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Appendix 2 – Economic impacts

Direct economic impacts[1]

This section presents the results of direct economic impacts associated with all students in Canada, by province and territory. First, we present the results for 2022 for all students, then long-term and short-term students separately.[2]

Table 16: Direct economic impact of all international students, by province and territory, 2022 ($millions)
 Annual ExpendituresOutputGDP at Basic PricesLabour IncomeJobs
Newfoundland and Labrador$192.5$175.7$108.9$54.11,215
Prince Edward Island$159.5$141.0$78.3$45.71,087
Nova Scotia$837.9$821.4$527.7$294.16,372
New Brunswick$392.6$378.9$225.0$120.62,480
Quebec$4,245.1$4,221.3$2,530.4$1,476.433,502
Ontario$20,795.3$19,010.9$12,462.9$7,012.5139,287
Manitoba$780.1$717.8$467.7$265.25,238
Saskatchewan$460.9$422.3$273.0$160.12,929
Alberta$1,892.4$1,997.4$1,281.7$753.514,777
British Columbia$7,523.3$6,649.1$4,248.0$2,534.363,728
Yukon$5.1$5.6$3.5$2.031
Northwest Territories$0.8$3.7$1.8$0.811
Nunavut$0.1$2.4$1.4$0.69
Canada$37,285.6$34,547.5$22,210.4$12,719.9270,666

Source: Customized Statistics Canada expenditure model, based on expenditure produced by RKA

Table 17: Direct economic impact of international students studying for longer than six months, by province and territory, 2022 ($millions)
 Annual ExpendituresOutputGDP at basic pricesLabour IncomeJobs
Newfoundland and Labrador$192.5$174.9$108.4$53.91,212
Prince Edward Island$157.5$139.2$77.4$45.21,074
Nova Scotia$820.5$806.6$518.6$289.26,260
New Brunswick$388.8$374.4$222.5$119.22,452
Quebec$4,154.7$4,133.8$2,480.0$1,448.832,886
Ontario$20,425.2$18,687.5$12,263.7$6,907.4137,160
Manitoba$777.4$712.8$465.1$263.85,211
Saskatchewan$452.6$414.3$268.2$157.42,877
Alberta$1,830.8$1,939.0$1,245.7$734.614,398
British Columbia$7,230.3$6,413.1$4,101.2$2,455.861,808
Yukon$0.8$5.5$3.4$2.031
Northwest Territories$0.1$3.6$1.8$0.810
Nunavut$5.1$2.3$1.3$0.59
Canada$36,436.2$33,807.0$21,757.3$12,478.6265,387

Source: Customized Statistics Canada expenditure model, based on expenditure produced by RKA

Table 18: Direct economic impact of short-term international language students, by province and territory, 2022 ($millions)
 Annual ExpendituresOutputGDP at basic pricesLabour IncomeJobs
Newfoundland and Labrador$0.0$0.8$0.4$0.24
Prince Edward Island$1.9$1.7$0.9$0.512
Nova Scotia$17.3$14.7$9.1$4.9110
New Brunswick$3.8$4.5$2.5$1.427
Quebec$90.5$86.2$49.8$27.0600
Ontario$370.1$319.8$197.4$103.72,088
Manitoba$2.8$5.0$2.6$1.427
Saskatchewan$8.3$7.9$4.8$2.751
Alberta$61.7$57.6$35.6$18.6371
British Columbia$293.0$232.5$145.0$77.21,880
Yukon$0.0$0.1$0.1$0.00
Northwest Territories$0.0$0.2$0.1$0.00
Nunavut$0.0$0.1$0.0$0.00
Canada$849.4$730.9$448.4$237.75,172

Source: Customized Statistics Canada expenditure model, based on expenditure produced by RKA

Total (direct, indirect and induced) economic impacts

This section presents the values of the total direct, indirect and induced impact that international students bring to the provincial/territorial economy and the aggregate to Canada. The impact values apply to all international students. As expected, all indicators, including GDP contribution and the jobs supported, were significantly higher than those for the direct or combined direct and indirect impacts. First, we present the results for 2022 for all students, then long-term and short-term students.

Table 19: Total economic impact (direct, indirect and induced) of all international students, by province and territory, 2022 ($millions)
 OutputGDP at basic pricesLabour IncomeJobs
Newfoundland and Labrador$332.3$191.3$97.61,978
Prince Edward Island$237.2$131.3$72.61,740
Nova Scotia$1,388.3$849.3$464.510,122
New Brunswick$763.0$415.3$223.54,641
Quebec$8,750.5$4,910.6$2,796.358,497
Ontario$34,608.3$21,231.0$11,810.5223,482
Manitoba$1,500.9$884.8$467.49,233
Saskatchewan$1,021.1$571.5$280.05,374
Alberta$4,929.6$2,772.8$1,470.826,060
British Columbia$11,652.8$7,227.1$4,030.893,140
Yukon$13.7$8.2$4.973
Northwest Territories$18.3$9.2$3.846
Nunavut$7.9$4.5$2.029
Canada$65,224.1$39,207.0$21,724.7434,414

Source: Customized Statistics Canada expenditure model, based on expenditure produced by RKA

Table 20: Total economic impact (direct, indirect and induced) of international students studying for longer than six months, by province and territory, 2022 ($millions)
 OutputGDP at basic pricesLabour IncomeJobs
Newfoundland and Labrador$329.5$189.9$96.91,966
Prince Edward Island$234.1$129.6$71.71,718
Nova Scotia$1,362.9$834.2$456.49,942
New Brunswick$752.1$409.8$220.54,579
Quebec$8,567.2$4,810.2$2,741.057,359
Ontario$33,987.5$20,866.9$11,614.3219,787
Manitoba$1,483.5$876.3$463.19,149
Saskatchewan$1,000.1$560.4$274.85,271
Alberta$4,794.1$2,697.6$1,433.125,385
British Columbia$11,250.0$6,981.0$3,902.090,236
Yukon$13.4$8.1$4.871
Northwest Territories$17.8$8.9$3.745
Nunavut$7.7$4.4$2.028
Canada$63,800.1$38,377.3$21,284.0425,537

Source: Customized Statistics Canada expenditure model, based on expenditure produced by RKA

Table 21: Total economic impact (direct, indirect and induced) of short-term international language students, by province and territory, 2022 ($millions)
OutputGDP at basic pricesLabour IncomeJobs
Newfoundland and Labrador$2.7$1.4$0.712
Prince Edward Island$3.1$1.7$0.922
Nova Scotia$25.1$15.0$8.0177
New Brunswick$10.7$5.5$3.060
Quebec$180.3$98.8$54.41,112
Ontario$612.6$360.0$193.63,634
Manitoba$17.0$8.4$4.382
Saskatchewan$20.7$11.0$5.1101
Alberta$133.3$74.1$37.1662
British Columbia$396.5$242.6$126.72,847
Yukon$0.3$0.2$0.11
Northwest Territories$0.5$0.3$0.11
Nunavut$0.2$0.1$0.11
Canada$1,402.9$819.0$434.08,713

Source: Customized Statistics Canada expenditure model, based on expenditure produced by RKA

Table 22: Total tax revenue impact (direct, indirect and induced) from the spending of all international students, by province and territory, 2022 ($millions)
Indirect TaxesPersonal Income TaxesTotal Tax Revenue
Newfoundland and Labrador$31.4$19.4$50.8
Prince Edward Island$24.0$12.8$36.8
Nova Scotia$128.7$90.3$219.0
New Brunswick$71.1$38.3$109.4
Quebec$908.4$560.0$1,468.4
Ontario$3,327.1$2,353.6$5,680.7
Manitoba$135.4$87.0$222.5
Saskatchewan$63.7$49.0$112.7
Alberta$240.2$273.4$513.6
British Columbia$906.8$669.6$1,576.4
Yukon$0.6$0.6$1.2
Northwest Territories$0.6$0.6$1.2
Nunavut$0.2$0.3$0.5
Canada$5,838.1$4,154.8$9,992.9

Source: Customized Statistics Canada expenditure model, based on expenditure produced by RKA

Table 23: Total tax revenue impact (direct, indirect and induced) from the spending of international students studying for longer than six months, by province and territory, 2022 ($millions)
Indirect TaxesPersonal Income TaxesTotal Tax Revenue
Newfoundland and Labrador$31.2$19.3$50.5
Prince Edward Island$23.7$12.6$36.3
Nova Scotia$125.8$88.7$214.5
New Brunswick$70.2$37.8$108.0
Quebec$887.7$548.9$1,436.7
Ontario$3,257.8$2,314.5$5,572.3
Manitoba$134.3$86.2$220.6
Saskatchewan$62.3$48.1$110.4
Alberta$231.9$266.3$498.3
British Columbia$866.2$648.2$1,514.4
Yukon$0.6$0.6$1.2
Northwest Territories$0.5$0.6$1.1
Nunavut$0.2$0.3$0.5
Canada$5,692.6$4,072.1$9,764.7

Source: Customized Statistics Canada expenditure model, based on expenditure produced by RKA

Table 24: Total tax revenue impact (direct, indirect and induced) from the spending of short-term international language students, by province and territory, 2022 ($millions)
Indirect TaxesPersonal Income TaxesTotal Tax Revenue
Newfoundland and Labrador$0.1$0.1$0.3
Prince Edward Island$0.3$0.2$0.5
Nova Scotia$2.9$1.6$4.4
New Brunswick$0.9$0.5$1.4
Quebec$20.2$10.9$31.1
Ontario$68.2$38.6$106.8
Manitoba$1.1$0.8$1.9
Saskatchewan$1.4$0.9$2.3
Alberta$8.1$6.9$15.0
British Columbia$39.9$21.0$60.9
Yukon$0.0$0.0$0.0
Northwest Territories$0.0$0.0$0.0
Nunavut$0.0$0.0$0.0
Canada$143.2$81.5$224.7

Source: Customized Statistics Canada expenditure model, based on expenditure produced by RKA

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