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Highest level of educational attainment for the population aged 25 to 64, 2006 counts for both sexes, for Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations - 20% sample data

Table: Highest level of educational attainment for the population aged 25 to 64, 2006 counts for both sexes, for Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations - 20% sample data
Geographic name	Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree¹	No certificate, diploma or degree	High school certificate or equivalent²	Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma³	University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level⁴	University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above

Canada !	17,382,115	2,683,510	4,156,740	2,156,010	3,533,375	866,735	3,985,745
Yorkton, CA (Sask.) !	8,470	1,390	2,670	1,245	1,615	470	1,070
Yellowknife, CA (N.W.T.) !	11,110	1,330	2,500	1,130	2,625	505	3,030
Woodstock, CA (Ont.) !	18,430	3,580	6,060	1,970	4,065	550	2,205
Wood Buffalo, CA (Alta.) !	32,055	4,690	6,975	6,585	7,505	1,415	4,895
Winnipeg, CMA (Man.) !	375,185	56,075	96,595	39,830	73,230	18,920	90,535
Windsor, CMA (Ont.)	175,045	22,900	50,910	15,845	39,455	6,435	39,495
Williams Lake, CA (B.C.) !	10,340	2,180	3,045	1,515	1,940	440	1,215
Whitehorse, CA (Y.T.) !	13,635	1,675	2,860	1,755	3,350	570	3,420
Wetaskiwin, CA (Alta.) !	5,705	1,405	1,445	805	1,170	150	730
Victoriaville, CA (Que.) !	26,485	5,945	5,270	5,640	5,110	1,120	3,390
Victoria, CMA (B.C.) !	180,550	15,660	44,275	21,000	37,520	9,790	52,300
Vernon, CA (B.C.) !	28,415	3,775	8,415	4,030	6,080	1,395	4,715
Vancouver, CMA (B.C.) !	1,208,770	122,370	290,040	113,225	225,865	86,060	371,215
Val-d'Or, CA (Que.) !	18,290	4,925	3,640	3,930	2,690	865	2,240
Truro, CA (N.S.) !	24,495	5,255	5,500	3,455	5,305	1,100	3,875
Trois-Rivières, CMA (Que.) !	78,290	11,165	16,970	16,320	16,095	4,205	13,535
Toronto, CMA (Ont.)	2,861,780	335,440	647,360	197,590	534,020	185,190	962,180
Timmins, CA (Ont.) !	23,815	5,310	5,800	3,155	6,390	590	2,565
Tillsonburg, CA (Ont.)	7,280	1,520	2,140	815	1,735	215	855
Thunder Bay, CMA (Ont.) !	66,075	10,020	16,525	7,990	16,635	2,320	12,590
Thompson, CA (Man.) !	7,320	1,900	1,805	975	1,350	330	960
Thetford Mines, CA (Que.) !	13,975	2,450	3,000	3,490	2,865	500	1,670
Terrace, CA (B.C.) !	10,150	1,930	2,805	1,520	2,125	500	1,270
Temiskaming Shores, CA (Ont.) !	6,830	1,380	1,710	1,000	1,805	110	820
Swift Current, CA (Sask.) !	8,135	1,460	2,410	1,230	1,470	390	1,180
Summerside, CA (P.E.I.)	8,450	1,880	2,030	960	2,155	345	1,080
Stratford, CA (Ont.) !	16,225	2,700	4,835	1,515	4,080	385	2,715
St. John's, CMA (N.L.)	104,310	15,030	19,975	12,910	26,815	5,430	24,150
St. Catharines - Niagara, CMA (Ont.) !	204,980	28,840	61,340	22,370	51,845	6,235	34,350
Squamish, CA (B.C.) !	8,895	1,115	2,580	1,170	2,115	435	1,485
Sorel-Tracy, CA (Que.) !	27,635	6,035	6,045	6,345	5,160	1,250	2,795
Sherbrooke, CMA (Que.) !	101,440	15,485	20,575	19,940	18,280	4,815	22,345
Shawinigan, CA (Que.) !	30,530	5,920	6,920	6,875	6,320	1,295	3,195
Sept-Îles, CA (Que.) !	15,715	3,655	3,115	3,515	3,025	605	1,800
Sault Ste. Marie, CA (Ont.) !	42,570	5,785	12,135	4,480	11,160	1,540	7,465
Saskatoon, CMA (Sask.)	121,570	16,260	29,775	14,950	25,220	5,410	29,950
Sarnia, CA (Ont.)	46,790	5,315	13,720	6,560	13,210	1,235	6,740
Salmon Arm, CA (B.C.) !	7,980	1,130	2,045	1,165	1,885	430	1,325
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, CA (Que.) !	21,585	5,200	5,335	4,680	3,880	755	1,730
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, CA (Que.) !	48,815	8,910	11,275	10,090	9,015	2,450	7,075
Saint-Hyacinthe, CA (Que.) !	30,095	6,465	7,255	5,875	5,115	1,430	3,955
Saint-Georges, CA (Que.) !	17,775	3,880	3,890	3,815	3,040	770	2,385
Saint John, CMA (N.B.)	67,420	9,705	19,055	7,950	16,090	2,575	12,045
Saguenay, CMA (Que.) !	85,300	11,985	15,835	22,930	16,930	4,235	13,390
Rouyn-Noranda, CA (Que.) !	22,335	5,045	4,475	4,590	3,820	1,090	3,315
Rivière-du-Loup, CA (Que.) !	13,695	2,375	2,610	3,600	2,625	650	1,830
Rimouski, CA (Que.) !	26,625	3,450	5,175	4,755	6,045	1,600	5,595
Regina, CMA (Sask.)	103,420	12,965	29,820	11,430	18,485	6,025	24,690
Red Deer, CA (Alta.) !	44,215	7,255	12,120	6,275	10,365	1,765	6,440
Québec, CMA (Que.) !	411,120	41,945	84,550	72,560	86,645	23,055	102,365
Quesnel, CA (B.C.) !	12,550	2,625	4,060	1,920	2,210	495	1,240
Prince Rupert, CA (B.C.) !	7,340	1,790	1,910	1,060	1,230	290	1,055
Prince George, CA (B.C.) !	46,715	8,060	13,565	7,370	9,040	1,705	6,975
Prince Albert, CA (Sask.) !	19,770	3,525	5,290	2,925	4,015	810	3,210
Powell River, CA (B.C.) !	8,820	1,320	2,420	1,555	2,015	315	1,200
Portage la Prairie, CA (Man.) !	10,115	2,760	2,580	1,335	1,650	540	1,250
Port Hope, CA (Ont.) !	8,725	1,390	2,390	1,030	2,355	250	1,310
Port Alberni, CA (B.C.) !	13,790	2,830	3,960	2,495	2,740	470	1,295
Peterborough, CMA (Ont.) !	59,680	8,265	16,110	5,730	16,675	1,555	11,340
Petawawa, CA (Ont.) !	7,975	890	2,685	1,095	1,965	290	1,050
Penticton, CA (B.C.) !	21,855	3,405	6,370	3,010	5,015	1,260	2,785
Pembroke, CA (Ont.) !	12,070	2,240	3,580	1,455	3,080	235	1,480
Parksville, CA (B.C.) !	12,375	1,340	3,525	1,915	2,710	725	2,155
Owen Sound, CA (Ont.) !	16,730	2,920	4,965	1,820	4,210	430	2,385
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part), CMA !	164,345	26,970	35,185	23,855	29,650	7,925	40,755
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part), CMA	472,670	38,450	98,240	28,975	101,115	21,165	184,725
Ottawa - Gatineau, CMA (Ont.) !	637,020	65,425	133,430	52,830	130,770	29,090	225,475
Oshawa, CMA (Ont.)	180,170	23,580	51,900	17,745	50,785	6,210	29,950
Orillia, CA (Ont.) !	20,670	3,680	5,770	2,225	5,665	540	2,780
Okotoks, CA (Alta.) !	9,235	860	2,335	1,300	2,280	525	1,935
North Bay, CA (Ont.) !	33,610	4,770	8,320	3,830	9,795	945	5,945
North Battleford, CA (Sask.) !	8,510	1,935	2,030	1,175	1,820	375	1,175
Norfolk, CA (Ont.) !	32,655	7,040	8,990	4,215	8,055	700	3,655
New Glasgow, CA (N.S.) !	19,850	4,160	4,405	2,930	5,075	680	2,600
Nanaimo, CA (B.C.) !	49,280	6,505	13,065	7,390	10,565	3,265	8,485
Moose Jaw, CA (Sask.) !	16,165	2,895	4,250	2,560	3,630	695	2,135
Montréal, CMA (Que.) !	2,044,195	292,060	423,975	301,655	354,440	130,170	541,900
Moncton, CMA (N.B.) !	71,065	10,675	18,265	7,375	17,845	2,630	14,270
Miramichi, CA (N.B.) !	13,610	2,395	4,035	1,850	3,020	450	1,860
Midland, CA (Ont.)	18,540	3,725	5,335	2,265	4,595	515	2,100
Medicine Hat, CA (Alta.) !	36,235	7,365	10,270	5,010	8,160	1,255	4,185
Matane, CA (Que.) !	9,375	1,990	1,620	2,115	2,015	460	1,175
London, CMA (Ont.) !	246,080	31,405	64,490	21,920	63,215	8,145	56,900
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part), CA !	5,395	1,270	1,425	1,075	1,135	105	390
Lloydminster (Alberta part), CA	8,475	1,485	2,080	1,430	1,970	300	1,205
Lloydminster, CA (Alta.) !	13,870	2,755	3,510	2,505	3,105	400	1,595
Lethbridge, CA (Alta.) !	47,845	7,170	12,055	5,845	11,815	1,605	9,355
Leamington, CA (Ont.) !	25,630	7,730	7,125	2,160	4,900	595	3,120
Lachute, CA (Que.) !	6,310	1,910	1,585	1,305	770	195	555
La Tuque, CA (Que.) !	8,200	2,310	1,600	2,190	1,185	305	610
Kitimat, CA (B.C.) !	5,175	985	1,550	895	1,025	180	545
Kitchener, CMA (Ont.)	245,805	37,340	65,015	22,100	55,410	8,140	57,795
Kingston, CMA (Ont.) !	80,980	8,885	20,240	7,110	20,945	2,615	21,185
Kentville, CA (N.S.)	14,250	2,610	3,025	1,880	3,630	475	2,620
Kenora, CA (Ont.) !	8,060	1,395	2,220	1,080	1,820	355	1,195
Kelowna, CMA (B.C.) !	84,670	9,310	23,915	13,465	19,955	4,650	13,375
Kawartha Lakes, CA (Ont.) !	38,900	7,050	11,615	4,870	9,935	1,050	4,375
Kamloops, CA (B.C.) !	50,305	6,765	14,580	7,565	10,515	3,375	7,500
Joliette, CA (Que.) !	23,355	4,480	5,650	4,390	4,155	1,160	3,515
Ingersoll, CA (Ont.) !	6,405	1,280	2,020	570	1,740	130	665
Hawkesbury (Quebec part), CA	795	235	180	195	140	30	10
Hawkesbury (Ontario part), CA !	5,680	1,655	1,770	720	990	155	385
Hawkesbury, CA (Ont.) !	6,480	1,890	1,955	915	1,135	190	395
Hamilton, CMA (Ont.)	370,590	49,865	95,620	35,390	91,370	14,975	83,370
Halifax, CMA (N.S.) !	214,200	26,445	43,210	24,395	47,125	10,700	62,320
Guelph, CMA (Ont.)	69,190	8,200	17,775	5,550	14,190	2,735	20,745
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, CMA (Ont.) !	86,660	13,515	21,230	10,570	24,905	2,185	14,255
Grande Prairie, CA (Alta.) !	38,550	7,200	10,580	6,355	8,590	1,300	4,520
Grand Falls-Windsor, CA (N.L.) !	7,625	1,855	1,430	1,185	1,775	235	1,145
Granby, CA (Que.) !	37,970	7,400	10,125	7,195	6,275	1,670	5,310
Fredericton, CA (N.B.)	48,060	5,440	11,350	4,190	10,165	2,040	14,875
Fort St. John, CA (B.C.) !	13,730	2,710	3,880	2,250	2,885	455	1,540
Estevan, CA (Sask.) !	5,630	1,180	1,640	1,010	1,150	180	470
Elliot Lake, CA (Ont.) !	5,495	1,240	1,435	795	1,375	115	535
Edmundston, CA (N.B.)	12,550	2,575	3,490	2,105	1,840	710	1,820
Edmonton, CMA (Alta.) !	570,300	80,065	134,625	71,920	125,885	27,110	130,690
Duncan, CA (B.C.) !	21,535	3,490	6,090	3,400	4,375	1,160	3,020
Drummondville, CA (Que.) !	43,390	8,120	10,085	9,535	8,275	1,635	5,730
Dolbeau-Mistassini, CA (Que.) !	8,090	2,025	1,555	2,180	1,070	290	965
Dawson Creek, CA (B.C.) !	5,685	1,150	1,720	825	1,070	170	755
Cranbrook, CA (B.C.) !	13,110	1,810	3,770	1,970	3,540	515	1,495
Cowansville, CA (Que.) !	6,580	1,375	1,945	1,350	975	310	620
Courtenay, CA (B.C.) !	26,435	3,375	7,570	4,110	5,680	1,310	4,390
Cornwall, CA (Ont.) !	30,455	6,365	9,255	3,445	7,400	765	3,215
Corner Brook, CA (N.L.) !	14,830	2,940	3,160	2,140	3,705	590	2,300
Collingwood, CA (Ont.) !	8,860	1,355	2,470	975	2,120	285	1,655
Cold Lake, CA (Alta.) !	6,605	595	1,875	1,375	1,615	185	955
Cobourg, CA (Ont.) !	8,650	1,350	2,420	890	2,180	325	1,480
Chilliwack, CA (B.C.) !	40,585	6,475	12,685	6,370	8,225	2,195	4,640
Chatham-Kent, CA (Ont.) !	56,345	11,775	16,940	5,505	14,510	1,315	6,300
Charlottetown, CA (P.E.I.) !	31,635	3,760	6,865	3,440	8,285	1,550	7,730
Centre Wellington, CA (Ont.) !	13,625	2,105	3,805	1,450	3,265	495	2,505
Cape Breton, CA (N.S.) !	56,255	11,760	12,770	9,380	10,975	3,180	8,190
Canmore, CA (Alta.) !	7,485	455	1,585	775	1,555	430	2,680
Camrose, CA (Alta.) !	7,535	1,275	1,995	1,135	1,580	305	1,240
Campbellton (Quebec part), CA	1,620	535	335	310	245	35	150
Campbellton (New-Brunswick part), CA !	8,035	2,190	1,840	1,010	1,705	230	1,055
Campbellton, CA (N.B.) !	9,650	2,730	2,175	1,325	1,950	270	1,205
Campbell River, CA (B.C.) !	20,640	3,410	5,945	3,385	4,790	765	2,345
Calgary, CMA (Alta.) !	620,120	69,375	138,225	57,785	130,120	34,805	189,805
Brooks, CA (Alta.) !	12,115	3,040	3,695	1,760	2,155	405	1,055
Brockville, CA (Ont.) !	20,740	3,290	5,760	2,005	6,310	590	2,775
Brantford, CMA (Ont.) !	66,000	12,880	18,690	7,100	15,915	2,165	9,250
Brandon, CA (Man.) !	24,870	4,190	6,660	3,075	5,185	1,055	4,705
Belleville, CA (Ont.) !	47,920	7,865	14,395	5,155	13,200	1,135	6,165
Bay Roberts, CA (N.L.) !	5,995	1,590	1,395	1,135	1,055	160	660
Bathurst, CA (N.B.) !	18,160	4,430	4,000	2,785	4,075	520	2,355
Barrie, CMA (Ont.)	95,495	13,415	27,245	9,940	26,095	3,485	15,315
Baie-Comeau, CA (Que.) !	17,420	2,975	4,180	4,340	3,385	695	1,835
Amos, CA (Que.) !	9,815	2,495	1,935	2,405	1,350	465	1,165
Alma, CA (Que.) !	17,890	2,915	3,500	5,045	3,340	870	2,215
Abbotsford, CMA (B.C.) !	81,835	14,485	24,855	11,000	14,930	4,315	12,255

Notes:

1. 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.

2. 'High school certificate or equivalent' includes persons who have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. Excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. Examples of postsecondary institutions include community colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs, private trade schools, private business colleges, schools of nursing and universities.

3. 'College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' replaces the category 'Other non-university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses. This category includes accreditation by non-degree-granting institutions such as community colleges, CEGEPs, private business colleges and technical institutes.

4. The overall quality of the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable from the 2006 Census is acceptable. However, users of the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level' category should know that an unexpected growth in this category was noted compared to the 2001 Census.

In fact, in the 2001 Census, 2.5% of respondents aged 15 years or over declared such a diploma, compared to 4.4% in 2006, representing 89% growth. This phenomenon was not found in other sources like the Labour Force Survey.

We recommend users interpret the 2006 Census results for this category with caution.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B: Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

More information will be available in the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census, to be published later in 2008.

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