Census Profile, 2016 Census
Sherwood Park--Fort Saskatchewan [Federal electoral district], 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}	97,335	48,490	48,845	3,206,050	1,602,810	1,603,235
No certificate, diploma or degree	12,510	6,655	5,850	540,665	284,020	256,640
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	28,065	12,625	15,440	895,885	440,665	455,220
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	56,760	29,205	27,550	1,769,500	878,130	891,375
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	12,360	10,275	2,080	309,465	242,160	67,305
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	2,870	1,830	1,040	94,735	56,255	38,480
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	9,490	8,445	1,040	214,730	185,905	28,825
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	22,385	9,580	12,805	615,480	250,590	364,895
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	3,075	1,105	1,975	94,620	36,875	57,750
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	18,945	8,250	10,690	749,930	348,510	401,425
Bachelor's degree	14,440	5,980	8,465	530,085	235,610	294,470
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	900	410	485	39,955	18,075	21,880
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	445	280	165	21,850	11,810	10,045
Master's degree	2,690	1,295	1,390	133,265	67,215	66,055
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	465	280	185	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}	66,480	32,940	33,540	2,257,820	1,131,030	1,126,795
No certificate, diploma or degree	4,120	2,300	1,825	244,755	136,085	108,675
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	16,855	7,405	9,455	569,435	283,290	286,145
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	45,500	23,235	22,270	1,443,635	711,655	731,975
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	9,570	8,115	1,455	238,220	189,180	49,035
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	2,050	1,385	665	69,415	42,445	26,970
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	7,520	6,730	785	168,805	146,740	22,065
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	18,035	7,725	10,315	496,375	203,350	293,020
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	2,400	860	1,540	73,315	29,315	44,005
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	15,495	6,535	8,960	635,730	289,810	345,920
Bachelor's degree	11,925	4,820	7,105	448,235	197,045	251,195
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	640	275	370	32,095	14,155	17,940
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	370	220	150	18,855	9,505	9,350
Master's degree	2,225	1,015	1,210	116,975	57,230	59,740
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	330	200	125	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}	97,335	48,495	48,840	3,206,045	1,602,810	1,603,235
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	40,570	19,285	21,290	1,436,545	724,680	711,865
Education	4,725	1,275	3,450	121,930	29,000	92,930
13. Education	4,725	1,275	3,450	121,930	29,000	92,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	1,205	440	765	49,660	20,960	28,705
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	325	200	115	9,130	6,305	2,820
50. Visual and performing arts	885	240	645	40,535	14,650	25,885
Humanities	1,490	610	880	69,305	27,480	41,830
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	100	35	60	6,790	1,620	5,170
23. English language and literature/letters	270	60	210	15,110	4,270	10,840
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	475	155	315	20,660	7,275	13,390
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	0	0	0	225	105	125
38. Philosophy and religious studies	95	50	45	4,890	2,750	2,140
39. Theology and religious vocations	365	230	135	11,435	6,560	4,865
54. History	160	70	90	8,600	4,560	4,045
55. French language and literature/letters	25	0	25	1,595	345	1,250
Social and behavioural sciences and law	4,205	1,105	3,095	159,735	51,705	108,030
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	60	0	60	2,345	470	1,875
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	355	135	225	17,180	6,320	10,865
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	910	65	845	28,750	2,185	26,570
22. Legal professions and studies	835	140	695	29,000	9,355	19,645
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	65	20	40	2,190	605	1,580
42. Psychology	910	285	620	27,275	6,765	20,515
45. Social sciences	1,070	455	610	52,985	26,000	26,985
Business, management and public administration	10,585	3,870	6,715	361,530	133,045	228,485
30.16 Accounting and computer science	30	15	15	670	155	520
44. Public administration and social service professions	615	115	500	21,565	4,015	17,555
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	9,940	3,745	6,195	339,295	128,885	210,410
Physical and life sciences and technologies	2,050	1,110	940	72,850	38,330	34,525
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	675	285	390	25,850	10,955	14,895
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	555	285	275	15,410	7,270	8,145
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	10	0	10	555	170	385
40. Physical sciences	545	400	150	26,130	17,875	8,255
41. Science technologies/technicians	265	140	120	4,900	2,055	2,845
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	1,425	765	660	60,830	37,710	23,120
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	1,060	630	430	48,975	32,855	16,125
25. Library science	205	25	185	4,295	515	3,780
27. Mathematics and statistics	150	100	45	7,050	4,020	3,035
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	10	10	0	515	330	185
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	17,825	16,435	1,390	463,185	415,665	47,520
04. Architecture and related services	240	130	110	11,325	7,140	4,190
14. Engineering	2,355	1,935	425	110,345	89,275	21,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	3,615	3,140	475	84,800	72,145	12,655
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	60	10	50
46. Construction trades	4,855	4,685	170	100,370	96,810	3,560
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	4,225	4,105	120	103,880	100,100	3,785
48. Precision production	2,530	2,440	90	52,400	50,195	2,205
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	1,135	725	410	44,270	27,245	17,025
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	680	425	250	28,440	17,860	10,580
03. Natural resources and conservation	455	300	160	15,830	9,390	6,445
Health and related fields	9,010	1,415	7,600	270,920	51,220	219,700
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	605	260	350	19,300	9,110	10,195
51. Health professions and related programs	8,310	1,080	7,230	245,265	38,460	206,810
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	100	75	20	6,350	3,650	2,695
Personal, protective and transportation services	3,110	1,460	1,650	95,140	45,720	49,415
12. Personal and culinary services	1,710	345	1,365	57,285	14,985	42,305
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	10	0	0	250	230	20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	15	10	0	740	655	85
43. Security and protective services	860	605	255	16,985	11,590	5,400
49. Transportation and materials moving	520	490	30	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}	66,480	32,940	33,540	2,257,820	1,131,025	1,126,795
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	20,980	9,710	11,275	814,190	419,370	394,820
Education	3,405	845	2,555	91,020	19,920	71,105
13. Education	3,405	850	2,555	91,025	19,920	71,100
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	940	345	595	40,255	16,670	23,585
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	245	165	80	7,095	4,810	2,285
50. Visual and performing arts	690	175	520	33,155	11,860	21,300
Humanities	1,125	460	665	55,985	21,840	34,145
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	80	30	55	5,690	1,310	4,380
23. English language and literature/letters	185	40	145	12,345	3,425	8,920
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	390	140	245	17,320	6,020	11,300
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	0	0	0	200	95	100
38. Philosophy and religious studies	80	45	45	3,930	2,205	1,725
39. Theology and religious vocations	240	150	85	8,500	4,960	3,545
54. History	120	55	65	6,855	3,565	3,285
55. French language and literature/letters	25	0	15	1,140	245	895
Social and behavioural sciences and law	3,650	920	2,725	135,545	42,855	92,685
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	50	0	45	2,025	425	1,600
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	305	105	200	14,880	5,360	9,520
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	795	65	735	23,730	1,770	21,960
22. Legal professions and studies	750	100	645	25,095	7,395	17,705
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	45	20	25	1,790	530	1,255
42. Psychology	755	235	520	22,460	5,290	17,170
45. Social sciences	945	385	555	45,565	22,095	23,465
Business, management and public administration	8,640	3,140	5,500	301,995	110,825	191,170
30.16 Accounting and computer science	15	15	10	560	135	420
44. Public administration and social service professions	530	85	450	18,035	3,130	14,910
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	8,095	3,045	5,050	283,400	107,560	175,840
Physical and life sciences and technologies	1,620	855	770	58,120	29,655	28,465
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	570	230	335	20,925	8,620	12,310
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	410	220	195	12,175	5,740	6,435
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	10	0	0	460	155	305
40. Physical sciences	420	290	130	20,785	13,645	7,140
41. Science technologies/technicians	215	110	105	3,775	1,500	2,270
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	1,160	595	565	53,975	33,590	20,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	905	515	390	44,735	29,980	14,750
25. Library science	170	20	150	3,400	440	2,965
27. Mathematics and statistics	85	55	25	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	14,400	13,165	1,235	376,875	335,210	41,670
04. Architecture and related services	185	80	100	9,335	5,630	3,710
14. Engineering	1,965	1,580	385	95,005	75,840	19,170
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	2,880	2,485	400	69,300	58,610	10,690
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	55	10	50
46. Construction trades	3,950	3,795	155	80,455	77,430	3,020
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	3,375	3,260	115	81,470	78,290	3,180
48. Precision production	2,045	1,960	85	41,255	39,405	1,850
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	920	585	340	35,820	21,060	14,760
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	525	325	200	21,990	12,970	9,025
03. Natural resources and conservation	395	255	140	13,825	8,090	5,740
Health and related fields	7,170	1,135	6,035	217,640	42,225	175,410
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	510	230	285	15,955	7,530	8,425
51. Health professions and related programs	6,580	845	5,740	196,250	31,775	164,475
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	80	65	15	5,435	2,925	2,505
Personal, protective and transportation services	2,475	1,200	1,280	76,300	37,755	38,540
12. Personal and culinary services	1,300	260	1,040	44,755	12,085	32,670
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	0	10	0	190	170	20
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	10	0	10	460	410	50
43. Security and protective services	735	515	215	14,100	9,595	4,505
49. Transportation and materials moving	430	415	20	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}	97,335	48,495	48,840	3,206,045	1,602,810	1,603,235
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	40,575	19,285	21,290	1,436,545	724,685	711,865
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	56,760	29,205	27,555	1,769,505	878,130	891,370
Location of study inside Canada	51,795	26,740	25,055	1,424,855	709,950	714,905
Same as province or territory of residence	41,960	21,705	20,250	1,064,560	530,135	534,430
Different than province or territory of residence	9,840	5,035	4,805	360,290	179,815	180,475
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	4,965	2,470	2,495	344,645	168,180	176,465
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	1,045	545	500	45,690	25,545	20,145
Philippines	1,020	360	670	68,760	26,480	42,280
India	370	205	160	41,560	21,025	20,535
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	840	495	350	28,630	16,255	12,370
China^{Census data footnote 162}	100	50	55	18,850	8,805	10,050
France	10	0	0	2,150	1,275	875
Other	1,570	810	760	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}	66,480	32,945	33,535	2,257,820	1,131,030	1,126,795
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	20,980	9,710	11,275	814,190	419,375	394,820
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	45,505	23,235	22,265	1,443,630	711,655	731,980
Location of study inside Canada	41,645	21,420	20,225	1,150,780	572,180	578,595
Same as province or territory of residence	34,065	17,490	16,580	857,370	426,365	431,010
Different than province or territory of residence	7,580	3,935	3,645	293,410	145,820	147,590
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	3,855	1,815	2,040	292,850	139,470	153,380
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	785	390	395	34,655	18,640	16,015
Philippines	955	315	635	64,000	24,435	39,565
India	320	170	150	37,240	18,505	18,740
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	510	295	220	20,065	11,390	8,675
China^{Census data footnote 162}	100	50	55	16,600	7,630	8,965
France	0	0	0	1,870	1,105	765
Other	1,180	595	585	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. Sherwood Park--Fort Saskatchewan [Federal electoral district], 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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