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Work activity during the reference year by selected age groups (25 to 54), both sexes, total – highest certificate, diploma or degree, % distribution 2015, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data

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This table shows Work activity during the reference year by selected age groups (25 to 54), both sexes, total – highest certificate, diploma or degree, % distribution 2015, 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}
Geographic name
Canada	100.0	13.9	49.8	36.3
Newfoundland and Labrador	100.0	14.9	47.2	37.9
Prince Edward Island	100.0	10.0	51.7	38.3
Nova Scotia	100.0	13.8	51.9	34.3
New Brunswick	100.0	13.4	51.7	34.9
Quebec	100.0	12.7	48.4	38.8
Ontario	100.0	15.0	51.8	33.2
Manitoba	100.0	14.3	51.7	34.0
Saskatchewan	100.0	13.0	51.3	35.7
Alberta	100.0	12.2	49.5	38.3
British Columbia	100.0	14.5	45.3	40.2
Yukon	100.0	9.3	49.9	40.9
Northwest Territories	100.0	12.5	53.9	33.6
Nunavut	100.0	22.3	40.4	37.3

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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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Labour Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 Archived
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For more information on education, 2016 Census, refer to 2016 Census topic: Labour. Archived

Date modified:: 2017-11-23

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