Aboriginal Identity (9), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), School Attendance (3), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Residence by Aboriginal Geography (10), Age (13A) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• School attendance (3): Total - School attendance
• Registered or Treaty Indian status (3): Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status
• Residence by Aboriginal geography (10): Total - Residence on or off reserve
• Age (13A): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details aboriginal identity , highest certificate, diploma or degree , school attendance , registered or treaty indian status , residence by aboriginal geography , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Alberta

Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7)	Aboriginal identity (9)
	Total - Aboriginal identity^Footnote 4	Aboriginal identity^Footnote 5	Single Aboriginal responses^Footnote 6	First Nations (North American Indian)^Footnote 7	Métis	Inuk (Inuit)	Multiple Aboriginal responses^Footnote 8	Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere ^Footnote 9	Non-Aboriginal identity
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 10	3,206,045	183,450	179,845	92,635	85,485	1,730	1,985	1,625	3,022,590
No certificate, diploma or degree	540,665	64,260	63,325	38,940	23,910	470	595	345	476,400
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^Footnote 11	895,880	49,270	48,135	22,205	25,345	590	620	515	846,610
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma^Footnote 12	309,465	19,270	18,905	8,835	9,870	200	200	165	290,195
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	615,485	32,750	32,030	15,095	16,625	320	395	325	582,730
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	94,625	3,870	3,805	1,955	1,820	25	30	30	90,755
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	749,935	14,035	13,640	5,600	7,905	130	145	240	735,900

Symbol(s)

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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 2

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the Census of Population.


For more information on Aboriginal 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 Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 3

Residence on or off reserve refers to whether the person's usual place of residence is in a census subdivision (CSD) that is defined as 'on reserve' or 'off reserve.'


Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the Census of Population.


For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 4

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 5

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who are First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada) and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

Footnote 6

'Single Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are in only one Aboriginal group, that is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 7

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For additional information, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 8

'Multiple Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 9

'Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere' includes persons who are not First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit), but who have Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or Membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

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

'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' includes Certificates of Apprenticeship, Certificates of Qualification and Journeyperson's designations, as well as other 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.

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-X2016264.