Census Profile, 2016 Census
Witless Bay, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]

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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 146}	1,285	645	640	437,935	212,785	225,155
No certificate, diploma or degree	225	115	110	102,665	51,170	51,495
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	320	180	140	109,480	50,205	59,275
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	730	345	390	225,790	111,405	114,380
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	190	155	40	49,435	36,325	13,110
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	55	20	30	24,305	14,660	9,645
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	135	130	10	25,130	21,665	3,460
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	355	150	210	101,250	42,910	58,340
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	40	20	20	10,400	4,280	6,125
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	145	30	115	64,700	27,900	36,800
Bachelor's degree	105	0	100	42,850	17,810	25,040
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	0	0	0	2,995	1,395	1,605
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	0	0	0	1,790	1,055	735
Master's degree	30	15	10	14,820	6,180	8,640
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	0	0	0	2,250	1,465	785
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 146}	935	485	455	287,880	139,650	148,230
No certificate, diploma or degree	105	55	45	45,170	23,965	21,205
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	225	150	80	65,210	30,300	34,910
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	610	285	325	177,495	85,380	92,115
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	160	125	30	36,075	26,475	9,605
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	45	15	25	18,045	10,900	7,145
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	115	110	0	18,030	15,580	2,455
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	325	135	195	81,955	34,175	47,780
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	30	15	15	6,680	2,970	3,710
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	95	10	85	52,785	21,760	31,025
Bachelor's degree	75	10	75	34,555	13,960	20,595
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	0	0	0	2,410	1,070	1,340
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	0	0	0	1,515	810	700
Master's degree	15	10	10	12,610	4,860	7,755
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	0	0	0	1,705	1,060	645
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 151}	1,285	645	640	437,935	212,780	225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	550	300	255	212,145	101,375	110,770
Education	65	15	45	19,040	5,665	13,375
13. Education	65	20	45	19,035	5,665	13,375
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	10	0	0	3,660	1,705	1,950
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	0	0	0	760	590	170
50. Visual and performing arts	0	0	0	2,900	1,115	1,785
Humanities	10	0	0	7,180	2,965	4,220
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	0	10	0	470	125	350
23. English language and literature/letters	0	0	0	1,735	610	1,120
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	0	0	0	1,675	540	1,135
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	0	0	0	70	45	20
38. Philosophy and religious studies	0	0	0	595	315	280
39. Theology and religious vocations	0	0	0	1,325	740	585
54. History	10	0	10	870	490	380
55. French language and literature/letters	0	0	0	440	95	340
Social and behavioural sciences and law	25	10	15	13,825	4,140	9,685
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	0	0	0	315	95	215
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	0	10	0	850	320	535
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	0	0	0	3,695	280	3,410
22. Legal professions and studies	0	0	0	1,930	595	1,345
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	0	0	0	170	40	130
42. Psychology	10	0	0	2,340	595	1,745
45. Social sciences	0	0	0	4,515	2,220	2,300
Business, management and public administration	155	0	145	47,775	11,015	36,760
30.16 Accounting and computer science	0	0	0	150	30	125
44. Public administration and social service professions	10	0	0	2,725	510	2,220
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	145	10	140	44,900	10,480	34,420
Physical and life sciences and technologies	20	0	20	5,570	2,930	2,645
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	10	0	10	2,225	960	1,265
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	10	0	0	1,280	650	635
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	0	0	10	130	55	80
40. Physical sciences	0	0	0	1,665	1,190	475
41. Science technologies/technicians	0	0	0	270	75	190
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	20	10	15	8,305	4,255	4,055
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	15	10	10	7,085	3,705	3,380
25. Library science	0	0	0	475	70	400
27. Mathematics and statistics	0	0	0	690	420	265
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	0	0	0	60	50	10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	270	240	25	61,025	55,930	5,095
04. Architecture and related services	0	0	0	275	200	75
14. Engineering	10	10	10	6,685	5,515	1,175
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	55	45	15	12,325	10,200	2,130
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	20	10	15
46. Construction trades	95	90	0	19,465	18,750	720
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	90	90	0	14,775	14,250	520
48. Precision production	15	15	0	7,480	7,015	465
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	10	0	0	3,630	2,395	1,240
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	0	0	0	1,170	620	555
03. Natural resources and conservation	0	10	0	2,465	1,780	685
Health and related fields	85	10	80	32,275	5,370	26,905
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	0	0	0	1,585	880	705
51. Health professions and related programs	80	0	75	30,030	4,130	25,900
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	0	0	0	655	355	295
Personal, protective and transportation services	85	50	30	23,495	15,050	8,450
12. Personal and culinary services	40	10	30	9,540	2,345	7,185
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	0	0	0	15	15	0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	0	0	0	175	150	20
43. Security and protective services	10	10	0	2,285	1,735	545
49. Transportation and materials moving	45	40	10	11,490	10,795	695
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	0	0	0	10	0	0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 151}	935	485	450	287,880	139,650	148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	325	200	125	110,380	54,270	56,115
Education	45	10	35	12,575	3,380	9,200
13. Education	45	10	35	12,580	3,380	9,195
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	0	0	0	2,940	1,310	1,635
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	0	10	0	510	355	155
50. Visual and performing arts	0	0	0	2,430	955	1,480
Humanities	0	0	10	5,105	2,045	3,055
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	0	0	0	360	80	275
23. English language and literature/letters	0	0	0	1,260	420	840
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	0	0	0	1,185	390	790
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	0	0	0	65	45	15
38. Philosophy and religious studies	0	0	0	415	215	195
39. Theology and religious vocations	0	0	0	835	475	355
54. History	0	0	0	675	365	315
55. French language and literature/letters	0	0	0	320	60	260
Social and behavioural sciences and law	15	0	15	11,820	3,365	8,450
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	0	0	0	260	75	190
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	10	0	0	710	245	465
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	10	0	10	3,175	250	2,920
22. Legal professions and studies	0	0	0	1,675	450	1,225
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	0	0	0	130	30	100
42. Psychology	0	0	0	1,945	455	1,495
45. Social sciences	0	0	0	3,925	1,865	2,060
Business, management and public administration	115	0	115	39,285	8,560	30,725
30.16 Accounting and computer science	0	0	0	125	25	100
44. Public administration and social service professions	0	0	10	2,295	370	1,925
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	110	0	105	36,865	8,160	28,705
Physical and life sciences and technologies	15	0	15	4,275	2,175	2,100
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	0	0	0	1,665	665	1,005
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	10	0	10	1,020	515	510
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	0	0	10	75	35	40
40. Physical sciences	0	0	0	1,320	900	425
41. Science technologies/technicians	0	0	0	190	60	125
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	20	10	15	7,640	3,965	3,675
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	15	10	10	6,670	3,510	3,165
25. Library science	0	0	0	345	65	285
27. Mathematics and statistics	0	0	0	560	340	220
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	0	0	0	55	50	0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	235	215	25	46,125	42,065	4,060
04. Architecture and related services	0	0	0	230	165	65
14. Engineering	10	0	0	5,500	4,465	1,030
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	50	35	15	9,790	8,085	1,705
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	15	0	15
46. Construction trades	65	65	0	14,430	13,915	510
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	90	90	0	10,765	10,340	420
48. Precision production	20	15	0	5,400	5,090	310
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	10	0	0	3,025	1,945	1,085
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	0	0	0	930	460	475
03. Natural resources and conservation	0	0	0	2,095	1,485	610
Health and related fields	80	0	75	25,620	4,275	21,350
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	0	0	0	1,265	730	530
51. Health professions and related programs	75	10	70	23,810	3,275	20,540
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	0	0	0	545	265	275
Personal, protective and transportation services	70	40	30	19,080	12,300	6,785
12. Personal and culinary services	35	10	30	7,705	1,895	5,815
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	0	0	0	10	15	0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	0	0	0	160	130	25
43. Security and protective services	0	0	0	1,885	1,440	445
49. Transportation and materials moving	35	35	0	9,330	8,825	505
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	0	0	0	0	0	0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 157}	1,285	640	640	437,935	212,785	225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	555	300	255	212,145	101,375	110,775
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	730	345	390	225,790	111,405	114,380
Location of study inside Canada	725	340	385	217,745	107,100	110,645
Same as province or territory of residence	660	310	345	188,225	92,155	96,070
Different than province or territory of residence	65	30	40	29,520	14,945	14,575
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	10	10	10	8,045	4,305	3,735
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	0	0	0	2,175	1,205	965
Philippines	0	0	0	820	305	515
India	0	0	0	405	230	180
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	10	10	0	1,495	905	585
China^{Census data footnote 162}	0	0	0	335	190	140
France	0	0	0	125	65	60
Other	0	0	0	2,695	1,410	1,285
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 157}	935	485	455	287,880	139,650	148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	325	200	125	110,380	54,270	56,115
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	610	285	325	177,500	85,380	92,115
Location of study inside Canada	610	285	325	171,300	82,140	89,165
Same as province or territory of residence	560	270	295	147,040	70,500	76,540
Different than province or territory of residence	50	15	35	24,265	11,635	12,630
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	0	0	0	6,195	3,245	2,955
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	0	0	0	1,375	725	650
Philippines	0	0	0	765	295	470
India	0	0	0	360	195	165
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	0	0	0	1,010	645	370
China^{Census data footnote 162}	0	0	0	285	165	125
France	0	0	0	110	55	55
Other	0	0	0	2,285	1,160	1,125

Note(s):

Footnote 146

Highest certificate, diploma or degree is the classification used in the census to measure the broader concept of 'Educational attainment.'

This variable refers to the highest level of education that a person has successfully completed and is derived from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported.

The general hierarchy used in deriving this variable (high school, trades, college, university) is loosely tied to the 'in-class' duration of the various types of education. At the detailed level, someone who has completed one type of certificate, diploma or degree will not necessarily have completed the credentials listed below it in the hierarchy. For example, a person with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma may not have completed a high school certificate or diploma, nor does an individual with a 'master's degree' necessarily have a 'certificate or diploma above bachelor level.' Although the hierarchy may not fit all programs perfectly, it gives a general measure of educational attainment.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

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.

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Footnote 147

'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.

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Footnote 148

'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.

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Footnote 149

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

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Footnote 150

'Earned doctorate' refers to persons who have completed a doctorate degree awarded by a university. This includes, for example, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). It does not include honorary doctorates.

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Footnote 151

'Field of study' refers to the discipline or area of learning/training associated with a particular course or programme of study.

This variable refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest completed postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016.

This 'Major field of study' variable can be used either independently or in conjunction with the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable. When the latter is used with 'Major field of study,' it should be noted that different fields of study will be more common for different types of postsecondary qualifications. At the detailed program level, some programs are only offered by certain types of institutions.

There was an explicit instruction in the questionnaire which instructed respondents to be as specific as possible in indicating a subfield or subcategory of specialization within a broad discipline or area of training.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

This variable shows the 'Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings' CIP variant, with the hierarchy of the primary groupings and two-digit series. When a primary grouping contains more than one subseries from series '30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies,' these subseries are grouped together. An exception is made for '30.01 Biological and physical sciences' due to its large size. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

Certain series and their subcomponents are not used when coding major field of study for the census. These are series 21, 32 to 37 and 53, which represent non-credit and personal improvement fields of study.

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Footnote 152

'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma; a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma; or a university certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 153

'Interdisciplinary humanities' includes '30.13 Medieval and renaissance studies,' '30.21 Holocaust and related studies,' '30.22 Classical and ancient studies' and '30.29 Maritime studies.'

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Footnote 154

'Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences' includes '30.05 Peace studies and conflict resolution,' '30.10 Biopsychology,' '30.11 Gerontology,' '30.14 Museology/museum studies,' '30.15 Science, technology and society,' '30.17 Behavioural sciences,' '30.20 International/global studies,' '30.23 Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies,' '30.25 Cognitive science,' '30.26 Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis,' '30.28 Dispute resolution,' '30.31 Human computer interaction' and '30.33 Sustainability studies.'

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Footnote 155

'Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences' includes '30.18 Natural sciences,' '30.19 Nutrition sciences,' '30.27 Human biology' and '30.32 Marine sciences.'

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Footnote 156

'Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences' includes '30.06 Systems science and theory,' '30.08 Mathematics and computer science' and '30.30 Computational science.'

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Footnote 157

'Location of study' refers to either:

the province, territory or country of the institution from which a person obtained a certificate, diploma or degree, or;
the province, territory or country of the institution that a person attended during a specified reference period, or for a specific level of education.

In both cases, location of study refers to the location of the institution granting the certificate, diploma or degree, not the location of the person at the time he or she obtained the qualification or was attending the institution. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of study.

This is a summary variable that indicates whether the 'Location of study' of the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree was the same province or territory where the person lived at the time of the 2016 Census of Population, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. This variable is derived from 'Location of study' and 'Province or territory of current residence.' It only applies to individuals who had completed a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

'Location of study outside Canada' may be further sub-classified using the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI). When using the SCCAI for this sub-classification, the class 'Canada' is not used.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for 'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 158

'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.

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Footnote 159

Refers to all locations of study outside Canada, including the six locations outside Canada most often reported at the national level. These will not necessarily be the top six countries for other geographies.

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Footnote 160

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 161

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 162

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Witless Bay, T [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 4, 2024).

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