Table B.2.12
University revenues, by source, as a percentage of total revenue, Canada and provinces, 1999/2000 and 2004/2005 to 2008/2009

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  Government revenues Private revenues Total university revenues
Student fees Non-government grants and contracts, donations and bequests Sales Investment1 Miscellaneous
percentage of total revenue
2008/2009
Canada 60.7 22.2 11.0 9.3 -6.7 3.5 100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 69.4 11.9 1.7 7.1 -0.9 10.8 100.0
Prince Edward Island 60.8 19.1 6.3 12.7 0.7 0.4 100.0
Nova Scotia 48.9 30.9 11.2 15.7 -10.4 3.7 100.0
New Brunswick 56.7 29.0 10.2 12.2 -9.8 1.7 100.0
Quebec 65.8 12.2 9.7 6.7 1.3 4.3 100.0
Ontario 54.3 29.9 13.3 8.6 -11.0 4.9 100.0
Manitoba 62.9 18.0 15.3 9.6 -7.3 1.5 100.0
Saskatchewan 68.3 14.0 7.5 11.4 -2.7 1.5 100.0
Alberta 71.6 14.8 10.3 10.4 -7.8 0.7 100.0
British Columbia 60.0 25.3 8.4 12.4 -7.2 1.1 100.0
2007/2008
Canada 56.6 20.0 10.9 8.5 1.0 3.0 100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 68.6 12.8 2.8 7.6 0.7 7.5 100.0
Prince Edward Island 58.0 19.4 7.9 13.1 0.9 0.7 100.0
Nova Scotia 41.8 29.5 9.9 14.4 0.6 3.8 100.0
New Brunswick 51.1 26.5 8.9 11.3 0.8 1.4 100.0
Quebec 65.7 11.7 10.1 7.0 2.2 3.3 100.0
Ontario 48.6 25.5 12.7 7.4 1.5 4.3 100.0
Manitoba 59.8 17.7 12.6 5.2 3.7 1.0 100.0
Saskatchewan 62.2 15.2 8.7 11.6 1.2 1.1 100.0
Alberta 68.2 13.8 9.7 9.6 -2.0 0.7 100.0
British Columbia 57.2 21.2 9.3 10.8 0.1 1.4 100.0
2006/2007
Canada 53.0 19.7 10.2 8.5 5.4 3.2 100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 66.2 13.3 3.7 7.4 1.4 8.0 100.0
Prince Edward Island 53.5 21.6 8.5 13.4 2.6 0.4 100.0
Nova Scotia 37.2 29.6 8.4 13.6 7.2 4.0 100.0
New Brunswick 46.6 24.1 11.3 9.8 6.8 1.4 100.0
Quebec 64.8 11.0 10.2 6.4 3.9 3.7 100.0
Ontario 46.4 24.3 11.4 7.3 6.4 4.2 100.0
Manitoba 55.3 18.6 13.4 8.6 2.9 1.2 100.0
Saskatchewan 58.6 15.3 7.5 11.3 6.0 1.3 100.0
Alberta 57.7 14.6 9.5 9.9 6.0 2.3 100.0
British Columbia 52.9 21.9 8.5 11.6 4.3 0.8 100.0
2005/2006
Canada 53.1 20.0 10.3 8.8 4.8 3.0 100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 63.5 14.1 7.8 7.4 1.6 5.6 100.0
Prince Edward Island 55.0 21.8 7.5 12.4 2.2 1.1 100.0
Nova Scotia 37.8 31.0 8.8 14.2 5.1 3.1 100.0
New Brunswick 47.3 26.9 8.5 11.2 5.0 1.1 100.0
Quebec 66.6 11.1 10.1 6.4 2.2 3.6 100.0
Ontario 46.0 24.5 11.5 7.8 6.1 4.1 100.0
Manitoba 54.5 18.5 14.3 8.7 3.0 1.0 100.0
Saskatchewan 60.3 15.8 6.7 12.1 3.5 1.6 100.0
Alberta 55.5 16.9 10.4 11.0 5.6 0.6 100.0
British Columbia 53.2 20.7 8.2 11.2 5.4 1.3 100.0
2004/2005
Canada 54.2 20.7 10.4 8.1 3.1 3.5 100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 63.0 15.1 6.2 4.1 1.0 10.6 100.0
Prince Edward Island 59.8 21.6 4.6 11.9 1.2 0.9 100.0
Nova Scotia 38.4 32.1 7.9 14.5 4.1 3.0 100.0
New Brunswick 48.5 26.7 8.5 11.4 3.6 1.3 100.0
Quebec 68.1 11.1 9.3 6.1 1.9 3.5 100.0
Ontario 47.5 25.3 12.1 5.6 4.2 5.3 100.0
Manitoba 57.2 18.0 13.2 8.9 1.9 0.8 100.0
Saskatchewan 57.2 16.7 7.5 14.4 3.2 1.0 100.0
Alberta 57.0 17.7 9.0 11.9 3.8 0.6 100.0
British Columbia 52.7 23.1 9.8 12.0 1.3 1.1 100.0
1999/2000
Canada 53.2 18.5 10.9 8.8 5.2 3.4 100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 61.2 19.7 5.2 4.5 1.9 7.5 100.0
Prince Edward Island 54.8 22.2 3.8 16.9 1.6 0.7 100.0
Nova Scotia 41.6 24.4 8.8 15.8 7.4 2.0 100.0
New Brunswick 50.6 21.7 7.6 12.4 6.1 1.6 100.0
Quebec 63.6 11.6 12.3 6.3 3.6 2.6 100.0
Ontario 47.6 22.8 12.3 6.9 5.8 4.6 100.0
Manitoba 57.7 17.8 10.5 9.7 3.2 1.1 100.0
Saskatchewan 56.3 15.6 8.2 15.0 3.5 1.4 100.0
Alberta 53.8 17.1 10.0 12.2 6.2 0.7 100.0
British Columbia 53.5 16.7 7.5 11.1 6.2 5.0 100.0
1. Includes the "Endowment" fund, a restricted fund (primarily donations), which cannot be spent. Investment income generated by endowments may be used for various purposes, which are often restricted by donors.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Source: Statistics Canada, Financial Information of Universities and Colleges Survey, data released August 13, 2010.
Updated December 13, 2010