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Catalogue number :	97-560-XCB2006026
Release date :	July 29, 2008
Topic :	Education
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Age groups (9) Sex (3) Immigrant status and period of immigration (9) Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7) Work activity in 2005 (14)

Note

Note: Data quality - Certificate or diploma below the bachelor level

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.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.


Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

Data table

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Geography Geographic index Canada Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador St. John's Bay Roberts Grand Falls-Windsor Corner Brook Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard Charlottetown Summerside Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse Halifax Kentville Truro New Glasgow Cape Breton New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick Moncton Saint John Fredericton Bathurst Miramichi Campbellton Campbellton (N.B. part - Partie N.-B.) Campbellton (Que. part - Partie Qc) Edmundston Quebec / Québec Matane Rimouski Rivière-du-Loup Baie-Comeau Saguenay Alma Dolbeau-Mistassini Sept-Îles Québec Saint-Georges Thetford Mines Sherbrooke Cowansville Victoriaville Trois-Rivières Shawinigan La Tuque Drummondville Granby Saint-Hyacinthe Sorel-Tracy Joliette Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Montréal Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Lachute Val-d'Or Amos Rouyn-Noranda Ontario Cornwall Hawkesbury Hawkesbury (Que. part - Partie Qc) Hawkesbury (Ont. part - Partie Ont.) Ottawa - Gatineau Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part - Partie Qc) Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part - Partie Ont.) Brockville Pembroke Petawawa Kingston Belleville Cobourg Port Hope Peterborough Kawartha Lakes Centre Wellington Oshawa Ingersoll Toronto Hamilton St. Catharines - Niagara Kitchener Brantford Woodstock Tillsonburg Norfolk Guelph Stratford London Chatham-Kent Leamington Windsor Sarnia Owen Sound Collingwood Barrie Orillia Midland North Bay Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury Elliot Lake Temiskaming Shores Timmins Sault Ste. Marie Thunder Bay Kenora Manitoba Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Brandon Thompson Saskatchewan Regina Yorkton Moose Jaw Swift Current Saskatoon North Battleford Prince Albert Estevan Alberta Medicine Hat Brooks Lethbridge Okotoks Calgary Canmore Red Deer Camrose Edmonton Lloydminster Lloydminster (Sask. part - Partie Sask.) Lloydminster (Alta. part - Partie Alb.) Cold Lake Grande Prairie Wood Buffalo Wetaskiwin British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique Cranbrook Penticton Kelowna Vernon Salmon Arm Kamloops Chilliwack Abbotsford Vancouver Squamish Victoria Duncan Nanaimo Parksville Port Alberni Courtenay Campbell River Powell River Williams Lake Quesnel Prince Rupert Kitimat Terrace Prince George Dawson Creek Fort St. John Yukon Territory / Territoire du Yukon Whitehorse Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest Yellowknife Nunavut

Age groups (9) Total - Age groups 15 to 24 years 25 to 54 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and over

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

Immigrant status and period of immigration (9) Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration Non-immigrants Immigrants Before 1991 1991 to 2000 1991 to 1995 1996 to 2000 2001 to 2006 Non-permanent residents

This table details immigrant status and period of immigration , work activity in 2005 , highest certificate, diploma or degree , age groups and sex for the population 15 years and over in Canada^{Footnote 1}

Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7)	Work activity in 2005 (14)
	Total - Work activity in 2005	Did not work in 2005Footnote 2	Worked in 2005	Worked 1 to 48 weeks	Worked 49 to 52 weeks	Average weeks worked in 2005	Worked mostly full time	Worked 1 to 48 weeks	Worked 49 to 52 weeksFootnote 3	Average weeks worked mostly full time	Worked mostly part time	Worked 1 to 48 weeks	Worked 49 to 52 weeks	Average weeks worked mostly part time
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 4	25,664,220	7,805,645	17,858,580	6,855,725	11,002,850	43.2	13,869,780	4,287,505	9,582,275	45.8	3,988,800	2,568,225	1,420,580	34.0
No certificate, diploma or degree	6,098,325	3,331,140	2,767,185	1,388,880	1,378,305	38.4	1,828,610	712,790	1,115,820	43.3	938,570	676,085	262,485	28.8
High school certificate or equivalentFootnote 5	6,553,420	1,825,150	4,728,275	1,908,980	2,819,290	42.4	3,501,470	1,134,700	2,366,770	45.1	1,226,805	774,285	452,525	34.5
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	2,785,420	702,555	2,082,865	749,140	1,333,725	44.7	1,773,920	564,285	1,209,635	46.1	308,950	184,855	124,095	36.4
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diplomaFootnote 6	4,435,135	854,700	3,580,435	1,175,035	2,405,400	45.0	2,893,495	783,920	2,109,575	46.8	686,940	391,115	295,820	37.5
University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level	1,136,145	303,250	832,895	305,760	527,135	44.3	663,315	196,815	466,500	46.5	169,580	108,945	60,635	35.4
University certificate or degree	4,655,770	788,850	3,866,920	1,327,925	2,538,995	44.8	3,208,965	894,990	2,313,975	46.7	657,955	432,935	225,015	35.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-560-XCB2006026.

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Related data

• 2006 Census analysis series:
  Educational Portrait of Canada, 2006 Census: Findings
• 2006 Census reference guides and technical reports:
  Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census