206,730
Saskatchewan 13,928 602,149 181,176 149,589 38,901 369,666 232,483
Alberta 150,529 1,521,047 409,829 362,394 147,227 919,450 601,597
British Columbia 98,037 1,876,784 595,937 474,449 162,416 1,232,802 643,982
1999/2000
Canada 870,067 13,883,536 4,239,903 3,389,671 1,076,471 8,706,045 5,177,492
Newfoundland and Labrador 13,816 244,136 74,542 69,534 20,253 164,328 79,808
Prince Edward Island 1,681 57,373 15,082 18,348 3,451 36,880 20,492
Nova Scotia 27,180 629,685 191,558 148,204 40,893 380,654 249,031
New Brunswick 13,713 317,643 99,227 75,517 26,365 201,109 116,534
Quebec 374,563 3,067,079 1,022,996 719,325 257,370 1,999,691 1,067,388
Ontario 224,532 5,314,340 1,523,882 1,308,138 379,410 3,211,430 2,102,910
Manitoba 19,978 512,338 162,834 110,715 37,151 310,700 201,638
Saskatchewan 22,430 560,369 180,870 141,174 40,933 362,977 197,393
Alberta 91,183 1,405,869 403,554 333,282 119,979 856,815 549,054
British Columbia 80,991 1,774,705 565,360 465,434 150,666 1,181,460 593,245
1. Operating expenditure includes 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.
Data source: Survey of Financial Information of Universities and Colleges, Statistics Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Date Modified: 2011-07-11

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