Table B.2.14
Percentage distribution of university expenditures, by type of expenditure, Canada and provinces, 1999/2000 and 2005/2006 to 2009/2010

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Table B.2.14
Percentage distribution of university expenditures, by type of expenditure, Canada and provinces, 1999/2000 and 2005/2006 to 2009/2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of percentage distribution of university expenditures total capital expenditures, total operating expenditures, distribution of operating expenditures, academic salaries, other salaries and wages, benefits and total compensation, calculated using percentage distribution units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Total
capital
expenditures
Total
operating
expendituresNote 1
Distribution of operating expendituresNote 1
Compensation Other operating expenditures
Academic salaries Other
salaries and wagesNote 2
BenefitsNote 3 Total compensation
percentage distribution
2009/2010  
Canada 13 87 26 21 9 55 32
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 94 24 29 9 62 32
Prince Edward Island 11 89 22 27 10 59 30
Nova Scotia 11 89 26 21 7 53 36
New Brunswick 13 87 28 20 7 56 31
Quebec 12 88 26 21 10 57 31
Ontario 11 89 26 21 9 56 34
Manitoba 11 89 28 21 7 56 34
Saskatchewan 18 82 23 22 6 51 30
Alberta 21 79 23 20 7 50 29
British Columbia 13 87 27 22 8 57 30
2008/2009  
Canada 12 88 25 21 8 54 34
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 94 22 29 9 60 34
Prince Edward Island 19 81 19 24 9 51 30
Nova Scotia 8 92 26 21 7 54 37
New Brunswick 8 92 29 21 8 58 34
Quebec 12 88 25 20 9 54 35
Ontario 10 90 26 21 9 55 35
Manitoba 10 90 27 21 8 56 34
Saskatchewan 16 84 23 22 5 51 33
Alberta 18 82 22 19 7 49 33
British Columbia 13 87 27 21 8 56 31
2007/2008  
Canada 12 88 26 20 8 54 34
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 96 23 28 9 59 36
Prince Edward Island 17 83 19 25 10 54 29
Nova Scotia 8 92 27 22 7 55 37
New Brunswick 7 93 29 21 8 58 35
Quebec 13 87 26 20 9 54 33
Ontario 10 90 26 20 9 55 35
Manitoba 13 87 27 20 7 54 33
Saskatchewan 15 85 26 23 6 55 30
Alberta 15 85 23 21 8 52 34
British Columbia 16 84 26 19 7 52 32
2006/2007  
Canada 11 89 26 21 8 54 35
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 94 23 27 9 58 35
Prince Edward Island 16 84 20 25 10 55 30
Nova Scotia 8 92 27 21 7 55 37
New Brunswick 7 93 30 21 8 58 35
Quebec 10 90 27 21 9 56 34
Ontario 8 92 26 21 9 55 36
Manitoba 10 90 29 21 7 57 33
Saskatchewan 17 83 26 23 6 55 28
Alberta 14 86 23 20 7 50 35
British Columbia 18 82 25 19 7 51 32
2005/2006  
Canada 11 89 25 20 8 54 35
Newfoundland and Labrador 6 94 22 27 8 57 37
Prince Edward Island 10 90 20 25 10 54 36
Nova Scotia 7 93 27 22 7 56 36
New Brunswick 6 94 31 21 8 59 35
Quebec 9 91 27 20 9 57 35
Ontario 9 91 25 20 8 53 37
Manitoba 15 85 26 19 7 52 33
Saskatchewan 12 88 28 23 6 57 30
Alberta 14 86 24 20 7 51 35
British Columbia 19 81 24 19 7 50 31
1999/2000  
Canada 6 94 29 23 7 59 35
Newfoundland and Labrador 5 95 29 27 8 64 31
Prince Edward Island 3 97 26 31 6 62 35
Nova Scotia 4 96 29 23 6 58 38
New Brunswick 4 96 30 23 8 61 35
Quebec 11 89 30 21 7 58 31
Ontario 4 96 28 24 7 58 38
Manitoba 4 96 31 21 7 58 38
Saskatchewan 4 96 31 24 7 62 34
Alberta 6 94 27 22 8 57 37
British Columbia 4 96 30 25 8 64 32
1. Operating expenditures 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. Also includes payments to individuals who may hold an academic rank (or equivalent), but are engaged in activities other than instruction and research.
3. Includes 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: This table presents percentages that were calculated using the current dollar values from Table B.2.13, rather than the constant dollar values used in previous versions of this table.
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 October 15, 2012.
Updated December 13, 2012.
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