TUITION AND LIVING ACCOMMODATION COSTS



Tuition and living accommodation costs for full-time students at Canadian degree granting institutions

Academic Year 2006-07

FOOTNOTES

(1) All fees and costs reflect a regular academic year of two semesters (8 months) or 30 credits except graduate

student data which remain unadjusted due to the different nature of graduate studies (a research component, varying program duration (8-12 months), more costly executive MBA programs, etc.). (This footnote pertains to all tables 1, 2, 3, 4).

(2) Memorial University of Newfoundland: Foreign students will be charged the following for Health Insurance: $610

(single); $1,210 (couple); $1,810 (couple with 1 child); and $2,410 (couple with 2 children) (table 3).

(3) University of Prince Edward Island: The dentistry faculty is pre-dentistry. Additional fees are charged to the Commerce faculty (internship and work term fees), Education (professional fee), Science (lab fee) and Music (individualized instruction fee). The Science faculty also offers a veterinary program (DMV), of which the fees are generally higher than for other science programs (tables 1, 2). Effective 2002-2003, an administration fee replaces the athletics fees and also includes fees for transcripts, inter-library loans, and graduation fees. (table 3).

(4) Acadia University: For graduate programs, the upper fee is for first-year students while the lower fee is for second year students. Effective 2003-2004, fees for graduate programs now include a technology fee (tables 1, 2).

(5) University College of Cape Breton: Health Insurance fee is charged once per year and students may opt out if they

have another plan. The Plan is mandatory for foreign students ($605).(table 3).

(6) Dalhousie University : Starting in 2005-06, Health Insurance fee is charged once per year and students may opt out

if they have another plan. International students are assessed a $650/year fee for Health Plan (table 3).

(7) Mount Saint Vincent University: Distance courses carry an additional fee of $170 per credit. Certain lab related

courses have an additional fee of $50 per unit of credit (tables 1, 2).

Certain off-campus graduate courses or international graduate courses (delivered internationally) carry higher fees

based on program and delivery location (table 2).

(8) Nova Scotia Agricultural College: As of September 2006, full-time students will have to purchase health insurance at

$260 per year (table 3).

(9) Saint Mary’s University: Foreign students will be charged the following for Health Insurance: $590 (single); and

$1,209 (family) (table 3).

10) Université de Moncton: A $50 fee is assessed to every full-time students, except those enrolled in the engineering and information technology (IT) programs. Students enrolled in the engineering programs giving access to personal portable computers will be charged additional fees of $1,300. Foreign students are charged Health insurance fees of $649 and Dental plan fees of $81 (table 3).

(11) Mount Allison University: Graduate students are charged a fee of $500 in their first year and $250 for every

additional year (table 2).

(12) University of New-Brunswick: Foreign students must take Provincial Medicare Equivalent Medical Coverage of

minimum $549 for single coverage or provide evidence of coverage from another plan (table 3).

(13) Effective 1997-98, fees are lower for Quebec residents than out-of-province students (table 1).

(14) As a result of agreements between the Government of Quebec and other countries such as France, citizens of these countries may be exempted from paying the usual foreign tuition fees, paying instead the same fee as students from Quebec (table 2).

(15) Bishop’s University: Effective 2000-2001, Bishop’s no longer offers graduate programs (tables 1, 2).

(16) McGill University: All international students at the undergraduate level, except for Medicine have been deregulated, not funded by the provincial government In Dentistry and Medicine, students attend university all year. The number of credits varies between 34 and 64 (table 1). For additional fees, “Student association” fees include compulsory fees charged by student societies and student related organizations (table 3). For “Meal Plan only” costs, lower end represents 20 lunches; upper end represents 20 dinners (table 4).

(17) École Polytechnique de Montréal: Foreign students are assessed fees of $650 for Health services (table 3).

(18) Université du Québec: Foreign students are assessed fees of $576 for Health services (table 3).

(19) Brock University : Since 2003, the student association fees include the bus pass fee (table 3).

(20) Queen’s University: International students are assessed an additional fee of $684 for university health plan (table 3).

(21) University of Toronto: The undergraduate lower fees (Canadian students) apply to continuing students for Dentistry, Engineering and Law entered in 2003, 2004 and 2005. The undergraduate lower fee (foreign students) apply to continuing students, except Education and Law, entered in 2003 (tables 1, 2).

(22) Wilfrid Laurier University: Health Services and Athletics fees are included under Student Association (table 3).

(23) University of Windsor: All foreign students must pay a fee of $577 for International Health Insurance (table 3).

(24) Brandon University: The undergraduate upper fees in Science (for Canadian and foreign students) applies to the School of Health and First Nations and Aboriginal Counseling (tables 1, 2).

(25) Canadian Mennonite University: International students are assessed a premium (75% for 2005-06 and 2006-07)

on most tuition fees but are eligible for special bursaries (specially if from developing country) to help offset some

of this additional cost. Music students can choose to pay a $60 performance fee for a professional accompanist (tables 1,2).

(26) University of Manitoba: The tuition fees listed reflect a student’s average tuition based on their unique combination of courses taken from various faculties and the average course load for their program. The fees listed incorporate the Manitoba government mandated 10% tuition fee reduction. International undergraduate students pay the same tuition fees as Canadian students plus a 180% differential fee. The international differential fee is not eligible for the 10% Manitoba fee reduction (tables 1,2).

The Athletic fee is not a compulsory fee for all students (table 3).

(27) Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface : Foreign students are assessed a mandatory fee (minimum of $450) for Health Insurance (table 3).

(28) University of Winnipeg: Offers graduate programs jointly with the University of Manitoba which administers registration and fees (tables 1, 2).

(29) University of Regina: Does not offer complete programs in agriculture, dentistry, law and medicine. Some “pre” courses can be taken at the University towards fulfillment of each program’s requirements (tables 1, 2).

(30) University of Saskatchewan: Upper “additional fees” pertain to graduate students. All international graduate students are assessed an annual International Student fee of $200 (table 3).

(31) University of Alberta: Dentistry students pay slightly higher fees in years1-3 (than in year 4) due to an extended spring/summer program. Similarly, Law and Engineering students pay slightly higher fees in year 1 due to higher course weight (32 credits). Beginning September 2003, Law and Medical students pay a program differential fee (Tables 1, 2).

(32) University of Calgary: Students with alternative coverage may opt out of the Health and Dental Plans (table 3).

(33) University of British Columbia: Beginning September 2003, student association fee includes a fee of $20 per month for a transit U-Pass authorized by student referendum (table 3).

(34) Royal Roads University: A full program-length for undergraduate and graduate students varies in actual length between one and two calendar years (tables 1, 2). Student Association fees apply to undergraduate students only (table 3). Residence fees reported are daily rates as most students only stay in residences for 10-25 days per year, so they are multiplied by 20 (table 4).

(35) Simon Fraser University: Student association fee includes $196 Universal Transit U-Pass (table 3).

(36) Health services plan are optional for students who are covered by other extended health plans; students may choose to opt out within the first three weeks of the academic year. Co-op students may pay higher health insurance fees. A special health service fee may be charged to foreign students (table 3).

(37) Accommodation costs are for university-operated residences and housing. Not included are accommodation in off-campus private quarters, transportation, and personal expenditures for books, entertainment, clothing, etc. (table 4).

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