Undergraduate student enrollment in accredited engineering programs totaled 89,242 in 2018. This is an increase of 16.0 per cent from 2014 and an 8.0 per cent increase from 2017.
The highest proportion of undergraduate enrollment continues to be located in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. In 2018, these provinces accounted for 41.9 per cent and 30.3 per cent of total enrollment, respectively. Furthermore, Quebec and Alberta underwent the largest percentage increase in enrollment from the previous year, with growth of 28.3 per cent in Quebec and 6.7 per cent in Alberta.
The number of undergraduate degrees awarded totaled 16,497 in 2018, which is an increase of 4.5 per cent from the previous year when compared to the average annual increase of 4.4 per cent for the period of 2014 to 2018. Cumulatively, the number of degrees awarded across Canada has increased 18.9 per cent from 2014.
Reference: Engineers Canada