Aboriginal Identity (9), Labour Force Status (8), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (14), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (11), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Age (10) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Aboriginal identity (9): Total - Aboriginal identity
• Highest certificate, diploma or degree (11): Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree
• Registered or Treaty Indian status (3): Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status
• Age (10): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details aboriginal identity , labour force status , major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , highest certificate, diploma or degree , registered or treaty indian status , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada

Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (14)	Labour force status (8)
	Total - Labour force status^Footnote 4	In the labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the labour force	Participation rate	Employment rate	Unemployment rate
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016^Footnote 5	28,643,015	18,672,475	17,230,040	1,442,430	9,970,545	65.2	60.2	7.7
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	12,815,975	6,825,825	6,098,845	726,980	5,990,150	53.3	47.6	10.7
Education	1,060,095	678,915	656,940	21,975	381,175	64.0	62.0	3.2
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	596,230	466,780	435,155	31,625	129,450	78.3	73.0	6.8
Humanities	850,840	599,590	559,735	39,860	251,250	70.5	65.8	6.6
Social and behavioural sciences and law	1,761,900	1,381,235	1,300,595	80,640	380,660	78.4	73.8	5.8
Business, management and public administration	3,360,045	2,554,850	2,410,475	144,370	805,200	76.0	71.7	5.7
Physical and life sciences and technologies	614,280	450,340	417,825	32,520	163,940	73.3	68.0	7.2
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	651,480	526,810	494,800	32,010	124,670	80.9	76.0	6.1
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies^Footnote 6	3,327,400	2,512,060	2,323,205	188,855	815,345	75.5	69.8	7.5
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	339,050	268,945	252,205	16,740	70,105	79.3	74.4	6.2
Health and related fields	2,266,720	1,653,635	1,580,325	73,305	613,090	73.0	69.7	4.4
Personal, protective and transportation services	995,830	750,935	697,540	53,395	244,895	75.4	70.0	7.1
Other fields of study^Footnote 7	3,170	2,550	2,395	150	620	80.4	75.6	5.9

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 2

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.

Footnote 3

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the Census of Population.

For more information on Aboriginal 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 Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 4

Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

Footnote 5

This variable shows the 'primary groupings' variant of CIP. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

Footnote 6

'Architecture, engineering and related technologies' includes some fields that are commonly studied at the trades level, such as 'Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians,' 'Construction trades,' and 'Precision production' (e.g., welding).

Footnote 7

'Other fields of study' includes 'Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other.'

Data quality note(s) – Canada

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016267.