The cheapest DLI programs for international students eyeing Canada’s three most in-demand careers

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Job 1: Developers

University of PEI, a full year of tuition for undergraduate international students is estimated at $6,750 for programs in the Faculty of Science.

The following table presents all 10 assessed DLIs, ordered from cheapest to most expensive computer science-related program tuition.

Province

Institution Name

Tuition Cost

Prince Edward Island

UPEI (Charlottetown)

$6,750

New Brunswick

UNB (Fredericton)

$19,360

Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial (St. John's)

$20,000

Saskatchewan

USask (Saskatoon)

$26,359

Alberta

UAlberta (Edmonton)

$31,895.40

Nova Scotia

Dalhousie (Halifax)

$35,000

British Columbia

UBC (Vancouver)

$46,295.70

Quebec

McGill (Montreal)

$55,389.30

Ontario

UofT (Toronto)

$60,510

Manitoba

UManitoba (Winnipeg)

$77,196

Job 2: Human Resources (HR) Managers

Still, the cheapest HR programs for international students can be found at:

Dalhousie: $3,135 (Dalhousie’s HR management certificate program includes three courses that each last 12 weeks)

The following table presents all 10 assessed DLIs, ordered from cheapest to most expensive HR-related program tuition.

Province

Institution Name

Tuition Cost

Nova Scotia

Dalhousie (Halifax)

$3,135

Prince Edward Island

UPEI (Charlottetown)

$6,750

Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial (St. John's)

$20,000

New Brunswick

UNB (Fredericton)

$20,158

Saskatchewan

USask (Saskatoon)

$30,060

Alberta

UAlberta (Edmonton)

$37,842

British Columbia

UBC (Vancouver)

$58,153.50

Ontario

UofT (Toronto)

$60,510

Quebec

McGill (Montreal)

$63,693.60

Manitoba

UManitoba (Winnipeg)

$85,999.20

Job 3: Mechanical Engineers

The cheapest mechanical engineering programs for international students can be found at UPEI, UNB and Memorial. Their annual international student tuition estimates are listed as follows:

The following table presents all 10 assessed DLIs, ordered from cheapest to most expensive tuition for mechanical engineering programs.

Province

Institution Name

Tuition Cost

Prince Edward Island

UPEI (Charlottetown)

$6,750

Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial (St. John's)

$20,000

New Brunswick

UNB (Fredericton)

$21,337

Saskatchewan

USask (Saskatoon)

$35,071

Nova Scotia

Dalhousie (Halifax)

$40,800

Alberta

UAlberta (Edmonton)

$42,707.40

Quebec

McGill (Montreal)

$55,389.30

British Columbia

UBC (Vancouver)

$57,735.91

Ontario

UofT (Toronto)

$65,410

Manitoba

UManitoba (Winnipeg)

$77,196

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