ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION IN CANADA
Altogether there were 178,227 long-term (staying for at least six months) international students in Canada in 2008, generating more than $6.5 billion to the Canadian economy. Nearly 40 percent of that revenue came from two countries – China and South Korea. As of December 2008 there were 42,154 Chinese and 27,440 South Korean citizens in Canada undertaking a formal education. Ontario and BC hosted nearly two thirds of the international students in Canada (65,833 and 50,221 respectively).
Source: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
URL: http://goabroad.sohu.com/20091229/n269277641.shtml,
http://www.international.gc.ca/education/assets/pdfs/RKA_IntEd_Report_eng.pdf
