Data tables, 2016 Census

Employment Income Statistics (7), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (11), Location of Study (5), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11C), Age at Immigration (8), Class of Worker (3) and Sex and Age (24) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over Who Worked Full-Time Full-Year in 2015 Excluding CIP six-digit categories 22.0101 'Law' and 51.2001 'Pharmacy' in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details employment income statistics , highest certificate, diploma or degree , location of study , immigrant status and period of immigration , age at immigration , class of worker and sex and age for the population aged 15 years and over who worked full-time full-year in 2015 excluding cip six-digit categories 22.0101 'law' and 51.2001 'pharmacy' in private households in Saguenay
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Highest certificate, diploma or degree (11) Employment income statistics (7)
Total - Employment income statisticsFootnote 5 With employment income Median employment income ($) Average employment income ($) With wages, salaries and commissions Median wages, salaries and commissions ($) Average wages, salaries and commissions ($)
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degreeFootnote 6 38,555 38,040 46,859 54,959 36,380 47,664 55,406
No certificate, diploma or degree 2,610 2,545 31,853 34,906 2,385 32,399 35,799
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateFootnote 7 5,340 5,205 38,331 44,314 4,940 39,035 45,597
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 10,960 10,835 40,586 47,392 10,250 41,744 48,735
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationFootnote 8 8,540 8,450 39,589 46,508 7,960 40,699 47,917
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationFootnote 9 2,420 2,395 44,722 50,514 2,285 45,586 51,577
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 9,730 9,635 48,145 54,846 9,315 48,641 55,526
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 1,375 1,365 56,974 64,730 1,295 57,158 65,564
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 8,540 8,455 70,153 75,806 8,190 69,793 73,639
Bachelor's degree 6,145 6,105 67,398 69,255 5,930 67,683 69,523
University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor levelFootnote 10 2,400 2,350 77,559 92,804 2,255 75,951 84,454

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Footnote 1

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 2

'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.

Non-permanent residents and immigrants who landed between 2015 and 2016 are included in the 'Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration'. The categories for 'Non-permanent residents' and period of immigration '2015 to 2016' are not presented elsewhere in this table with income as they may not have a complete year of applicable income. The income data for the 2016 Census of Population are for the year 2015.

'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit, or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

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 3

Non-permanent residents are included in 'Total - Age at immigration.' The category for 'Non-permanent residents' is not presented elsewhere in this table with income as they may not have a complete year of applicable income.

'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit, or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

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 4

Class of worker refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over is an employee or is self-employed.

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Footnote 5

Employment income - All income received as wages, salaries and commissions from paid employment and net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice during the reference period.

Wages, salaries and commissions - Gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income taxes, pension plan contributions and employment insurance premiums during the reference period. While other employee remuneration such as security options benefits, board and lodging and other taxable allowances and benefits are included in this source, employers' contributions to pension plans and employment insurance plans are excluded. Other receipts included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses associated with paid employment, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union, research grants, royalties from a work or invention with no associated expenses and all types of casual earnings during the reference period.

For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

The median income of a specified group is the amount that divides the income distribution of that group into two halves, i.e., the incomes of half of the units in that group are below the median, while those of the other half are above the median. Median incomes of individuals are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).

Average income of a specified group is calculated by dividing the aggregate income of that group by the number of units in that group. Average incomes of individuals are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).

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Footnote 6

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 7

'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.

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Footnote 8

'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.

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Footnote 9

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

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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.'

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016253.

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