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 Canada

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	28,643,015	6,073,870	1,511,125	1,335,285	880,100	627,620	376,450	379,630	254,485	218,770	156,695	75,240	106,305	152,160	22,569,145
No certificate, diploma or degree	5,239,575	1,021,865	263,820	217,825	162,475	61,065	69,075	65,990	74,625	35,445	13,260	6,930	21,970	29,390	4,217,715
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^Footnote 11	7,576,400	1,568,180	391,690	344,940	236,945	156,585	100,085	81,145	72,695	52,400	40,455	19,230	31,390	40,620	6,008,220
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	15,827,040	3,483,830	855,615	772,520	480,690	409,970	207,285	232,500	107,165	130,925	102,985	49,085	52,945	82,155	12,343,210
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	2,800,265	286,175	44,540	30,905	80,855	31,655	32,440	22,170	13,965	8,740	3,180	3,825	6,720	7,170	2,514,095
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 12	1,549,875	180,230	27,295	16,990	52,840	21,735	20,675	15,305	8,245	5,120	1,615	1,925	3,995	4,480	1,369,650
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 13	1,250,385	105,945	17,250	13,910	28,010	9,915	11,770	6,865	5,720	3,620	1,565	1,900	2,730	2,695	1,144,445
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	5,553,830	902,760	185,540	166,825	183,505	110,305	66,305	49,075	35,550	24,785	18,260	14,860	22,995	24,765	4,651,070
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	813,330	230,910	46,235	46,855	32,490	41,755	13,800	16,655	5,830	7,290	9,230	2,820	3,050	4,900	582,425
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	6,659,620	2,063,990	579,300	527,945	183,840	226,255	94,745	144,600	51,815	90,100	72,310	27,580	20,180	45,310	4,595,630
Bachelor's degree	4,443,840	1,358,535	344,770	353,370	114,355	195,585	57,445	88,090	37,145	49,320	52,135	20,145	13,880	32,285	3,085,305
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	462,295	125,070	32,060	22,875	14,000	14,515	12,970	11,330	2,835	3,860	4,675	1,470	1,440	3,050	337,230
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	190,930	73,595	24,600	15,105	4,305	4,935	3,105	8,890	2,465	6,115	1,495	645	495	1,445	117,330
Master's degree	1,331,050	436,220	162,425	114,200	44,270	10,225	18,335	28,305	7,845	23,515	11,840	4,225	3,755	7,290	894,825
Earned doctorate^Footnote 14	231,510	70,570	15,445	22,400	6,910	995	2,890	7,990	1,525	7,290	2,165	1,095	615	1,245	160,940

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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) – 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-X2016275.