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The Daily


Friday, November 2, 2007
2003/2004 and 2004/2005

Tables on public college and institute full-time enrolment and graduation counts from the new Survey of Colleges and Institutes are now available upon request. The enrolment data are available by gender, and the graduate data are available by gender and type of credential.

This survey covers enrolment in publicly funded colleges and institutes only. Universities are excluded. Colleges and institutes are institutions created under the authority of either a province's Colleges Act or equivalent, or under a Societies Act or equivalent, with education as a primary purpose. These institutions offer certificate, diploma, and transfer or continuing education programs, as well as professional development programs.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5143.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-307-3382; 613-951-7608; fax: 613-951-4441; educationstats@statcan.gc.ca), Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.