Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (43), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), School Attendance (3), Age (13A) 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
• School attendance (3): Total - School attendance
• Age (13A): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details immigrant status and period of immigration , major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , highest certificate, diploma or degree , school attendance , 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)	Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
	Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration^Footnote 3	Non-immigrants^Footnote 4	Immigrants^Footnote 5	Before 1981	1981 to 1990	1991 to 2000	2001 to 2010	2001 to 2005	2006 to 2010	2011 to 2016^Footnote 6	Non-permanent residents^Footnote 7
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016^Footnote 8	3,206,045	2,359,775	783,445	163,460	86,350	131,560	233,860	105,130	128,730	168,210	62,830
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	1,436,545	1,108,590	306,750	69,490	37,385	54,140	88,055	39,735	48,315	57,685	21,210
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	28,440	20,115	7,425	1,595	785	1,285	2,130	980	1,145	1,640	895
03. Natural resources and conservation	15,835	13,675	1,900	420	185	295	605	315	290	400	260
04. Architecture and related services	11,325	7,280	3,755	770	350	575	1,225	515	705	840	290
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	2,345	1,920	355	45	25	75	90	30	60	115	70
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	17,185	13,175	3,590	550	345	540	1,075	430	645	1,085	415
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	9,125	7,685	1,350	455	235	180	285	100	185	190	90
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	48,975	25,845	20,695	2,160	1,715	3,060	7,155	3,005	4,150	6,605	2,440
12. Personal and culinary services	57,285	44,320	12,145	3,720	1,770	2,020	2,445	905	1,540	2,190	820
13. Education	121,930	95,575	24,610	7,200	2,565	3,200	6,275	2,555	3,715	5,370	1,740
14. Engineering	110,345	44,860	59,425	5,595	4,035	10,115	24,870	12,940	11,930	14,815	6,065
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	84,800	64,005	19,505	5,540	3,120	3,135	4,675	2,245	2,430	3,035	1,290
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	6,790	2,515	3,895	520	280	675	1,495	620	875	920	385
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	28,755	20,880	7,295	1,900	920	1,335	1,825	880	950	1,320	575
22. Legal professions and studies	29,000	22,545	6,010	1,150	600	1,090	1,870	715	1,160	1,290	445
23. English language and literature/letters	15,115	9,255	5,430	940	405	730	1,895	735	1,155	1,460	420
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	20,660	11,265	8,915	1,070	730	1,425	3,375	1,475	1,895	2,310	480
25. Library science	4,290	3,355	915	290	105	175	245	135	105	100	25
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	25,845	16,390	8,460	1,145	780	1,585	2,995	1,425	1,565	1,955	1,000
27. Mathematics and statistics	7,045	3,110	3,555	635	330	515	1,210	555	655	865	380
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	250	170	75	10	0	20	30	20	10	10	10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	735	560	165	45	20	55	30	20	10	15	10
30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies	19,775	12,940	6,415	955	675	1,435	2,100	1,030	1,080	1,250	425
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	19,300	16,685	2,310	585	240	360	545	225	315	580	300
38. Philosophy and religious studies	4,890	3,570	1,210	260	110	235	365	170	190	250	110
39. Theology and religious vocations	11,430	8,865	2,375	795	350	390	495	205	285	345	190
40. Physical sciences	26,130	14,355	10,640	2,150	880	1,885	3,825	2,030	1,795	1,900	1,135
41. Science technologies/technicians	4,900	3,720	1,145	345	210	205	265	120	145	120	35
42. Psychology	27,275	21,245	5,660	1,265	695	1,020	1,550	715	840	1,125	380
43. Security and protective services	16,985	15,060	1,840	345	210	450	550	245	305	290	90
44. Public administration and social service professions	21,560	17,125	4,170	1,060	405	595	1,305	610	695	810	265
45. Social sciences	52,985	34,155	17,210	2,790	1,900	3,110	5,505	2,510	2,995	3,905	1,625
46. Construction trades	100,370	84,475	14,895	5,810	1,775	2,015	3,120	1,245	1,870	2,180	1,005
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	103,880	87,755	15,350	5,510	2,265	2,570	3,115	1,490	1,625	1,895	770
48. Precision production	52,405	42,095	9,770	4,035	1,410	1,545	1,585	670	915	1,195	540
49. Transportation and materials moving	19,880	16,250	3,275	570	320	500	910	320	595	975	355
50. Visual and performing arts	40,535	30,830	8,735	2,010	1,015	1,670	2,380	1,095	1,275	1,665	970
51. Health professions and related programs	245,265	174,115	66,435	11,710	6,680	11,090	20,135	8,580	11,555	16,815	4,725
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	339,295	228,990	100,100	16,865	9,975	15,430	30,490	12,845	17,645	27,335	10,205
54. History	8,600	6,455	2,020	515	150	270	630	240	390	455	125
55. French language and literature/letters	1,595	1,000	540	145	75	75	170	70	95	75	50
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	6,350	2,990	3,115	495	325	475	975	375	605	840	245

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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

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'School attendance,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

Footnote 3

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.

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

'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

Footnote 5

'Immigrants' includes persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this category. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

Footnote 6

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

Footnote 7

'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.

Footnote 8

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-X2016269.