Census Profile, 2016 Census
Whitecourt [Population centre], Alberta and Alberta [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}	7,265	3,775	3,495	3,206,050	1,602,810	1,603,235
No certificate, diploma or degree	1,695	915	780	540,665	284,020	256,640
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	2,450	1,220	1,230	895,885	440,665	455,220
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	3,120	1,635	1,480	1,769,500	878,130	891,375
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	890	755	140	309,465	242,160	67,305
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	280	195	85	94,735	56,255	38,480
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	610	560	55	214,730	185,905	28,825
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	1,320	540	780	615,480	250,590	364,895
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	135	55	80	94,620	36,875	57,750
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	765	280	480	749,930	348,510	401,425
Bachelor's degree	610	215	395	530,085	235,610	294,470
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	20	10	15	39,955	18,075	21,880
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	35	20	20	21,850	11,810	10,045
Master's degree	90	40	55	133,265	67,215	66,055
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	10	0	10	24,770	15,805	8,965
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 146}	5,450	2,820	2,635	2,257,820	1,131,030	1,126,795
No certificate, diploma or degree	950	505	440	244,755	136,085	108,675
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	1,775	890	885	569,435	283,290	286,145
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	2,735	1,425	1,310	1,443,635	711,655	731,975
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	750	645	105	238,220	189,180	49,035
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	230	170	60	69,415	42,445	26,970
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	520	470	45	168,805	146,740	22,065
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	1,160	490	675	496,375	203,350	293,020
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	115	45	70	73,315	29,315	44,005
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	710	250	455	635,730	289,810	345,920
Bachelor's degree	555	185	375	448,235	197,045	251,195
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	20	10	10	32,095	14,155	17,940
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	35	20	20	18,855	9,505	9,350
Master's degree	85	40	50	116,975	57,230	59,740
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	10	0	10	19,570	11,875	7,695
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}	7,265	3,775	3,490	3,206,045	1,602,810	1,603,235
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	4,145	2,135	2,010	1,436,545	724,680	711,865
Education	295	55	245	121,930	29,000	92,930
13. Education	295	55	240	121,930	29,000	92,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	45	10	40	49,660	20,960	28,705
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	10	0	0	9,130	6,305	2,820
50. Visual and performing arts	35	0	35	40,535	14,650	25,885
Humanities	40	15	25	69,305	27,480	41,830
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	0	0	0	6,790	1,620	5,170
23. English language and literature/letters	15	0	15	15,110	4,270	10,840
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	10	0	10	20,660	7,275	13,390
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	0	0	0	225	105	125
38. Philosophy and religious studies	0	0	0	4,890	2,750	2,140
39. Theology and religious vocations	20	15	0	11,435	6,560	4,865
54. History	0	0	0	8,600	4,560	4,045
55. French language and literature/letters	0	0	0	1,595	345	1,250
Social and behavioural sciences and law	170	35	135	159,735	51,705	108,030
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	0	0	0	2,345	470	1,875
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	25	10	15	17,180	6,320	10,865
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	25	0	25	28,750	2,185	26,570
22. Legal professions and studies	35	0	35	29,000	9,355	19,645
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	0	0	0	2,190	605	1,580
42. Psychology	35	10	30	27,275	6,765	20,515
45. Social sciences	40	20	25	52,985	26,000	26,985
Business, management and public administration	545	130	415	361,530	133,045	228,485
30.16 Accounting and computer science	0	0	0	670	155	520
44. Public administration and social service professions	25	0	20	21,565	4,015	17,555
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	525	130	395	339,295	128,885	210,410
Physical and life sciences and technologies	45	20	30	72,850	38,330	34,525
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	20	0	20	25,850	10,955	14,895
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	10	10	0	15,410	7,270	8,145
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	0	0	0	555	170	385
40. Physical sciences	10	10	0	26,130	17,875	8,255
41. Science technologies/technicians	10	0	10	4,900	2,055	2,845
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	50	35	10	60,830	37,710	23,120
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	35	30	10	48,975	32,855	16,125
25. Library science	0	0	10	4,295	515	3,780
27. Mathematics and statistics	10	10	0	7,050	4,020	3,035
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	0	0	0	515	330	185
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	1,035	965	65	463,185	415,665	47,520
04. Architecture and related services	15	10	10	11,325	7,140	4,190
14. Engineering	55	40	15	110,345	89,275	21,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	170	160	15	84,800	72,145	12,655
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	60	10	50
46. Construction trades	280	275	10	100,370	96,810	3,560
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	410	395	15	103,880	100,100	3,785
48. Precision production	95	85	10	52,400	50,195	2,205
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	180	140	40	44,270	27,245	17,025
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	45	30	20	28,440	17,860	10,580
03. Natural resources and conservation	130	110	20	15,830	9,390	6,445
Health and related fields	420	75	345	270,920	51,220	219,700
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	25	10	15	19,300	9,110	10,195
51. Health professions and related programs	395	60	330	245,265	38,460	206,810
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	10	10	0	6,350	3,650	2,695
Personal, protective and transportation services	290	155	135	95,140	45,720	49,415
12. Personal and culinary services	150	25	125	57,285	14,985	42,305
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	0	0	0	250	230	20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	0	0	0	740	655	85
43. Security and protective services	45	40	10	16,985	11,590	5,400
49. Transportation and materials moving	90	90	10	19,880	18,270	1,610
Other	0	0	0	150	60	95
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	0	0	0	145	60	95
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}	5,455	2,820	2,635	2,257,820	1,131,025	1,126,795
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	2,720	1,395	1,325	814,190	419,370	394,820
Education	265	40	225	91,020	19,920	71,105
13. Education	265	45	225	91,025	19,920	71,100
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	40	10	35	40,255	16,670	23,585
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	10	10	10	7,095	4,810	2,285
50. Visual and performing arts	30	0	30	33,155	11,860	21,300
Humanities	40	15	25	55,985	21,840	34,145
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	10	0	0	5,690	1,310	4,380
23. English language and literature/letters	10	0	10	12,345	3,425	8,920
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	10	0	10	17,320	6,020	11,300
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	0	0	0	200	95	100
38. Philosophy and religious studies	0	0	0	3,930	2,205	1,725
39. Theology and religious vocations	15	15	10	8,500	4,960	3,545
54. History	0	0	0	6,855	3,565	3,285
55. French language and literature/letters	10	0	0	1,140	245	895
Social and behavioural sciences and law	140	30	110	135,545	42,855	92,685
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	0	0	0	2,025	425	1,600
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	20	10	15	14,880	5,360	9,520
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	20	0	20	23,730	1,770	21,960
22. Legal professions and studies	25	0	25	25,095	7,395	17,705
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	0	0	0	1,790	530	1,255
42. Psychology	35	10	30	22,460	5,290	17,170
45. Social sciences	35	15	20	45,565	22,095	23,465
Business, management and public administration	500	115	385	301,995	110,825	191,170
30.16 Accounting and computer science	0	0	0	560	135	420
44. Public administration and social service professions	20	0	20	18,035	3,130	14,910
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	475	110	360	283,400	107,560	175,840
Physical and life sciences and technologies	40	20	25	58,120	29,655	28,465
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	20	0	15	20,925	8,620	12,310
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	10	15	0	12,175	5,740	6,435
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	0	0	0	460	155	305
40. Physical sciences	10	0	0	20,785	13,645	7,140
41. Science technologies/technicians	10	0	10	3,775	1,500	2,270
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	40	30	0	53,975	33,590	20,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	30	25	10	44,735	29,980	14,750
25. Library science	0	0	0	3,400	440	2,965
27. Mathematics and statistics	10	10	0	5,420	2,915	2,500
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	0	0	0	420	255	165
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	885	820	60	376,875	335,210	41,670
04. Architecture and related services	10	10	0	9,335	5,630	3,710
14. Engineering	40	25	20	95,005	75,840	19,170
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	160	150	10	69,300	58,610	10,690
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	55	10	50
46. Construction trades	260	255	0	80,455	77,430	3,020
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	325	310	10	81,470	78,290	3,180
48. Precision production	75	65	10	41,255	39,405	1,850
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	165	125	40	35,820	21,060	14,760
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	45	25	20	21,990	12,970	9,025
03. Natural resources and conservation	120	95	20	13,825	8,090	5,740
Health and related fields	360	75	285	217,640	42,225	175,410
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	20	10	15	15,955	7,530	8,425
51. Health professions and related programs	330	60	270	196,250	31,775	164,475
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	10	0	0	5,435	2,925	2,505
Personal, protective and transportation services	260	155	110	76,300	37,755	38,540
12. Personal and culinary services	125	25	100	44,755	12,085	32,670
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	0	0	0	190	170	20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	0	0	0	460	410	50
43. Security and protective services	40	45	0	14,100	9,595	4,505
49. Transportation and materials moving	85	80	0	16,795	15,490	1,305
Other	0	0	0	115	55	60
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	0	0	0	110	55	60
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}	7,265	3,775	3,495	3,206,045	1,602,810	1,603,235
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	4,145	2,135	2,010	1,436,545	724,685	711,865
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	3,120	1,640	1,480	1,769,505	878,130	891,370
Location of study inside Canada	2,805	1,500	1,310	1,424,855	709,950	714,905
Same as province or territory of residence	1,945	1,030	915	1,064,560	530,135	534,430
Different than province or territory of residence	860	465	395	360,290	179,815	180,475
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	315	140	175	344,645	168,180	176,465
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	35	25	10	45,690	25,545	20,145
Philippines	175	65	110	68,760	26,480	42,280
India	15	15	0	41,560	21,025	20,535
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	15	0	10	28,630	16,255	12,370
China^{Census data footnote 162}	0	0	0	18,850	8,805	10,050
France	0	0	0	2,150	1,275	875
Other	70	30	40	139,010	68,800	70,210
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}	5,455	2,820	2,635	2,257,820	1,131,030	1,126,795
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	2,720	1,395	1,330	814,190	419,375	394,820
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	2,735	1,430	1,310	1,443,630	711,655	731,980
Location of study inside Canada	2,460	1,305	1,150	1,150,780	572,180	578,595
Same as province or territory of residence	1,680	895	785	857,370	426,365	431,010
Different than province or territory of residence	780	410	375	293,410	145,820	147,590
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	275	125	155	292,850	139,470	153,380
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	25	20	10	34,655	18,640	16,015
Philippines	170	65	110	64,000	24,435	39,565
India	15	15	10	37,240	18,505	18,740
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	0	0	0	20,065	11,390	8,675
China^{Census data footnote 162}	0	0	0	16,600	7,630	8,965
France	0	0	0	1,870	1,105	765
Other	60	20	35	118,425	57,770	60,655

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. Whitecourt [Population centre], Alberta and Alberta [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 June 17, 2024).

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