Between 2001 to 2006, all 8 provinces showed a significant increase of foreign students in their university population of at least 2%. British Columbia saw a dramatic increase of over 5% in this given period. Meanwhile, most other provinces such as Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario withnessed a more moderate increase of international graduates of around 2% to 3%.

In 2001, New Brunswick was the favorite province amongst the 8 listed provinces with a representation share of around 7% for the foreign students while Ontario was the least preferred, with a share of about 3%. Despite the general increasing trend of international students across all 8 provinces, this preference remained in 2006, with New Brunswick once again taking the top spot at above 12% share and Ontario at the lowest with just over 6% share.

Alberta was almost 6% in 2001 and just over 4% in 2006. So, there was a slight decrease in the number of graduations there.

Overall, New Brunswick has had the highest Foreign Student enrollment. The general trend is that all the provinces have experienced an upward trajectory in the number of overseas students enrolled in their universities.

In 2001, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Alberta were the provinces with the highest number of overseas learners. New Brunswick had the highest admission of around 7% in 2001; by 2006, this percentage had increased to approximately 12%, which was still the highest.

The states with the lowest number of International Scholars in 2001 were British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario. Notably, by 2006, British Columbia doubled its admissions from below 5% in 2001 to about 11%. As a result, British Columbia leaped from 5th position to being the 2nd state with the highest number of International students, after New Brunswick.

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