Visible Minority (15), Labour Force Status (8), STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) Groupings, Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (16), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (9), Immigrant Status (4), Age (10) 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

• STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (16): Total - STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
• Highest certificate, diploma or degree (9): Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree
• Immigrant status (4): Total - Immigrant status
• Age (10): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details visible minority , labour force status , stem and bhase groupings, 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 Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

Visible minority (15)	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 - Visible minority^Footnote 5	774,745	474,595	427,310	47,280	300,155	61.3	55.2	10.0
Total visible minority population^Footnote 6	45,100	28,055	24,635	3,420	17,045	62.2	54.6	12.2
South Asian^Footnote 7	6,465	4,550	4,115	440	1,910	70.4	63.7	9.7
Chinese	7,130	3,785	3,360	420	3,350	53.1	47.1	11.1
Black	15,920	10,105	8,465	1,635	5,820	63.5	53.2	16.2
Filipino	2,630	2,135	2,000	135	495	81.2	76.0	6.3
Latin American	1,475	1,020	930	90	460	69.2	63.1	8.8
Arab	6,080	3,020	2,640	375	3,065	49.7	43.4	12.4
Southeast Asian^Footnote 8	940	690	640	50	250	73.4	68.1	7.2
West Asian^Footnote 9	1,320	810	695	115	505	61.4	52.7	14.2
Korean	1,240	735	705	25	510	59.3	56.9	3.4
Japanese	485	300	265	30	190	61.9	54.6	10.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	480	310	275	35	170	64.6	57.3	11.3
Multiple visible minorities^Footnote 11	935	610	545	65	325	65.2	58.3	10.7
Not a visible minority^Footnote 12	729,645	446,540	402,680	43,860	283,110	61.2	55.2	9.8

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

This variable shows a variant of CIP which classifies fields of study into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math and computer sciences) and BHASE (non-STEM) categories. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

This variant is different from the STEM variant used in the 2011 National Household Survey. For information on comparability between the two variants, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

Footnote 2

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 3

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 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

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 6

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 7

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

Footnote 8

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

Footnote 9

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

Footnote 10

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 11

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 12

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.

Data quality note(s) – Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%.
• 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-X2016276.