Labour Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Work activity during the reference year by selected age groups (all ages), both sexes, total – highest certificate, diploma or degree, 2015 counts, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data

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Highest certificate, diploma or degree ^{Footnote 5} ^{Footnote 6} ^{Footnote 7}

This table shows Work activity during the reference year by selected age groups (all ages), both sexes, total – highest certificate, diploma or degree, 2015 counts, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data. The column headings are: Geographic name;Total - Work activity;Did not work;Worked full year, full time;Worked part year and/or part time
Geographic name	Total - Work activity ^{Footnote 1}	Did not work ^{Footnote 2}	Worked full year, full time ^{Footnote 3}	Worked part year and/or part time ^{Footnote 4}
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Canada	28,643,020	9,282,005	9,626,005	9,735,000
Newfoundland and Labrador	437,935	158,915	128,865	150,155
Prince Edward Island	117,055	33,705	39,085	44,270
Nova Scotia	774,750	274,380	252,820	247,550
New Brunswick	620,390	217,930	201,235	201,230
Quebec	6,634,280	2,228,315	2,084,015	2,321,950
Ontario	11,038,440	3,696,230	3,837,565	3,504,640
Manitoba	1,001,310	312,500	358,800	330,010
Saskatchewan	857,295	242,835	313,945	300,510
Alberta	3,206,045	806,155	1,193,860	1,206,030
British Columbia	3,870,375	1,290,235	1,183,405	1,396,735
Yukon	28,880	5,980	10,870	12,030
Northwest Territories	32,330	7,415	13,780	11,135
Nunavut	23,930	7,420	7,755	8,755

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Note(s):

Note(s): 1

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person aged 15 years and over worked for pay or in self-employment in 2015 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week).

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Note(s): 2

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2015 and persons who worked in 2016, but not in 2015.

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Note(s): 3

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year (49 weeks and over) and mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) in 2015.

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Note(s): 4

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year mostly part time or part year mostly full time or part year mostly part time in 2015. Part year is less than 49 weeks and part time is less than 30 hours per week.

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Note(s): 5

The term 'Bachelor's degree or higher' includes the categories 'Bachelor's degree,' 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.' This term corresponds to the category 'University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above' in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification.

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Note(s): 6

The term ‘Postsecondary qualification below bachelor’ includes the categories ‘Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma’, ‘College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma’ and ‘University certificate or diploma below bachelor level’ in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification.

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Note(s): 7

The term ‘High school diploma or less’ includes the categories ‘Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate’ and ‘No certificate, diploma or degree’ in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification.

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For more information on education, 2016 Census, refer to 2016 Census topic: Labour.

Date modified:: 2017-11-23

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