Tabulation: Labour Force Status (8), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2011 (82), Location of Study Compared with Province or Territory of Residence (6), Age Groups (13B) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15): Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree
• Location of study compared with province or territory of residence (6): Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence
• Age groups (13B): Total - Age groups
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details labour force status , highest certificate, diploma or degree , major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2011 , location of study compared with province or territory of residence , age groups and sex for the population aged 15 years and over, in private households in Quebec / Québec^{Footnote 3}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 4} = 22.4 %

Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2011 (82)	Labour force status (8)
	Total - Labour force status^Footnote 5	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) 2011^Footnote 6	6,474,590	4,183,445	3,880,420	303,025	2,291,145	64.6	59.9	7.2
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 7	2,840,780	1,398,685	1,255,555	143,130	1,442,095	49.2	44.2	10.2
Education	271,705	172,695	167,570	5,125	99,010	63.6	61.7	3.0
13. Education	271,700	172,695	167,575	5,120	99,005	63.6	61.7	3.0
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	149,005	118,840	111,245	7,595	30,165	79.8	74.7	6.4
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	24,385	19,465	18,285	1,175	4,925	79.8	75.0	6.0
50. Visual and performing arts	124,625	99,380	92,960	6,420	25,245	79.7	74.6	6.5
Humanities	205,805	149,110	138,535	10,570	56,695	72.5	67.3	7.1
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	27,090	20,225	18,755	1,470	6,870	74.7	69.2	7.3
23. English language and literature/letters	10,970	7,560	6,920	635	3,415	68.9	63.1	8.4
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	101,760	75,825	70,180	5,640	25,940	74.5	69.0	7.4
30.13 Medieval and renaissance studies	65	55	50	0	10	84.6	76.9	0
30.21 Holocaust and related studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30.22 Classical and ancient studies	655	410	360	55	240	62.6	55.0	13.4
30.29 Maritime studies	20	20	15	0	0	100.0	75.0	0
38. Philosophy and religious studies	9,340	6,180	5,780	400	3,165	66.2	61.9	6.5
39. Theology and religious vocations	11,010	6,005	5,785	225	5,000	54.5	52.5	3.7
54. History	15,625	11,690	10,910	780	3,935	74.8	69.8	6.7
55. French language and literature/letters	29,260	21,140	19,770	1,370	8,125	72.2	67.6	6.5
Social and behavioural sciences and law	337,675	267,655	252,030	15,620	70,025	79.3	74.6	5.8
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	3,825	3,040	2,870	175	785	79.5	75.0	5.8
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	43,110	37,030	34,695	2,330	6,085	85.9	80.5	6.3
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	70,055	52,635	49,950	2,680	17,420	75.1	71.3	5.1
22. Legal professions and studies	60,785	48,665	46,000	2,670	12,125	80.1	75.7	5.5
30.05 Peace studies and conflict resolution	120	110	100	0	0	91.7	83.3	0
30.10 Biopsychology	90	55	55	0	35	61.1	61.1	0
30.11 Gerontology	5,350	3,285	3,125	155	2,070	61.4	58.4	4.7
30.14 Museology/museum studies	755	695	675	20	60	92.1	89.4	2.9
30.15 Science, technology and society	60	55	55	0	0	91.7	91.7	0
30.17 Behavioural sciences	80	65	65	0	15	81.2	81.2	0
30.20 International/global studies	1,935	1,620	1,455	165	315	83.7	75.2	10.2
30.23 Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies	55	30	30	0	30	54.5	54.5	0
30.25 Cognitive science	85	55	50	0	25	64.7	58.8	0
30.26 Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis	250	195	180	15	55	78.0	72.0	7.7
30.28 Dispute resolution	160	150	145	0	0	93.8	90.6	0
30.31 Human computer interaction	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30.33 Sustainability studies	80	80	70	0	0	100.0	87.5	0
42. Psychology	50,190	40,175	38,445	1,730	10,015	80.0	76.6	4.3
45. Social sciences	100,675	79,720	74,075	5,645	20,955	79.2	73.6	7.1
Business, management and public administration	834,220	651,600	618,965	32,635	182,620	78.1	74.2	5.0
30.16 Accounting and computer science	770	535	505	35	230	69.5	65.6	6.5
44. Public administration and social service professions	42,800	34,135	32,840	1,295	8,665	79.8	76.7	3.8
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	790,655	616,930	585,620	31,310	173,725	78.0	74.1	5.1
Physical and life sciences and technologies	127,920	95,725	88,510	7,215	32,190	74.8	69.2	7.5
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	43,870	34,775	32,340	2,430	9,095	79.3	73.7	7.0
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	23,070	15,945	14,785	1,160	7,125	69.1	64.1	7.3
30.18 Natural sciences	17,210	11,730	10,295	1,440	5,475	68.2	59.8	12.3
30.19 Nutrition sciences	255	135	135	0	115	52.9	52.9	0
30.27 Human biology	25	0	0	0	15	0	0	0
30.32 Marine sciences	30	30	20	0	0	100.0	66.7	0
40. Physical sciences	34,805	26,640	24,780	1,860	8,170	76.5	71.2	7.0
41. Science technologies/technicians	8,655	6,465	6,150	315	2,190	74.7	71.1	4.9
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	144,170	122,510	115,435	7,075	21,660	85.0	80.1	5.8
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	119,080	104,575	98,785	5,790	14,500	87.8	83.0	5.5
25. Library science	11,200	8,180	7,735	450	3,020	73.0	69.1	5.5
27. Mathematics and statistics	12,690	8,700	7,900	800	3,990	68.6	62.3	9.2
30.06 Systems science and theory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30.08 Mathematics and computer science	1,190	1,035	995	40	150	87.0	83.6	3.9
30.30 Computational science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	791,470	616,610	573,900	42,710	174,860	77.9	72.5	6.9
04. Architecture and related services	26,350	22,220	21,035	1,180	4,135	84.3	79.8	5.3
14. Engineering	143,945	115,715	108,940	6,775	28,230	80.4	75.7	5.9
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	152,610	118,760	112,105	6,650	33,850	77.8	73.5	5.6
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	75	70	70	0	0	93.3	93.3	0
46. Construction trades	147,755	113,470	101,930	11,540	34,285	76.8	69.0	10.2
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	191,280	149,470	140,575	8,890	41,810	78.1	73.5	5.9
48. Precision production	129,460	96,905	89,235	7,670	32,550	74.9	68.9	7.9
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	82,500	67,420	61,965	5,460	15,085	81.7	75.1	8.1
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	50,290	40,905	38,565	2,335	9,390	81.3	76.7	5.7
03. Natural resources and conservation	32,215	26,520	23,400	3,115	5,700	82.3	72.6	11.7
Health and related fields	433,175	320,830	308,575	12,255	112,350	74.1	71.2	3.8
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	24,855	20,350	19,490	860	4,510	81.9	78.4	4.2
51. Health professions and related programs	401,925	295,480	284,170	11,310	106,445	73.5	70.7	3.8
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	6,395	5,005	4,920	80	1,395	78.3	76.9	1.6
Personal, protective and transportation services	255,020	200,830	187,255	13,585	54,185	78.8	73.4	6.8
12. Personal and culinary services	150,360	115,270	108,205	7,070	35,090	76.7	72.0	6.1
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	290	200	200	0	90	69.0	69.0	0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	1,790	1,105	1,035	60	690	61.7	57.8	5.4
43. Security and protective services	47,485	38,975	37,275	1,705	8,505	82.1	78.5	4.4
49. Transportation and materials moving	55,100	45,285	40,540	4,745	9,810	82.2	73.6	10.5
Other	1,145	940	885	55	205	82.1	77.3	5.9
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	1,145	935	885	55	205	81.7	77.3	5.9

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.


For further definitions, refer to the National Household Survey Dictionary, Catalogue no. 99-000-X. For any comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

Footnote 2

'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence' indicates whether the 'Location of study' is the same as the province or territory of residence in 2011, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. 'Location of study' refers to the province, territory or country of the institution where the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school level was completed.

Users should be aware that some respondents may have reported the physical location of study rather than the location of the certificate, diploma or degree-granting institution. This could affect the responses of those who obtained a certificate, diploma or degree through a joint program or by distance learning with credentials granted in another province or country. In particular, a number of persons reported a location of study for a university credential in one of the territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), even though there were no educational institutions in the territories with the authority to grant university degrees.

For any other comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable or 'Location of study,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

Footnote 3

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Footnote 4

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

Footnote 5

Refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011.

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

Footnote 6

'Major field of study' is defined as the main discipline or subject of learning. It is collected for the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school or secondary school level and classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011. This variable shows the hierarchy of the 'primary groupings' (a CIP variant) with detail on the 2-digit 'series', as well as the 4-digit 'sub-series' from series '30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies.'

For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2011, Catalogue no. 12-590-X available from: www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/classification-eng.htm.

We recommend that users not make comparisons between categories of the CIP Canada 2011 and the CIP Canada 2000 classification systems on the basis of their labels. Even though many entries in the two classifications are similar, direct comparison could be inappropriate, given the numerous changes made at the detailed level to update the classification.

For comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

Footnote 7

'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma, a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma or a university certificate, diploma or degree.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011037.