International undergraduates pay a median CA$21,424 a year@if($gap), about 3.6× what a Canadian student pays@endif. That fee has risen 49% since 2015. These are the government's own figures, published annually.
| Year | International undergraduate | International postgraduate | Canadian undergraduate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CA$21,424 | CA$13,556 | CA$5,993 |
| 2024 | CA$20,122 | CA$13,074 | CA$5,767 |
| 2023 | CA$18,928 | CA$12,730 | CA$5,390 |
| 2022 | CA$18,405 | CA$12,407 | CA$5,245 |
| 2021 | CA$17,760 | CA$11,944 | CA$5,064 |
| 2020 | CA$17,055 | CA$11,473 | CA$4,901 |
| 2019 | CA$16,179 | CA$11,143 | CA$4,695 |
| 2018 | CA$15,546 | CA$10,582 | CA$4,462 |
| 2017 | CA$14,616 | CA$10,315 | CA$4,227 |
| 2016 | CA$14,550 | CA$10,149 | CA$4,099 |
Tuition is only part of the bill. A study permit application, health cover, and living costs sit on top, and provinces differ more on rent than on fees. Budget the fee as the floor, not the total.
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Statistics Canada reports the median across institutions, so a well-known university in a big city will sit above it and a smaller regional one below. Use the provincial figure to shortlist, then confirm the exact fee on the university's own page — Canadian universities publish fees per programme, and professional degrees can cost several times the median.
The domestic figure is included on purpose. It shows how much of the price is the international premium rather than the cost of teaching, and it is the number to quote when you look for funding.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 37-10-0045 — Canadian and international tuition fees by level of study, current dollars. Figures are medians across institutions and exclude living costs and compulsory fees.