Data tables, 2016 Census

STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) Groupings, Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36), Labour Force Status (8), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Location of Study (5), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details stem and bhase groupings, major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , labour force status , immigrant status and period of immigration , highest certificate, diploma or degree , location of study , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada
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STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36) Labour force status (8)
Total - Labour force statusFootnote 4 In the labour force Employed Unemployed Not in the labour force Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment rate
Total - STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016Footnote 5 28,643,020 18,672,470 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 5,990,155 53.3 47.6 10.7
STEM 2,864,150 2,226,135 2,077,150 148,985 638,015 77.7 72.5 6.7
Science and science technology 836,555 624,325 582,120 42,205 212,230 74.6 69.6 6.8
Physical and chemical sciences 210,060 149,365 138,200 11,160 60,700 71.1 65.8 7.5
Biological sciences 430,210 332,100 311,910 20,195 98,105 77.2 72.5 6.1
General and integrated sciences 196,285 142,860 132,015 10,850 53,425 72.8 67.3 7.6
Engineering and engineering technology 1,380,730 1,068,415 994,815 73,600 312,315 77.4 72.0 6.9
Engineering 752,465 597,525 556,200 41,325 154,940 79.4 73.9 6.9
Engineering technology 628,265 470,890 438,615 32,275 157,375 75.0 69.8 6.9
Mathematics and computer and information science 646,860 533,390 500,215 33,180 113,470 82.5 77.3 6.2
Mathematics and related studies 112,440 82,300 77,470 4,830 30,140 73.2 68.9 5.9
Computer and information science 534,420 451,090 422,740 28,350 83,330 84.4 79.1 6.3
BHASE (non-STEM)Footnote 6 12,962,890 9,620,510 9,054,040 566,470 3,342,380 74.2 69.8 5.9
Business and administration 3,148,045 2,387,455 2,251,855 135,600 760,595 75.8 71.5 5.7
Business and related studies 3,116,300 2,363,795 2,229,460 134,330 752,505 75.9 71.5 5.7
Public administration 31,750 23,660 22,395 1,265 8,085 74.5 70.5 5.3
Arts and humanities 1,424,770 1,046,885 977,390 69,495 377,880 73.5 68.6 6.6
Arts 573,930 447,295 417,655 29,640 126,635 77.9 72.8 6.6
Humanities 850,840 599,595 559,730 39,860 251,250 70.5 65.8 6.6
Social and behavioural sciences 1,450,615 1,134,525 1,066,960 67,560 316,095 78.2 73.6 6.0
Legal professions and studies 289,600 230,645 218,590 12,055 58,950 79.6 75.5 5.2
Law 168,620 134,030 127,610 6,425 34,585 79.5 75.7 4.8
Other legal professions and studies 120,980 96,615 90,985 5,630 24,365 79.9 75.2 5.8
Health care 2,040,700 1,476,690 1,412,010 64,685 564,010 72.4 69.2 4.4
Medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine (including residencies) 192,090 148,950 143,955 5,000 43,140 77.5 74.9 3.4
Nursing 756,785 484,255 467,540 16,715 272,520 64.0 61.8 3.5
Pharmacy and related programs 56,630 44,080 42,575 1,505 12,550 77.8 75.2 3.4
Health care, n.e.c. 1,035,200 799,405 757,940 41,465 235,795 77.2 73.2 5.2
Education and teaching 1,057,230 676,765 654,870 21,890 380,470 64.0 61.9 3.2
Trades, services, natural resources and conservation 3,551,925 2,667,540 2,472,360 195,185 884,380 75.1 69.6 7.3
Agriculture and natural resources operations and management 257,830 203,440 190,840 12,595 54,395 78.9 74.0 6.2
Mechanics and repair, architecture, construction and precision production 1,954,575 1,447,405 1,331,930 115,475 507,165 74.1 68.1 8.0
Personal, security and transport services 985,775 745,405 692,355 53,050 240,370 75.6 70.2 7.1
Social work and related programs 201,770 156,780 148,340 8,435 44,985 77.7 73.5 5.4
BHASE (non-STEM) programs, n.e.c. 151,970 114,505 108,890 5,620 37,465 75.3 71.7 4.9

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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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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.

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Footnote 3

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

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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.

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Footnote 5

This variable shows a variant of CIP which classifies fields of study into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math and computer sciences) and BHASE (non-STEM) categories and sub-categories. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

This variant is different from the STEM variant used in the 2011 National Household Survey. For information on comparability between the two variants, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 6

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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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-X2016251.

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