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General information

Catalogue number :	97-560-XCB2006028
Release date :	March 4, 2008
Topic :	Education
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Aboriginal identity (8) Area of residence (6) Age groups (10A) Sex (3) Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000 (14) Highest certificate, diploma or degree (14)

Note

Note: Data quality - Certificate or diploma below the bachelor level

The overall quality of the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable from the 2006 Census is acceptable. However, users of the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level' category should know that an unexpected growth in this category was noted compared to the 2001 Census.

In fact, in the 2001 Census, 2.5% of respondents aged 15 years or over declared such a diploma, compared to 4.4% in 2006, representing 89% growth. This phenomenon was not found in other sources like the Labour Force Survey.

We recommend users interpret the 2006 Census results for this category with caution.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B: Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

More information will be available in the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census, to be published later in 2008.

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Major field of study - Classification of instructional programs - (CIP), Canada, 2000

For the first time with the 2006 Census, major field of study data were coded with the Classification of Instructional Programs - (CIP), Canada, 2000.

Prior to the 2006 Census, the Major Field of Study Classification (MFS) was used to classify major field of study. We recommend users not make historical comparisons between the two classification systems. Even though some entries in the two classifications are similar, direct comparison would be inappropriate given the much more detailed character of the new classification.

A theoretical concordance table between the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and the Major Field of Study Classification (MFS) showing the definitional relationship between the two classifications was developed. This table is available in the 2006 Census Dictionary (Appendix N). This type of concordance allows users to see the relationship between the two classes of systems based on the definitional aspects of each system. However, users are cautioned that this type of concordance can not be used to convert counts from one classification system to another.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.


Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Data table

Select data categories for this table

Geography Geographic index Canada Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick Quebec / Québec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique Yukon Territory / Territoire du Yukon Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest Nunavut

Aboriginal identity (8)^{Footnote 1} Total - Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal identity population Total Aboriginal identity population North American Indian single response Métis single response Inuit single response Multiple Aboriginal identity responses Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere Non-Aboriginal identity population

Area of residence (6)^{Footnote 2} Total - Area of residence On reserve Rural Total urban Urban non-census metropolitan area Urban census metropolitan area

Age groups (10A) Total - Age groups 15 to 24 years 15 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and over

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

This table details aboriginal identity , highest certificate, diploma or degree , major field of study - classification of instructional programs, 2000 , area of residence , age groups and sex for the population 15 years and over in Canada^{Footnote 3}

Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000 (14)	Highest certificate, diploma or degree (14)
	Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 4	No certificate, diploma or degree	Certificate, diploma or degree	High school certificate or equivalentFootnote 5	Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diplomaFootnote 6	University certificate, diploma or degree	University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	University certificate or degree	Bachelor's degree	University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	Master's degree	Earned doctorate
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000Footnote 7	25,664,220	6,098,330	19,565,900	6,553,425	2,785,420	4,435,135	5,791,915	1,136,150	4,655,770	2,981,460	493,540	136,845	866,975	176,945
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	12,651,745	6,098,330	6,553,420	6,553,420	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Education	994,665	0	994,665	0	22,100	143,675	828,890	139,015	689,875	406,270	149,515	850	122,785	10,450
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	481,190	0	481,190	0	70,640	223,895	186,655	45,635	141,020	102,775	12,190	185	22,970	2,895
Humanities	717,125	0	717,125	0	16,440	153,770	546,910	80,780	466,130	320,995	36,425	520	87,405	20,785
Social and behavioural sciences and law	1,275,100	0	1,275,100	0	66,910	315,650	892,545	106,110	786,435	568,395	61,900	910	124,160	31,065
Business, management and public administration	2,801,720	0	2,801,720	0	374,190	1,272,645	1,154,885	311,695	843,190	538,495	98,055	1,120	198,750	6,765
Physical and life sciences and technologies	451,960	0	451,960	0	8,195	74,990	368,775	31,425	337,350	207,925	20,945	1,460	62,495	44,530
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	568,755	0	568,755	0	54,935	242,945	270,875	50,160	220,720	144,755	16,240	215	51,965	7,535
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	2,922,080	0	2,922,080	0	1,344,435	878,090	699,555	142,475	557,080	366,360	52,705	880	114,970	22,160
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	291,510	0	291,510	0	67,555	112,290	111,665	28,020	83,650	53,715	5,560	115	19,450	4,805
Health, parks, recreation and fitness	1,728,890	0	1,728,890	0	273,390	751,700	703,795	186,420	517,375	263,480	38,325	130,525	59,430	25,615
Personal, protective and transportation services	777,370	0	777,370	0	486,430	265,370	25,570	14,075	11,495	7,085	1,620	65	2,470	250
Other fields of studyFootnote 8	2,105	0	2,100	0	210	110	1,790	340	1,450	1,195	50	0	120	80

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-560-XCB2006028.

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Related data

• 2006 Census analysis series:
  Educational Portrait of Canada, 2006 Census: Findings
• 2006 Census reference guides and technical reports:
  Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census