Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective 2015
Table C.1.2
Distribution of international students in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2012

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Table C.1.2
Distribution of international studentsNote 1 in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Distribution of international students in tertiary education Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Canada, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova
Scotia		 New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia CanadaNote 2
number
Africa 207 51 345 717 5,274 3,816 693 417 849 903 13,269
Nigeria 69 33 72 60 39 1,362 300 279 291 228 2,733
Morocco 3 0 15 66 942 54 60 0 6 24 1,170
Egypt 12 3 48 78 210 390 12 12 99 51 912
Cameroon 3 3 3 42 456 84 6 3 6 18 618
Tunisia 0 0 0 51 666 39 6 3 15 9 789
Senegal 0 0 9 30 495 45 42 0 6 0 630
North America 93 111 321 129 2,631 1,887 132 54 393 2,247 7,989
United States 93 111 321 120 2,625 1,884 132 54 393 2,247 7,971
Latin America & Caribbean 78 33 540 1,164 1,638 3,051 156 90 663 1,143 8,556
Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 9 1,017 24 360 6 6 18 18 1,458
Mexico 15 3 18 15 318 429 45 18 201 339 1,401
Brazil 3 3 15 3 153 261 30 12 81 159 717
Colombia 6 0 15 3 168 228 9 15 90 90 624
Asia 1,071 792 3,657 1,203 6,354 35,898 2,343 1,908 8,628 17,349 79,209
China 603 699 2,109 429 1,908 15,432 1,320 1,188 4,047 8,757 36,492
India 99 12 261 66 687 7,617 240 165 1,143 1,473 11,757
Republic of Korea 12 0 93 18 273 2,415 117 36 495 1,407 4,863
Saudi Arabia 39 36 678 393 567 1,716 120 99 285 822 4,752
Iran 63 0 63 63 912 1,332 129 102 717 726 4,110
Pakistan 39 0 54 24 336 1,335 39 48 234 174 2,286
Hong Kong 6 3 6 0 30 753 54 27 201 672 1,755
Bangladesh 84 3 72 27 162 687 60 75 186 225 1,578
Japan 3 18 33 24 102 453 27 12 156 573 1,410
Taiwan 3 0 24 3 66 372 18 3 93 672 1,257
Malaysia 24 3 21 45 57 618 33 12 135 279 1,230
Viet Nam 6 0 9 9 189 510 33 21 204 159 1,146
Turkey 9 0 45 9 147 348 9 6 30 150 750
Indonesia 9 0 6 0 24 228 15 3 36 306 630
Lebanon 9 3 21 3 300 126 6 0 27 18 504
Europe 84 12 165 99 10,482 2,985 141 93 726 2,160 16,947
France 12 0 12 42 9,192 351 15 6 60 153 9,843
United Kingdom 12 3 33 9 129 474 12 12 117 486 1,284
Germany 21 0 27 15 168 300 42 15 114 399 1,104
Russian Federation 6 0 9 6 78 468 24 9 81 279 957
Oceania 0 0 9 3 204 300 9 9 57 153 744
Not reportedNote 3 27 0 582 6 18 5,382 66 336 168 1,263 7,851
Total 1,560 999 5,616 3,321 26,598 53,319 3,543 2,910 11,481 25,221 134,568
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
Note 1.

International students are those who are pursuing education in a country other than their country of residence or the country in which they were previously educated. In Canada, the concept of “international students” includes non-permanent residents, such as those with a study permit. It also includes those enrolled in a Canadian program from a Canadian institution that is not located in Canada (also known as “offshore students”) as well as non-Canadian students studying via the Internet.

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Note 2.

Excludes private institutions.

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Note 3.

Includes international students for whom the region and country of origin was not reported.

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Note: To ensure the confidentiality of responses, a random rounding process is applied to the data. As a result, when these data are summed or grouped, the total value may not match the sum of the individual values, since the total and subtotals are independently rounded.
Source: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS).

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