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): Total - Age
• 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 Edmonton

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	1,054,635	279,275	70,100	51,290	39,340	47,690	15,580	17,465	14,110	5,295	6,040	1,975	3,085	7,305	775,360
No certificate, diploma or degree	162,420	43,940	9,535	8,680	7,290	4,120	2,670	3,780	4,230	840	555	200	615	1,425	118,475
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^Footnote 11	296,120	71,110	16,145	12,535	11,625	11,600	4,735	4,570	3,985	1,150	1,515	385	900	1,970	225,010
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	596,095	164,220	44,420	30,070	20,420	31,965	8,175	9,115	5,905	3,305	3,970	1,390	1,570	3,915	431,870
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	103,870	14,310	2,860	1,855	2,825	2,410	1,295	960	960	165	295	95	240	350	89,565
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 12	29,165	6,050	1,290	685	1,235	1,210	535	365	345	45	70	40	95	145	23,115
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 13	74,705	8,260	1,575	1,165	1,595	1,200	765	595	615	120	225	60	145	210	66,445
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	202,555	40,430	8,485	6,495	7,255	7,475	2,640	2,330	2,085	600	795	480	600	1,180	162,125
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	34,065	12,230	2,920	1,505	1,635	3,520	665	595	330	165	390	70	150	285	21,835
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	255,600	97,255	30,150	20,220	8,700	18,565	3,570	5,230	2,530	2,375	2,485	740	585	2,090	158,350
Bachelor's degree	177,180	65,190	16,940	13,665	5,415	16,460	2,150	3,345	1,890	1,030	1,795	515	405	1,585	111,990
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	13,930	5,020	1,600	625	530	1,005	465	225	160	50	175	30	45	90	8,915
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	8,040	3,890	1,500	875	185	310	120	475	125	145	25	0	30	95	4,150
Master's degree	45,915	19,315	9,120	3,735	2,220	680	665	885	295	845	370	135	85	280	26,605
Earned doctorate^Footnote 14	10,530	3,840	985	1,310	350	105	170	305	60	305	120	55	25	45	6,695

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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) – Edmonton

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.7%.
• 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.