Financial Information of Universities– 2025/2026

Canadian Centre for Education Statistics

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Although your participation in this survey is voluntary, your cooperation is important so that the information collected will be as accurate and complete as possible.

Purpose of the survey

This survey collects financial information (income and expenditures) on all universities and degree-granting colleges in Canada. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Confidentiality

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Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

General information

  • Name of University (or College)
  • Address of preparer
    • Street
    • City
    • Province
    • Postal Code
  • Fiscal year ending: Day Month Year
  • Name and title of preparer
  • Telephone
    • Area code
    • Number
    • Local
  • Fax
    • Area code
    • Number
  • E-mail address
  • Name of Senior Administrative Officer (if different from above)

Instructions

  1. Please read carefully the accompanying Guidelines.
  2. All amounts should be expressed in thousands of dollars ($'000).
  3. In the "Observations and Comments" section, please explain financial data that may not be comparable with the prior year.
  4. Please do not fill in shaded areas. All non-shaded cells should be completed.
    A nil entry should be indicated with a zero.

Reserved for Statistics Canada

  • Full-time equivalent
  • Report Status
  • Institution Code: nceYYIII
  • Comments
Table 1
Income by fund
Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
Types of incomeFunds
General operatingSpecial purpose and trustSponsored researchAncillaryCapitalEndowmentTotal funds
Entities consolidatedEntities not consolidatedSub-total
(thousands of dollars)
Government departments and agencies - grants and contracts 
Federal 
1. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council         
2. Health Canada         
3. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council         
4. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)         
5. Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)         
6. Canada Research Chairs         
7. Other federal         
Other 
8. Provincial         
9. Municipal         
10. Other provinces         
11. Foreign         
Tuition and other fees 
12. Credit course tuition         
13. Non-credit tuition         
14. Other fees         
Donations, including bequests 
15. Individuals         
16. Business enterprises         
17. Not-for-profit organizations         
Non-government grants and contracts 
18. Individuals         
19. Business enterprises         
20. Not-for-profit organizations         
Investment 
21. Endowment         
22. Other investment         
Other 
23. Sale of services and products         
24. Miscellaneous         
25. TotalNote 1         

Observations and comments

  • Description (Fund and type of income)
  • Comments
Table 2
Expenditures by fund
Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
Types of expendituresFunds
General operatingSpecial purpose and trustSponsored researchAncillaryCapitalEndowmentTotal funds
Entities consolidatedEntities not consolidatedSub-total
(thousands of dollars)
Academic salaries 
1. Academic ranks         
2. Other instruction and research         
3. Other salaries and wages         
4. Benefits         
5. Travel         
6. Library acquisitions         
7. Printing and duplicating         
8. Materials and supplies         
9. Communications         
10. Other operational expenditures         
11. Utilities         
12. Renovations and alterations         
13. Scholarships, bursaries and prizes         
14. Externally contracted services         
15. Professional fees         
16. Cost of goods sold         
17. Interest         
18. Furniture and equipment purchase         
19. Equipment rental and maintenance         
20. Internal sales and cost recoveriesNote 1         
21. Sub-total         
22. Buildings, land and land improvements         
23. Lump sum payments         
24. TotalNote 2         

Observations and comments

  • Description (Fund and type of expenditure)
  • Comments
Table 4
General operating expenditures by function
Table summary
This is an empty data table used by respondents to provide data to Statistics Canada. This table contains no data.
Types of expendituresFunctions
Instruction and non-sponsored researchNon-credit instructionLibraryComputing and communicationsAdministration and academic supportStudent servicesPhysical plantExternal RelationsTotal functionsNote 1
(thousands of dollars)
Academic salaries 
1. Academic ranks         
2. Other instruction and research         
3. Other salaries and wages         
4. Benefits         
5. Travel         
6. Library acquisitions         
7. Printing and duplicating         
8. Materials and supplies         
9. Communications         
10. Other operational expenditures         
11. Utilities         
12. Renovations and alterations         
13. Scholarships, bursaries and prizes         
14. Externally contracted services         
15. Professional fees         
16. Cost of goods sold         
17. Interest         
18. Furniture and equipment purchase         
19. Equipment rental and maintenance         
20. Internal sales and cost recoveries         
21. Sub-total         
22. Buildings, land and land improvements         
23. Lump sum payments         
24. Total         

Observations and comments

  • Description (Function and type of expenditure)
  • Comments