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National Graduates Survey

This survey was designed to determine such factors as: the extent to which graduates of postsecondary programs had been successful in obtaining employment since graduation; the relationship between the graduates' programs of study and the employment subsequently obtained; the graduates' job and career satisfaction; the rates of under-employment and unemployment; the type of employment obtained related to career expectations and qualification requirements; and the influence of postsecondary education on occupational achievement.


Major topics and subtopics

Education

  • Activities before completing studies and since graduation
  • Postsecondary education
  • Students' finances
  • Transition from school to labour market

Secondary topics

Labour

Limited topics

Aboriginal Peoples
Activity limitations
Ethnic diversity and immigration
Income and earnings
Language
Mobility and migration

Type

Cross-sectional

Sample size

38,500 individuals

Frequency

Approximately every 5 years (1982, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2013)

Lowest levels of geography

Provinces

Products and services

  • Public use microdata file
  • Customized tabulations
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