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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 subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population - 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 subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population - 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
Toronto, C (Ont.) !	1,413,820	175,690	298,670	87,390	231,770	92,070	528,225
Montréal, V (Que.) !	917,805	137,285	177,465	111,370	146,645	60,455	284,585
Calgary, CY (Alta.) !	568,715	63,960	125,860	51,130	117,115	32,365	178,285
Ottawa, C (Ont.)	452,910	36,060	92,340	26,800	95,630	20,525	181,550
Edmonton, CY (Alta.) !	401,880	58,515	91,905	45,715	84,265	19,960	101,515
Winnipeg, CY (Man.)	341,450	50,685	87,725	35,225	66,170	17,205	84,445
Mississauga, CY (Ont.)	374,050	38,390	84,275	26,340	71,630	26,735	126,680
Vancouver, CY (B.C.) !	352,175	35,775	71,240	23,655	57,870	24,165	139,470
Hamilton, C (Ont.) !	268,245	42,140	70,185	28,010	64,335	10,055	53,510
Brampton, CY (Ont.)	239,920	37,685	67,100	20,685	47,950	15,205	51,295
Surrey, CY (B.C.) !	214,875	31,960	61,985	24,015	39,880	14,825	42,205
Québec, V (Que.) !	279,455	29,250	58,465	46,615	56,655	15,435	73,025
London, CY (Ont.)	189,650	23,270	48,610	15,665	46,845	6,675	48,585
Laval, V (Que.)	202,640	28,520	45,975	33,990	37,940	13,490	42,725
Halifax, RGM (N.S.) !	214,105	26,410	43,190	24,385	47,110	10,700	62,315
Windsor, CY (Ont.) !	115,945	16,655	34,085	9,780	24,375	4,425	26,625
Markham, T (Ont.)	147,510	15,400	31,990	7,970	24,880	12,980	54,285
Kitchener, CY (Ont.)	113,415	18,050	31,095	10,590	26,105	3,865	23,715
Gatineau, V (Que.) !	139,295	22,645	29,840	19,805	25,155	6,685	35,160
Longueuil, V (Que.) !	131,500	23,545	28,310	22,625	23,090	7,740	26,190
Vaughan, CY (Ont.)	130,865	17,295	28,270	10,545	26,210	8,190	40,360
Regina, CY (Sask.)	94,720	12,050	27,025	10,315	16,860	5,475	22,990
Burnaby, CY (B.C.) !	115,635	10,490	25,370	10,185	20,870	9,490	39,220
Saskatoon, CY (Sask.) !	104,245	13,045	25,300	12,220	21,540	4,640	27,500
Richmond, CY (B.C.)	100,055	9,010	24,745	7,350	17,625	8,805	32,525

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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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