Aboriginal Identity (9), Secondary (High) School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate (14), Labour Force Status (8), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Residence by Aboriginal Geography (10), Age (13A) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Aboriginal identity (9): Total - Aboriginal identity
• Registered or Treaty Indian status (3): Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status
• Residence by Aboriginal geography (10): Total - Residence on or off reserve
• Age (13A): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details aboriginal identity , secondary school diploma or equivalency certificate , labour force status , registered or treaty indian status , residence by aboriginal geography , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate (14)	Labour force status (8)
	Total - Labour force status^Footnote 4	In the labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the labour force	Participation rate	Employment rate	Unemployment rate
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^Footnote 5	28,643,015	18,672,470	17,230,035	1,442,435	9,970,545	65.2	60.2	7.7
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate	5,934,160	2,395,755	2,083,045	312,710	3,538,405	40.4	35.1	13.1
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate, no postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	5,239,580	2,007,625	1,736,585	271,040	3,231,955	38.3	33.1	13.5
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with postsecondary certificate or diploma^Footnote 6	694,580	388,130	346,455	41,680	306,450	55.9	49.9	10.7
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma^Footnote 7	519,605	288,100	256,820	31,280	231,500	55.4	49.4	10.9
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	174,980	100,030	89,635	10,400	74,950	57.2	51.2	10.4
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate	22,708,855	16,276,715	15,146,995	1,129,720	6,432,140	71.7	66.7	6.9
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, no postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	7,576,395	4,818,200	4,362,260	455,940	2,758,200	63.6	57.6	9.5
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 8	15,132,455	11,458,515	10,784,735	673,780	3,673,940	75.7	71.3	5.9
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma^Footnote 9	2,280,660	1,682,750	1,559,490	123,265	597,910	73.8	68.4	7.3
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	5,378,845	4,025,570	3,788,220	237,355	1,353,275	74.8	70.4	5.9
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with university certificate or diploma below bachelor level	813,335	552,185	518,695	33,490	261,145	67.9	63.8	6.1
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with bachelor's degree	4,443,835	3,490,255	3,299,400	190,855	953,580	78.5	74.2	5.5
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with university certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level^Footnote 10	2,215,780	1,707,750	1,618,935	88,815	508,030	77.1	73.1	5.2

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not applicable

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too unreliable to be published

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.

Footnote 2

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 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, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 3

Residence on or off reserve refers to whether the person's usual place of residence is in a census subdivision (CSD) that is defined as 'on reserve' or 'off reserve.'

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 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.

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.

Footnote 5

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

Footnote 6

Here, 'postsecondary certificate or diploma' includes the categories 'apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' and 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma.'

Footnote 7

'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' includes Certificates of Apprenticeship, Certificates of Qualification and Journeyperson's designations, as well as other 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 8

'Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes 'apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma,' 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' and university certificates, diplomas and degrees.

Footnote 9

'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' includes Certificates of Apprenticeship, Certificates of Qualification and Journeyperson's designations, as well as other 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 10

'University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level' includes the categories 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.'

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-X2016265.