Preparing the future workforce: quick facts
Universities are preparing the workforce to tackle Canada’s greatest challenges.
Canada’s universities are educating students to address climate change, solve the housing crisis, improve health care and more. From training doctors and engineers to teachers and data scientists, they’re driving innovation and contributing to Canada’s economic growth and societal advancement.
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Enrolment
Universities welcomed approximately 1.16 million full-time and 421 thousand part-time students to campus in fall 2023:
- 81.4% Canadian students
- 17.7% international students
Source: Fall enrolment survey, Universities Canada, 2023.
Canadian universities are preparing the future workforce to…
Education young people and treat diseases
83,100 students in education
Our future teachers, school counsellors and professors.
174,801 students in health and related fields
Our future nurses, doctors and health researchers.
Design housing and cities
146,388 students in architecture, engineering and related technologies
Our future architects, urban planners and engineers.
Start businesses and advance technology
261,780 students in business, management and public administration
Our future leaders, entrepreneurs and public servants.
78,720 students in mathematics, computer and information sciences
Our future software developers, cybersecurity analysts and data scientists.
Produce food and protect nature
24,783 students in agriculture, natural resources and conservation
Our future agricultural researchers, conservation biologists and environmental engineers.
Better understand the world
145,794 students in physical and life sciences and technology
Our future biomedical engineers, data scientists and environmental scientists.
Source: Table 37-10-0018-01, Statistics Canada, 2022.
