Data tables, 2016 Census

STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) Groupings, Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level Category (8A), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Immigrant Status (5), School Attendance (3), Location of Study (5), Sex and Age (24) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over Excluding CIP six-digit categories 22.0101 'Law' and 51.2001 'Pharmacy' in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details stem and bhase groupings, major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 - skill-level category , highest certificate, diploma or degree , immigrant status , school attendance , location of study , sex and age for the population aged 15 years and over excluding cip six-digit categories 22.0101 'law' and 51.2001 'pharmacy' in private households in Canada
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STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (36) Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level category (8A)
Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Skill-level categoryFootnote 5 Occupation - not applicableFootnote 6 All skill levelsFootnote 7 Skill level A Managers Skill level A Professionals Skill level B College or apprenticeship trainingFootnote 8 Skill level C High school or job-specific trainingFootnote 9 Skill level D On-the-job trainingFootnote 10
Total - STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016Footnote 11 28,450,185 8,654,050 19,796,135 2,111,020 3,460,380 6,124,310 5,524,530 2,575,890
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 12,815,975 5,328,145 7,487,830 667,825 249,430 1,934,100 2,839,005 1,797,470
STEM 2,864,145 530,140 2,334,010 294,570 839,970 716,805 353,015 129,650
Science and science technology 836,555 165,555 671,000 72,715 241,925 201,520 116,090 38,745
Physical and chemical sciences 210,065 51,245 158,820 19,145 66,275 43,405 22,715 7,275
Biological sciences 430,205 75,670 354,535 36,570 135,415 108,455 56,860 17,230
General and integrated sciences 196,285 38,640 157,645 17,000 40,235 49,655 36,515 14,235
Engineering and engineering technology 1,380,730 266,635 1,114,100 154,680 362,965 378,800 154,095 63,555
Engineering 752,465 132,545 619,920 91,245 309,470 127,650 64,990 26,565
Engineering technology 628,265 134,095 494,175 63,435 53,495 251,145 89,100 36,990
Mathematics and computer and information science 646,860 97,950 548,910 67,175 235,080 136,480 82,830 27,355
Mathematics and related studies 112,440 25,960 86,475 11,595 46,055 14,500 11,445 2,880
Computer and information science 534,420 71,990 462,435 55,575 189,020 121,985 71,385 24,470
BHASE (non-STEM)Footnote 12 12,770,060 2,795,770 9,974,290 1,148,625 2,370,980 3,473,405 2,332,505 648,765
Business and administration 3,148,050 652,430 2,495,620 482,995 534,950 712,965 624,915 139,800
Business and related studies 3,116,295 645,820 2,470,480 476,620 526,120 707,180 621,440 139,115
Public administration 31,750 6,610 25,135 6,375 8,825 5,780 3,470 685
Arts and humanities 1,424,770 314,815 1,109,950 119,615 289,560 344,835 269,785 86,160
Arts 573,930 103,255 470,670 45,770 101,110 180,435 109,240 34,115
Humanities 850,840 211,560 639,280 73,845 188,450 164,400 160,545 52,045
Social and behavioural sciences 1,450,615 259,705 1,190,915 156,045 330,520 387,075 255,365 61,920
Legal professions and studies 152,470 25,545 126,925 9,150 24,910 60,735 26,635 5,495
Law 31,490 5,050 26,440 2,530 18,815 3,085 1,590 420
Other legal professions and studies 120,980 20,500 100,485 6,620 6,095 57,650 25,045 5,080
Health care 1,985,000 468,070 1,516,925 58,520 568,485 400,430 414,350 75,140
Medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine (including residencies) 192,090 37,500 154,595 3,880 129,300 9,870 9,300 2,245
Nursing 756,780 237,235 519,550 18,395 311,285 96,865 76,125 16,875
Pharmacy and related programs 925 105 820 60 645 75 40 0
Health care, n.e.c. 1,035,200 193,240 841,965 36,180 127,265 293,620 328,885 56,015
Education and teaching 1,057,230 331,905 725,325 60,245 426,160 117,275 98,690 22,965
Trades, services, natural resources and conservation 3,551,925 743,300 2,808,630 262,065 196,390 1,450,095 642,785 257,290
Agriculture and natural resources operations and management 257,835 43,655 214,180 45,375 26,710 65,045 54,510 22,535
Mechanics and repair, architecture, construction and precision production 1,954,570 429,375 1,525,200 132,885 56,995 947,720 249,765 137,830
Personal, security and transport services 985,780 202,390 783,390 56,120 19,355 345,530 280,870 81,510
Social work and related programs 201,770 37,215 164,555 11,285 64,345 49,310 32,255 7,370
BHASE (non-STEM) programs, n.e.c. 151,970 30,660 121,310 16,400 28,990 42,490 25,385 8,035

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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.

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Footnote 2

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

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.

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Footnote 4

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 5

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 6

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked for pay or self-employment, or last worked for pay or self-employment prior to 2015.

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Footnote 7

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who have worked at some point in time between January 2015 and May 2016.

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Footnote 8

Occupations that usually require a college or apprenticeship training.

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Footnote 9

Occupations that usually require a high school or job-specific training.

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Footnote 10

Occupations for which on-the-job training is given.

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Footnote 11

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 and sub-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.

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Footnote 12

The term 'Business, humanities, health, arts, social science, and education fields' (BHASE) includes all of the non-STEM fields from the STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings variant, an alternative presentation of the Classification of Instructional Programs, 2016. This includes 'Business and administration', 'Arts and humanities', 'Social and behavioural sciences', 'Legal professions and studies', 'Health care', 'Education and teaching' and 'Trades, services, natural resources and conservation'.

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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-X2016252.

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