Visible Minority (15), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Generation Status (4), 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

• Generation status (4): Total - Generation status
• Age (9): 25 to 54 years
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details visible minority , highest certificate, diploma or degree , generation status , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada

Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15)	Visible minority (15)
	Total - Visible minority^Footnote 2	Total visible minority population^Footnote 3	South Asian^Footnote 4	Chinese	Black	Filipino	Latin American	Arab	Southeast Asian^Footnote 5	West Asian^Footnote 6	Korean	Japanese	Visible minority, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	Multiple visible minorities^Footnote 8	Not a visible minority^Footnote 9
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 10	14,076,325	3,496,155	873,235	697,795	505,910	386,020	238,930	241,225	143,680	136,840	90,355	40,295	61,130	80,740	10,580,170
No certificate, diploma or degree	1,382,515	310,770	77,425	52,220	50,510	9,480	27,240	27,110	33,105	14,970	1,540	870	8,295	8,010	1,071,750
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^Footnote 11	3,131,130	691,220	181,520	113,445	114,605	76,450	53,960	37,715	34,650	25,735	14,450	7,220	15,775	15,680	2,439,915
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	9,562,680	2,494,165	614,290	532,130	340,795	300,095	157,730	176,405	75,920	96,130	74,360	32,205	37,065	57,050	7,068,510
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	1,484,075	180,065	26,410	15,035	51,690	20,295	21,965	16,820	9,690	6,010	1,935	1,875	4,150	4,185	1,304,010
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 12	840,990	114,945	16,265	7,845	34,815	14,085	13,920	11,875	5,675	3,500	960	895	2,475	2,640	726,045
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 13	643,085	65,125	10,145	7,190	16,875	6,215	8,045	4,940	4,020	2,515	975	980	1,675	1,555	577,965
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	3,229,105	596,150	119,380	98,515	122,500	79,115	47,140	34,290	23,810	17,025	13,560	9,555	15,415	15,845	2,632,960
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	431,515	155,420	29,520	30,085	22,870	28,915	10,295	12,210	3,780	4,575	6,230	1,745	2,025	3,170	276,100
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	4,417,985	1,562,535	438,980	388,495	143,735	171,765	78,330	113,090	38,640	68,520	52,640	19,030	15,465	33,850	2,855,450
Bachelor's degree	2,967,125	1,005,795	251,285	251,905	88,565	149,555	47,610	67,230	27,770	36,010	37,255	14,080	10,645	23,865	1,961,325
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	288,865	93,315	23,810	16,295	10,850	10,325	10,545	9,220	2,005	2,635	3,455	935	1,030	2,210	195,550
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	120,020	55,310	19,150	10,055	3,270	3,695	2,360	7,050	1,785	4,930	1,200	370	340	1,110	64,715
Master's degree	910,780	359,155	134,695	94,130	36,420	7,580	15,630	24,050	6,150	19,415	9,270	2,925	3,050	5,845	551,625
Earned doctorate^Footnote 14	131,190	48,965	10,035	16,110	4,635	605	2,185	5,535	920	5,530	1,465	715	395	820	82,225

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information on generation status 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.

Footnote 2

For more information on the Visible minority variable, including information on its classification, the questions from which it is derived, data quality and its comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 3

The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'

Footnote 4

For example, 'East Indian,' 'Pakistani,' 'Sri Lankan,' etc.

Footnote 5

For example, 'Vietnamese,' 'Cambodian,' 'Laotian,' 'Thai,' etc.

Footnote 6

For example, 'Afghan,' 'Iranian,' etc.

Footnote 7

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' Includes persons with a write-in response such as 'Guyanese,' 'West Indian,' 'Tibetan,' 'Polynesian,' 'Pacific Islander,' etc.

Footnote 8

Includes persons who gave more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in responses, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian.'

Footnote 9

Includes persons who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal group question (Question 18), as well as persons who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.

Footnote 10

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.

Footnote 11

'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate' includes only people who have this as their highest educational qualification. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

Footnote 12

'Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' includes trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.

Footnote 13

'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' also includes Journeyperson's designations.

Footnote 14

'Earned doctorate' refers to persons who have completed a doctorate degree awarded by a university. This includes, for example, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). It does not include honorary doctorates.

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-X2016275.