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 British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique^{Footnote 3}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 4} = 26.1 %

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	3,646,840	2,354,245	2,171,470	182,775	1,292,595	64.6	59.5	7.8
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 7	1,617,055	879,335	785,840	93,495	737,720	54.4	48.6	10.6
Education	149,980	94,985	91,415	3,570	54,995	63.3	61.0	3.8
13. Education	149,980	94,985	91,420	3,565	54,995	63.3	61.0	3.8
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	89,235	67,040	61,445	5,590	22,190	75.1	68.9	8.3
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	14,320	10,290	9,355	935	4,030	71.9	65.3	9.1
50. Visual and performing arts	74,910	56,750	52,090	4,655	18,160	75.8	69.5	8.2
Humanities	120,340	86,205	80,415	5,785	34,140	71.6	66.8	6.7
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	12,350	8,000	7,485	515	4,345	64.8	60.6	6.4
23. English language and literature/letters	27,670	19,445	17,860	1,585	8,225	70.3	64.5	8.2
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	47,000	34,895	32,555	2,340	12,105	74.2	69.3	6.7
30.13 Medieval and renaissance studies	30	30	25	0	0	100.0	83.3	0
30.21 Holocaust and related studies	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30.22 Classical and ancient studies	410	365	340	25	50	89.0	82.9	6.8
30.29 Maritime studies	25	20	25	0	0	80.0	100.0	0
38. Philosophy and religious studies	5,870	4,345	4,100	240	1,525	74.0	69.8	5.5
39. Theology and religious vocations	11,955	8,370	7,900	465	3,585	70.0	66.1	5.6
54. History	12,380	9,080	8,595	485	3,300	73.3	69.4	5.3
55. French language and literature/letters	2,630	1,645	1,515	125	985	62.5	57.6	7.6
Social and behavioural sciences and law	209,655	160,690	151,345	9,340	48,965	76.6	72.2	5.8
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	3,090	2,325	2,145	180	765	75.2	69.4	7.7
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	18,640	15,095	14,040	1,050	3,545	81.0	75.3	7.0
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	38,295	26,775	25,200	1,570	11,520	69.9	65.8	5.9
22. Legal professions and studies	36,035	28,090	26,885	1,205	7,945	78.0	74.6	4.3
30.05 Peace studies and conflict resolution	330	250	220	30	80	75.8	66.7	12.0
30.10 Biopsychology	310	200	185	0	110	64.5	59.7	0
30.11 Gerontology	495	325	310	0	170	65.7	62.6	0
30.14 Museology/museum studies	190	80	80	0	110	42.1	42.1	0
30.15 Science, technology and society	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30.17 Behavioural sciences	405	280	270	0	130	69.1	66.7	0
30.20 International/global studies	510	385	345	40	130	75.5	67.6	10.4
30.23 Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies	155	135	130	0	25	87.1	83.9	0
30.25 Cognitive science	145	120	110	0	30	82.8	75.9	0
30.26 Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis	225	160	150	0	65	71.1	66.7	0
30.28 Dispute resolution	165	140	115	30	20	84.8	69.7	21.4
30.31 Human computer interaction	25	25	25	0	0	100.0	100.0	0
30.33 Sustainability studies	65	55	50	0	0	84.6	76.9	0
42. Psychology	33,030	25,330	23,955	1,370	7,700	76.7	72.5	5.4
45. Social sciences	77,545	60,935	57,135	3,795	16,610	78.6	73.7	6.2
Business, management and public administration	412,335	301,105	284,120	16,985	111,235	73.0	68.9	5.6
30.16 Accounting and computer science	850	575	520	60	275	67.6	61.2	10.4
44. Public administration and social service professions	26,240	19,550	18,365	1,180	6,690	74.5	70.0	6.0
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	385,250	280,980	265,230	15,740	104,270	72.9	68.8	5.6
Physical and life sciences and technologies	79,980	58,515	54,885	3,635	21,460	73.2	68.6	6.2
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	29,675	22,780	21,480	1,300	6,900	76.8	72.4	5.7
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	22,410	16,670	15,585	1,085	5,745	74.4	69.5	6.5
30.18 Natural sciences	100	70	70	0	25	70.0	70.0	0
30.19 Nutrition sciences	350	285	265	15	65	81.4	75.7	5.3
30.27 Human biology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30.32 Marine sciences	115	100	85	0	20	87.0	73.9	0
40. Physical sciences	23,550	16,335	15,255	1,080	7,215	69.4	64.8	6.6
41. Science technologies/technicians	3,760	2,265	2,125	140	1,500	60.2	56.5	6.2
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	72,705	58,425	54,875	3,550	14,280	80.4	75.5	6.1
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	57,380	47,995	45,060	2,935	9,390	83.6	78.5	6.1
25. Library science	5,600	3,660	3,490	180	1,930	65.4	62.3	4.9
27. Mathematics and statistics	9,045	6,270	5,865	405	2,775	69.3	64.8	6.5
30.06 Systems science and theory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30.08 Mathematics and computer science	645	475	445	30	170	73.6	69.0	6.3
30.30 Computational science	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	421,115	306,775	285,995	20,785	114,335	72.8	67.9	6.8
04. Architecture and related services	12,800	9,775	8,980	795	3,025	76.4	70.2	8.1
14. Engineering	98,670	74,965	70,560	4,400	23,705	76.0	71.5	5.9
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	70,110	50,260	47,090	3,170	19,850	71.7	67.2	6.3
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	80	60	60	0	20	75.0	75.0	0
46. Construction trades	92,090	68,060	62,415	5,640	24,030	73.9	67.8	8.3
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	101,205	72,040	67,895	4,140	29,165	71.2	67.1	5.7
48. Precision production	46,160	31,625	28,995	2,635	14,535	68.5	62.8	8.3
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	49,275	37,370	35,125	2,245	11,905	75.8	71.3	6.0
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	24,210	17,630	16,715	910	6,580	72.8	69.0	5.2
03. Natural resources and conservation	25,065	19,740	18,410	1,330	5,325	78.8	73.4	6.7
Health and related fields	308,880	218,975	207,890	11,085	89,900	70.9	67.3	5.1
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	20,725	16,995	15,825	1,175	3,730	82.0	76.4	6.9
51. Health professions and related programs	284,110	199,035	189,210	9,825	85,080	70.1	66.6	4.9
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	4,040	2,945	2,855	90	1,095	72.9	70.7	3.1
Personal, protective and transportation services	116,020	84,675	77,990	6,685	31,350	73.0	67.2	7.9
12. Personal and culinary services	73,025	53,180	49,115	4,060	19,850	72.8	67.3	7.6
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	410	180	160	0	230	43.9	39.0	0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	1,670	740	695	45	930	44.3	41.6	6.1
43. Security and protective services	13,655	10,555	10,005	555	3,100	77.3	73.3	5.3
49. Transportation and materials moving	27,260	20,015	18,010	2,005	7,245	73.4	66.1	10.0
Other	270	150	130	25	115	55.6	48.1	16.7
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	270	150	125	25	115	55.6	46.3	16.7

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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.