The graph illustrates the changing proportion of overseas students finishing their university education from across eight Canadian provinces in 2001 and 2006. Overall, there was a significant increase in the number of foreign students graduating from Canadian universities in 2006 compared to 2001, with New Brunswick as the leading region.
In 2001, as clearly indicated in the graph, only three Canadian regions contributed more than 6 % of the overseas student population. The region was New Brunswick which peaked at 7 %, followed by Nova Scotia at 6.5 % and Quebec accounted for 6.5 %. Additionally, the next two provinces grouped in 4 % to 6 % of contribution were Alberta and British Columbia with 5.5 % and 4.5 %, respectively. On the bottom of the stage were Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario accounting for around 3.5 % of the total foreign students.
A closer examination of the graph reveals that a substantial change happened in 2006 when all the eight regions, except Alberta, graduated from 6 % to almost 12 % foreign students. The first region comprising the highest proportion of graduating international students was New Brunswick which accounted for 11.5 % of the proportion. Following closely were Nova Scotia and British Columbia comprising 10.5 %, respectively. Meanwhile, the four other prefectures, namely Quebec, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario accounted for 8.5 %, 7 %, 7 %, and 6 %, respectively. Among all these regions, the Alberta region accounted for the least proportion of total foreign students who graduated from Canadian colleges.