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Users are advised to consult data quality comments available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.
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High school completion is measured using the variable 'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate'. It includes persons who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, regardless of any other qualifications obtained.
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Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.
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The terms 'Educational attainment,' 'Level of educational attainment' and 'Highest level(s) of educational attainment' refer to the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' completed by a person.
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The term 'Bachelor's degree or higher' includes the categories 'Bachelor's degree,' 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.' This term corresponds to the category 'University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above' in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification.
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The term 'Apprenticeship certificate' corresponds to the category 'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification. This category also includes Journeyperson's designations.
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The term 'Trades certificate or diploma' corresponds to the category 'Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification. This category includes trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.
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The category 'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate' includes only people who have this as their highest educational qualification. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. Data users are advised to consult the “Comparability with other data sources” section of the Education Reference Guide , Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013 for information regarding the historical comparability of this category.
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The category 'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' includes 'Certificates of Apprenticeship, Certificates of Qualification and Journeyperson's designations,' as well as other trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.
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'Immigrant status' refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.
'Period of immigration' refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.
For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.
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For information on collection, classification and data quality for 'Major field of study' or 'Location of study,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.
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'Field of study' in this table is classified based on the 2-digit series from the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016. It is the major field of study for the highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree completed by the person.
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The term 'Business, humanities, health, arts, social science, and education fields' (BHASE) includes all of the non-STEM fields from the STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings variant, an alternative presentation of the Classification of Instructional Programs, 2016. This includes 'Business and administration,' 'Arts and humanities,' 'Social and behavioural sciences,' 'Legal professions and studies,' 'Health care,' 'Education and teaching' and 'Trades, services, natural resources and conservation.'
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'Field of study' in this figure is classified based on the STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings variant from the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016. It is the major field of study for the highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree completed by the person.
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'Location of study' refers to the province, territory or country of the institution where the highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree was completed. Here, location of study is compared with province or territory of residence to indicate whether the location of study is the same province or territory as the person's residence in 2016, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada.
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