Data tables, 2016 Census

Aboriginal Identity (9), STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) Groupings, Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (16), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (9), Labour Force Status (8), Age (9) 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

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This table details aboriginal identity , stem and bhase groupings, major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , highest certificate, diploma or degree , labour force status , 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 (16) Labour force status (8)
Total - Labour force statusFootnote 3 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 4 28,643,015 18,672,470 17,230,040 1,442,435 9,970,545 65.2 60.2 7.7
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 12,815,980 6,825,825 6,098,845 726,975 5,990,150 53.3 47.6 10.7
STEM 2,864,145 2,226,135 2,077,150 148,985 638,010 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
Engineering and engineering technology 1,380,730 1,068,415 994,810 73,605 312,315 77.4 72.0 6.9
Mathematics and computer and information science 646,865 533,390 500,215 33,180 113,465 82.5 77.3 6.2
BHASE (non-STEM)Footnote 5 12,962,890 9,620,510 9,054,040 566,470 3,342,380 74.2 69.8 5.9
Business and administration 3,148,050 2,387,455 2,251,860 135,600 760,590 75.8 71.5 5.7
Arts and humanities 1,424,770 1,046,885 977,390 69,495 377,885 73.5 68.6 6.6
Social and behavioural sciences 1,450,615 1,134,525 1,066,965 67,560 316,095 78.2 73.6 6.0
Legal professions and studies 289,600 230,645 218,590 12,055 58,955 79.6 75.5 5.2
Health care 2,040,700 1,476,695 1,412,010 64,680 564,005 72.4 69.2 4.4
Education and teaching 1,057,230 676,760 654,870 21,895 380,475 64.0 61.9 3.2
Trades, services, natural resources and conservation 3,551,925 2,667,540 2,472,355 195,185 884,385 75.1 69.6 7.3
Mechanics and repair, architecture, construction and precision production 1,954,575 1,447,410 1,331,930 115,475 507,165 74.1 68.1 8.0
Other Trades, services, natural resources and conservation 1,597,350 1,220,135 1,140,425 79,705 377,215 76.4 71.4 6.5

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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.

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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

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 4

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. 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 5

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-X2016263.

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