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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Labour Force Activity (8), Aboriginal Identity (8), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (14), Area of Residence (6), Age Groups (12A) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Highest certificate, diploma or degree (14) Labour force activity (8)
Total - Labour force activity In the labour force Employed Unemployed Not in the labour force Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment rate
Note(s) :
  1. TOTAL - ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL IDENTITY POPULATION
    This is a grouping of the total population into non-Aboriginal or Aboriginal population, with Aboriginal persons further divided into Aboriginal groups, based on their responses to three questions on the 2006 Census form.
  2. TOTAL - AREA OF RESIDENCE
    'Area of residence' refers to the following geographic areas: on reserve, urban census metropolitan area, urban non-census metropolitan area and rural area. These geographic areas can be used to show where the Aboriginal population is residing.

    'On reserve' includes eight census subdivision (CSD) types legally affiliated with First Nations or Indian bands, i.e., Indian reserve (IRI), Indian settlement (S-E), Indian government district (IGD), terres réservées aux Cris (TC), terres réservées aux Naskapis (TK), Nisga'a village (NVL), Nisga'a land (NL) and Teslin land (TL), as well as 35 additional CSDs of various other types that are generally northern communities in Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory, which have large concentrations of Registered Indians.

    An urban area has a minimum population concentration of 1,000 persons and a population density of at least 400 persons per square kilometre, based on the current census population count. All territory outside urban areas is classified as rural. On-reserve CSDs are excluded from this category.

    A census metropolitan area (CMA) is a large urban area and has a population of at least 100,000.

    Urban non-census metropolitan areas are smaller urban areas with a population of less than 100,000.

    Rural areas include remote and wilderness areas and agricultural lands, as well as small towns, villages and other populated places with a population of less than 1,000. On-reserve CSDs are excluded from this category.

    Additional information on the geographic units can be obtained from the 2006 Census Dictionary.
  3. TOTAL - HIGHEST CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA OR DEGREE
    '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.
  4. HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OR EQUIVALENT
    '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.
  5. COLLEGE, CEGEP OR OTHER NON-UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA
    '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.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree 3 25,664,220 17,146,135 16,021,180 1,124,955 8,518,090 66.8 62.4 6.6
No certificate, diploma or degree 6,098,325 2,613,385 2,323,155 290,235 3,484,940 42.9 38.1 11.1
Certificate, diploma or degree 19,565,895 14,532,750 13,698,025 834,725 5,033,150 74.3 70.0 5.7
High school certificate or equivalent 4 6,553,420 4,507,300 4,180,295 327,005 2,046,120 68.8 63.8 7.3
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 2,785,420 2,022,795 1,897,675 125,120 762,625 72.6 68.1 6.2
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 5 4,435,135 3,462,330 3,290,735 171,595 972,805 78.1 74.2 5.0
University certificate, diploma or degree 5,791,915 4,540,315 4,329,310 211,005 1,251,600 78.4 74.7 4.6
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 1,136,145 804,025 761,880 42,145 332,120 70.8 67.1 5.2
University certificate or degree 4,655,770 3,736,290 3,567,430 168,860 919,475 80.3 76.6 4.5
Bachelor's degree 2,981,465 2,415,815 2,301,990 113,820 565,645 81.0 77.2 4.7
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 493,540 379,260 363,415 15,845 114,280 76.8 73.6 4.2
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 136,845 110,890 107,955 2,935 25,955 81.0 78.9 2.6
Master's degree 866,975 692,135 660,860 31,275 174,845 79.8 76.2 4.5
Earned doctorate 176,940 138,190 133,205 4,980 38,755 78.1 75.3 3.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-560-XCB2006031 (Canada, Code01)
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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