Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs for Full-time Students at Canadian Degree-granting Institutions (2011-2012)
(StatCan Product) University tuition fees for full-time undergraduate and graduate Canadian students including additional fees and tuition fees of undergraduate and graduate foreign students and living accommodation costs at residences.
Customization details: This information product has been customized to present university tuition fees for full-time undergraduate and graduate Canadian students as well as tuition fees of undergraduate and graduate foreign students. It also presents additional fees for full-time undergraduate and graduate Canadian students as well as living accommodation costs at residences. Within this information product there are seven tables: For the first four tables: T1: Universtity Tuition Fees for Full-time Undergraduate Canadian Students (2011-2012) T2: Universtity Tuition Fees for Full-time Graduate Canadian Students (2011-2012) T3: Universtity Tuition Fees for Full-time Undergraduate Foreign Students (2011-2012) T4: Universtity Tuition Fees for Full-time Graduate Foreign Students (2011-2012) The following variables are presented: - Institution # - Institution name - Province - Lower and Upper Intervals for the following degrees: - Education - Visual & performing Arts, and Comm. Technologies - Humanities - Social and Behavioural Science - Law - Executive MBA - Regular MBA - Business Mgt and Public Administration - Physical and Life Sciences and Technologies - Math, Computer and Information Sciences - Engineering - Architecture and Related Technologies - Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation - Dentistry - Medicine - Nursing - Pharmacy - Veterinary Medicine - Other Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness - Personal, Protective and Transportation services - Other For the following two tables: T5: Additional Fees for Full-time Undergraduate Canadian Students (2011-2012) T6: Additional Fees for Full-time Graduate Canadian Students (2011-2012) The following variables are presented: - Institution # - Institution name - Province - Athletics - Health Services - Student Association - Other - Total And for the final table: T7: Living Accommodation Costs at Residences (2011-2012) The following variables are presented: - Institution # - Institution name - Province - Upper and Lower Intervals for the following costs: - Room only - Meal plan only - Room and Meal plan package - Married Students (Room only) Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs for Full-time Students at Canadian Degree-granting Institutions (TLAC) The Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs for Full-time Students at Canadian Degree-granting Institutions Survey was developed to provide student financial information (tuition fees and living accommodation costs) on all universities and degree-granting colleges in Canada.
This information: - gives stakeholders, the public and students an annual guide to tuition costs as well as providing information on trends in tuition fees; - contributes to a better understanding of the student financial position for that level of education; - helps in the development of policies in this sector; - is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index; - facilitates interprovincial comparisons; - facilitates comparisons across institutions.
Each year, data are collected for both the previous and current academic years. The previous year's data are then revised to become final while the data for the current year are preliminary and will be revised with those collected during the next cycle.
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| Last Updated | October 20, 2025, 00:50 (UTC) |
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Economy and Finance, Education - Post - Secondary and Skills Training |
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Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs for Full-time Students at Canadian Degree-granting Institutions (2011-2012) |
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Description
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(StatCan Product) University tuition fees for full-time undergraduate and graduate Canadian students including additional fees and tuition fees of undergraduate and graduate foreign students and living accommodation costs at residences. Customization details: This information product has been customized to present university tuition fees for full-time undergraduate and graduate Canadian students as well as tuition fees of undergraduate and graduate foreign students. It also presents additional fees for full-time undergraduate and graduate Canadian students as well as living accommodation costs at residences. Within this information product there are seven tables: For the first four tables: T1: Universtity Tuition Fees for Full-time Undergraduate Canadian Students (2011-2012) T2: Universtity Tuition Fees for Full-time Graduate Canadian Students (2011-2012) T3: Universtity Tuition Fees for Full-time Undergraduate Foreign Students (2011-2012) T4: Universtity Tuition Fees for Full-time Graduate Foreign Students (2011-2012) The following variables are presented: - Institution # - Institution name - Province - Lower and Upper Intervals for the following degrees: - Education - Visual & performing Arts, and Comm. Technologies - Humanities - Social and Behavioural Science - Law - Executive MBA - Regular MBA - Business Mgt and Public Administration - Physical and Life Sciences and Technologies - Math, Computer and Information Sciences - Engineering - Architecture and Related Technologies - Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation - Dentistry - Medicine - Nursing - Pharmacy - Veterinary Medicine - Other Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness - Personal, Protective and Transportation services - Other For the following two tables: T5: Additional Fees for Full-time Undergraduate Canadian Students (2011-2012) T6: Additional Fees for Full-time Graduate Canadian Students (2011-2012) The following variables are presented: - Institution # - Institution name - Province - Athletics - Health Services - Student Association - Other - Total And for the final table: T7: Living Accommodation Costs at Residences (2011-2012) The following variables are presented: - Institution # - Institution name - Province - Upper and Lower Intervals for the following costs: - Room only - Meal plan only - Room and Meal plan package - Married Students (Room only) Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs for Full-time Students at Canadian Degree-granting Institutions (TLAC) The Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs for Full-time Students at Canadian Degree-granting Institutions Survey was developed to provide student financial information (tuition fees and living accommodation costs) on all universities and degree-granting colleges in Canada. This information: - gives stakeholders, the public and students an annual guide to tuition costs as well as providing information on trends in tuition fees; - contributes to a better understanding of the student financial position for that level of education; - helps in the development of policies in this sector; - is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index; - facilitates interprovincial comparisons; - facilitates comparisons across institutions. Each year, data are collected for both the previous and current academic years. The previous year's data are then revised to become final while the data for the current year are preliminary and will be revised with those collected during the next cycle. |
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2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
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2012-12-31 00:00:00 |
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Open Government Licence - Alberta |
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https://open.alberta.ca/opendata/tuition-and-living-accommodation-costs-for-full-time-students-at-canadian-institutions-2011-2012 |
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Treasury Board and Finance |
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[email protected] |
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[email protected] |
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