International graduates, Canadian universities, 2001- 2006

The bar chart compares the differences of the proportions of overseas graduate students from Canadian universities in eight regions in 2001 and 2006. Overall, it can be clearly seen that the numbers of non-Canadian graduates in 2006 was higher than those of the other year. In 2001, all eight provinces had small percentages, less than 6%, of their graduates who came from abroad. The maximum figure was at 7% in New Brunswick, compared to the smallest one in Ontario by 4%. In contrast, in the latter year the majority of the international students graduating from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia universities was collectively accounted for more than one-third. Significantly, the figures for Manitoba in both years were as same as those of Newfoundland and Labrador, registered from just under 4% in 2001 to 7% in the next five years. In addition, Alberta was the only one area that had a downward trend by approximately 2%, dropped from nearly 6%.