Aboriginal Identity (9), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (11), Income Statistics (17), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 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
• Age (9): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

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

Income statistics (17)	Highest certificate, diploma or degree (11)
	Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 3	No certificate, diploma or degree	Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^Footnote 4	Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 5	Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 6	College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	Bachelor's degree	University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level^Footnote 7
Total - Income statistics^Footnote 8	3,206,045	540,660	895,885	309,465	94,735	214,730	615,480	94,620	749,935	530,085	219,850
With total income	3,054,555	447,125	866,015	305,195	92,795	212,400	606,740	93,090	736,375	521,380	215,000
Percentage with total income (%)	95.3	82.7	96.7	98.6	98.0	98.9	98.6	98.4	98.2	98.4	97.8
Median total income ($)	42,708	22,283	33,318	58,619	42,549	67,330	47,876	46,986	61,767	58,361	71,832
Average total income ($)	62,778	34,772	47,168	75,089	57,184	82,911	63,481	64,799	92,202	84,882	109,954
With after-tax income	3,055,235	447,245	866,245	305,260	92,825	212,440	606,875	93,110	736,495	521,470	215,025
Percentage with after-tax income (%)	95.3	82.7	96.7	98.6	98.0	98.9	98.6	98.4	98.2	98.4	97.8
Median after-tax income ($)	38,060	21,807	30,380	49,828	37,967	55,882	42,013	41,394	52,908	50,147	61,145
Average after-tax income ($)	50,683	29,830	39,230	59,898	46,929	65,566	51,614	52,676	71,976	66,654	84,881
With employment income	2,473,665	296,445	703,995	251,220	72,290	178,935	508,110	77,220	636,670	454,645	182,025
Percentage with employment income (%)	77.2	54.8	78.6	81.2	76.3	83.3	82.6	81.6	84.9	85.8	82.8
Median employment income ($)	42,716	21,070	32,145	60,866	43,815	69,675	47,235	45,325	59,428	56,573	68,323
Average employment income ($)	59,343	33,736	43,678	71,564	56,092	77,815	59,837	60,009	83,290	78,073	96,319
With wages, salaries and commissions	2,310,975	268,640	659,485	232,770	65,660	167,110	475,610	72,360	602,110	432,545	169,565
Percentage with wages, salaries and commissions (%)	72.1	49.7	73.6	75.2	69.3	77.8	77.3	76.5	80.3	81.6	77.1
Median wages, salaries and commissions ($)	44,845	22,759	33,692	64,807	46,662	72,957	49,215	47,669	61,107	58,521	70,321
Average wages, salaries and commissions ($)	61,171	35,071	44,834	75,129	59,147	81,408	61,945	62,196	84,580	79,844	96,661

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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

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 4

'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 5

'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 6

'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' also includes Journeyperson's designations.

Footnote 7

'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.'

Footnote 8

Total income - The sum of certain incomes (in cash and, in some circumstances, in kind) of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. The components used to calculate total income vary between:

- statistical units of social statistical programs such as persons, private households, census families and economic families;
- statistical units of business statistical programs such as enterprises, companies, establishments and locations;
- statistical units of farm statistical programs such as farm operator and farm family.

In the context of persons, total income refers to receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

In the context of census families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

In the context of economic families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

In the context of households, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all household members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period.

The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. Receipts that are included as income are:

- employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities);
- income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and mutual funds;
- income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and registered retirement income funds (RRIFs);
- other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships;
- income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, Employment Insurance benefits, Old Age Security benefits, Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan benefits and disability income.

Receipts excluded from this income definition are:

- one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump-sum insurance settlements and tax-free savings account (TFSA) or registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) withdrawals;
- capital gains because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are more relevant to the concept of wealth than the concept of income;
- employers' contributions to registered pension plans, Canada Pension Plan, Québec Pension Plan and Employment Insurance;
- voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter and goods produced for own consumption.

After-tax income - Total income less income taxes of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. Income taxes refers to the sum of federal income taxes, provincial and territorial income taxes, less abatement where applicable. Provincial and territorial income taxes include health care premiums in certain jurisdictions. Abatement reduces the federal income taxes payable by persons residing in Quebec or in certain self-governing Yukon First Nation settlement lands.

Employment income - All income received as wages, salaries and commissions from paid employment and net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice during the reference period.

Wages, salaries and commissions - Gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income taxes, pension plan contributions and employment insurance premiums during the reference period. While other employee remuneration such as security options benefits, board and lodging and other taxable allowances and benefits are included in this source, employers' contributions to pension plans and employment insurance plans are excluded. Other receipts included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses associated with paid employment, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union, research grants, royalties from a work or invention with no associated expenses and all types of casual earnings during the reference period.

Median income - The median income of a specified group is the amount that divides the income distribution of that group into two halves, i.e., the incomes of half of the units in that group are below the median, while those of the other half are above the median. Median incomes of individuals are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).

Average income - Average income of a specified group is calculated by dividing the aggregate income of that group by the number of units in that group. Average incomes of individuals are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).

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-X2016178.