Aboriginal Identity (9), Secondary (High) School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate (14), Labour Force Status (8), 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

• Aboriginal identity (9): Total - Aboriginal identity
• 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 , secondary school diploma or equivalency certificate , labour force status , 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

Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate (14)	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 - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^Footnote 5	3,206,045	2,302,940	2,096,110	206,830	903,105	71.8	65.4	9.0
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate	628,380	311,535	267,810	43,720	316,850	49.6	42.6	14.0
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate, no postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	540,660	255,715	218,935	36,785	284,945	47.3	40.5	14.4
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with postsecondary certificate or diploma^Footnote 6	87,715	55,815	48,880	6,940	31,900	63.6	55.7	12.4
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma^Footnote 7	61,570	39,080	34,190	4,890	22,485	63.5	55.5	12.5
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	26,150	16,735	14,690	2,050	9,420	64.0	56.2	12.2
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate	2,577,670	1,991,410	1,828,300	163,115	586,255	77.3	70.9	8.2
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, no postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	895,885	645,610	580,250	65,355	250,275	72.1	64.8	10.1
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 8	1,681,785	1,345,805	1,248,045	97,755	335,985	80.0	74.2	7.3
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma^Footnote 9	247,895	199,370	180,830	18,540	48,525	80.4	72.9	9.3
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	589,330	462,560	429,460	33,095	126,775	78.5	72.9	7.2
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with university certificate or diploma below bachelor level	94,625	72,455	66,940	5,515	22,165	76.6	70.7	7.6
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with bachelor's degree	530,085	434,390	405,685	28,710	95,695	81.9	76.5	6.6
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate, with university certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level^Footnote 10	219,845	177,030	165,130	11,900	42,820	80.5	75.1	6.7

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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 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

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

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

Footnote 6

Here, 'postsecondary certificate or diploma' includes the categories 'apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' and 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma.'

Footnote 7

'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.

Footnote 8

'Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes 'apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma,' 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' and university certificates, diplomas and degrees.

Footnote 9

'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.

Footnote 10

'University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level' includes the categories 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.'

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-X2016265.