Occupation (historical)

Part A - Plain language definition:

Kind of work done by persons aged 15 and over. Occupation is based on the type of job the person holds and the description of his or her duties. This variable has been created in order to facilitate comparison of occupation data coded to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC–S 2006) with 1991 and 1996 Census occupation data coded to the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification (1991 SOC).

Part B - Detailed definition:

Refers to the kind of work persons were doing during the reference week, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. If the person did not have a job during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006), the data relate to the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005. Persons with two or more jobs were to report the information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

This variable has been created in order to facilitate comparison of occupation data coded to the National Occupational Classification for Statistics 2006 (NOC–S 2006) with 1991 and 1996 census occupation data coded to the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification (1991 SOC).

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