Table 2
Household expenditures, all households and those reporting expenditures for postsecondary tuition1, Canada and provinces, 2009

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Table 2
Household expenditures, all households and those reporting expenditures for postsecondary tuition1, Canada and provinces, 2009
  All households Households reporting postsecondary tuition
Total average household expenditures2 Household expenditure on postsecondary tuition
Total average household expenditures Average As proportion of total Median
dollars dollars dollars percent dollars
Canada 71,117 100,547 4,674 4.6 2,500
Newfoundland and Labrador 57,605 84,711 3,018 3.6 2,000
Prince Edward Island 56,896 76,494 4,399 5.8 3,000
Nova Scotia 60,867 93,417 4,927 5.3 3,000
New Brunswick 61,212 85,774 5,170 6.0 4,500
Quebec 60,125 84,764 2,013 2.4 900
Ontario 76,577 110,243 5,676 5.1 4,000
Manitoba 66,608 86,136 3,466 4.0 2,500
Saskatchewan 69,377 93,657 4,606 4.9 4,000
Alberta 84,976 120,858 4,750 3.9 3,000
British Columbia 73,571 92,364 6,346 6.9 3,500
1. Reflects total household (not individual) spending on postsecondary tuition fees as defined in the Survey of Household Spending (SHS): university, trade and professional courses (including colleges and CEGEPs).
2. Among households that reported incurring expenditures for postsecondary tuition.
Notes: "Total average household expenditures" are based reported household spending for all household members, including costs for the major categories of food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and personal taxes. These figures would include any reported expenditures for education, including postsecondary tuition as defined in the Survey of Household Spending.
Since 1999, the Survey of Household Spending (SHS) has included households in the territories in every odd-numbered year. The Canada-level averages presented for 2009 represent data for the 10 provinces and the territories (see PCEIPTable B.2.7).
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Household Spending.
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