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Postsecondary enrolment by province

Students enrolled in Canadian public universities and colleges (all programs, full- and part-time), from the Postsecondary Student Information System, with international students as a share of all students (derived).

Reference period
2024/2025
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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0018-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
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Postsecondary enrolment by province: Postsecondary students10 areas ranked by Postsecondary students. Highest: Ontario (1.01M); lowest: Prince Edward Island (9,549).OntarioOntario: 1.01M1.01MQuebecQuebec: 561k561kBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 292k292kAlbertaAlberta: 227k227kManitobaManitoba: 67k67kSaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 62k62kNova ScotiaNova Scotia: 62k62kNew BrunswickNew Brunswick: 32k32kNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador: 26k26kPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island: 9,5499,549
Postsecondary enrolment by province: Postsecondary students10 areas ranked by Postsecondary students. Highest: Ontario (1.01M); lowest: Prince Edward Island (9,549).OntarioOntario: 1.01M1.01MQuebecQuebec: 561k561kBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 292k292kAlbertaAlberta: 227k227kManitobaManitoba: 67k67kSaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 62k62kNova ScotiaNova Scotia: 62k62kNew BrunswickNew Brunswick: 32k32kNewfoundland and …Newfoundland and Labrador: 26k26kPrince Edward Isl…Prince Edward Island: 9,5499,549
Postsecondary students, 2024/2025, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Postsecondary students. Highest: Ontario (1.01M); lowest: Prince Edward Island (9,549). Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.

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Canada2,345,7751,801,503533,38222.7
Newfoundland and Labrador25,93520,7845,15419.9
Prince Edward Island9,5496,7562,79629.3
Nova Scotia61,68947,76613,92322.6
New Brunswick32,13623,4638,67027
Quebec560,715484,73175,98713.6
Ontario1,005,519708,960286,53928.5
Manitoba67,23953,07914,06420.9
Saskatchewan62,42150,71511,29218.1
Alberta227,085186,07841,00718.1
British Columbia291,930217,83973,93825.3

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0018-01: Postsecondary enrolments, by registration status, institution type, status of student in Canada and gender. Reference period: 2024/2025.

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Statistics Canada
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Table 37-10-0018-01
Table
Postsecondary enrolment by province
Data last updated
2026-10-29
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