The bar chart illustrates the proportion of Chinese and Indian students in Canadian universities in various provinces in 2009.
Generally, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, British Columbia, and British Columbia included the highest number of Chinese population, while Alberta, Yukon, Manitoba, and Ontario included the highest number of Indian population.
Looking first at New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, British Columbia, and British Columbia, these categories included the highest number of Chinese population. In New Brunswick, the percentage of Chinese students was higher than the figure for Indian students, 11.8% and 7%, respectively. In British Columbia, the figure for Chinese students exceeded that for Indian students, with a gap of 6%. In Nova Scotia, the proportion of Chinese students was 4% points higher than Indian students, at 10,2% and 6,2%. The gap was wider in Prince Edward Island, with the Chinese population making up 5% and Indian population reaching 0%.By contrast, in Quebec the proportion of Chinese students and Indian students stood at 8,2% and 6%, respectively.
Turning to Alberta, Yukon, Manitoba, and Ontario, these categories included the highest number of Indian population. In Ontario, the percentage of Chinese students was 3% points higher than Indian students, at 6% and 3%, respectively. In Yukon, the proportion of Chinese students was higher than the figure for Indian students, at 7,5% and 4,8%, in turn. The gap was wider in Manitoba, with the Chinese population making up 7% and Indian population reaching 3,6%. In contrast, in Alberta, the proportion of the Indian population exceeds that for Chinese, with a gap of 1,4%.