Visible Minority (15), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (43), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Immigrant 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

• Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15): Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree
• Immigrant status (4): Total - Immigrant status
• Age (9): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details visible minority , major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , highest certificate, diploma or degree , immigrant status , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Alberta

Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (43)	Visible minority (15)
	Total - Visible minority^Footnote 3	Total visible minority population^Footnote 4	South Asian^Footnote 5	Chinese	Black	Filipino	Latin American	Arab	Southeast Asian^Footnote 6	West Asian^Footnote 7	Korean	Japanese	Visible minority, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	Multiple visible minorities^Footnote 9	Not a visible minority^Footnote 10
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016^Footnote 11	3,206,050	713,445	174,990	131,980	87,805	129,515	45,430	39,085	35,700	16,255	17,240	9,615	7,420	18,410	2,492,600
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	1,436,545	292,830	67,285	52,885	40,940	44,035	20,225	18,730	21,240	6,560	5,660	3,180	3,340	8,755	1,143,715
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	28,440	4,660	1,000	730	605	1,345	275	140	90	125	155	110	30	70	23,780
03. Natural resources and conservation	15,835	1,570	365	340	285	195	110	30	45	50	40	45	30	40	14,265
04. Architecture and related services	11,325	3,345	540	585	270	825	340	185	125	115	175	70	10	95	7,980
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	2,350	320	25	65	70	30	35	15	0	0	35	35	0	0	2,020
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	17,180	3,440	475	530	445	920	385	140	150	45	115	60	45	135	13,740
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	9,130	1,150	140	195	150	305	105	40	65	0	25	35	30	50	7,980
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	48,980	21,330	6,110	4,525	1,830	4,795	815	845	750	395	420	150	135	555	27,650
12. Personal and culinary services	57,290	9,350	1,595	1,715	1,130	1,155	830	1,025	845	160	260	220	160	265	47,935
13. Education	121,930	19,220	4,080	2,915	1,860	5,695	1,190	835	560	280	645	520	215	420	102,705
14. Engineering	110,350	55,360	14,560	13,650	3,520	9,385	3,635	3,325	1,245	2,985	1,360	350	310	1,040	54,985
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	84,800	15,880	3,370	3,085	1,645	3,425	1,105	895	945	240	315	260	175	415	68,920
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	6,790	2,730	765	625	250	80	160	175	65	170	275	80	45	40	4,060
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	28,755	5,780	1,485	785	945	860	445	295	165	105	370	135	60	130	22,980
22. Legal professions and studies	28,995	5,085	1,375	750	905	400	565	440	185	110	105	90	70	90	23,915
23. English language and literature/letters	15,110	4,690	1,735	785	330	345	120	335	135	140	340	295	35	85	10,420
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	20,660	8,870	6,300	660	385	535	165	180	145	60	205	105	50	85	11,790
25. Library science	4,295	615	135	190	75	65	35	15	25	15	30	0	0	25	3,680
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	25,850	8,730	3,000	1,975	940	745	320	385	250	305	345	160	60	250	17,120
27. Mathematics and statistics	7,050	3,210	1,010	1,005	260	265	50	200	65	125	120	45	20	45	3,835
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	245	50	20	15	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	195
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	740	75	10	0	15	10	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	670
30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies	19,775	6,895	2,835	1,595	430	795	140	265	245	145	175	95	45	130	12,880
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	19,305	1,800	335	440	205	140	150	100	85	30	100	100	50	65	17,505
38. Philosophy and religious studies	4,890	935	295	130	135	80	40	75	30	10	100	10	10	15	3,955
39. Theology and religious vocations	11,430	1,280	145	215	360	175	80	30	10	0	175	40	15	45	10,145
40. Physical sciences	26,130	8,345	2,510	2,770	860	315	375	420	245	350	230	85	80	105	17,785
41. Science technologies/technicians	4,895	895	140	165	90	125	70	50	125	25	25	40	15	25	4,005
42. Psychology	27,275	5,245	1,325	935	575	1,000	445	215	155	115	140	105	80	155	22,030
43. Security and protective services	16,985	1,575	285	120	350	395	165	30	55	15	40	40	20	60	15,410
44. Public administration and social service professions	21,565	3,550	815	335	1,005	485	290	140	110	70	100	50	50	85	18,015
45. Social sciences	52,985	15,580	4,890	3,270	2,305	1,675	730	575	410	350	565	270	155	380	37,405
46. Construction trades	100,370	7,475	1,160	895	1,745	1,325	840	455	300	120	90	145	155	240	92,900
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	103,880	10,175	2,055	1,470	1,590	2,300	815	450	575	170	135	240	125	265	93,705
48. Precision production	52,405	5,650	1,070	620	950	1,070	575	235	535	85	205	45	135	130	46,750
49. Transportation and materials moving	19,880	2,645	330	140	390	1,295	165	80	60	25	35	30	30	60	17,235
50. Visual and performing arts	40,535	7,080	1,205	1,720	605	610	640	305	260	170	995	285	100	185	33,455
51. Health professions and related programs	245,265	63,335	13,295	8,090	8,905	20,645	2,835	2,705	1,915	1,100	985	860	635	1,375	181,935
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	339,295	98,115	25,120	20,305	10,015	21,450	5,885	4,200	3,385	1,345	1,980	1,175	870	2,380	241,180
54. History	8,600	1,525	750	225	125	75	50	80	25	30	85	35	15	30	7,075
55. French language and literature/letters	1,595	370	15	55	65	10	55	60	0	10	60	15	0	15	1,230
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	6,350	2,685	1,040	470	240	135	175	370	50	100	20	25	10	55	3,660

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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 2

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.

Footnote 3

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 4

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 5

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

Footnote 6

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

Footnote 7

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

Footnote 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

This variable shows the two-digit series of CIP. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

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

Data quality note(s) – Alberta

• 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: 6.1%.
• 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-X2016274.