Census Profile, 2016 Census
West Vancouver, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic	West Vancouver, DM British Columbia [Census subdivision]			British Columbia [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}	35,805	16,450	19,355	3,870,375	1,882,770	1,987,605
No certificate, diploma or degree	3,205	1,485	1,720	601,640	305,320	296,315
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	8,155	3,440	4,715	1,138,565	549,580	588,985
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	24,445	11,525	12,920	2,130,175	1,027,870	1,102,310
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	1,280	750	535	338,980	250,270	88,720
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	635	270	365	142,935	83,055	59,880
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	650	480	170	196,045	167,210	28,840
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	4,880	1,710	3,170	700,945	280,300	420,645
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	1,585	655	930	138,010	54,420	83,585
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	16,690	8,410	8,285	952,240	442,880	509,360
Bachelor's degree	9,690	4,450	5,240	622,670	281,020	341,655
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	1,315	675	640	69,005	28,575	40,430
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	1,095	695	405	29,110	16,690	12,420
Master's degree	3,930	2,165	1,765	195,825	94,360	101,465
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	660	425	240	35,625	22,240	13,390
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 146}	19,455	8,850	10,605	2,532,975	1,227,040	1,305,940
No certificate, diploma or degree	445	240	205	244,000	134,410	109,585
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	3,325	1,475	1,840	671,010	330,835	340,175
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	15,685	7,135	8,555	1,617,965	761,790	856,175
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	625	385	235	231,445	172,290	59,155
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	315	150	160	97,350	56,920	40,435
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	310	240	75	134,095	115,370	18,725
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	2,815	1,015	1,795	528,805	210,880	317,925
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	940	400	540	99,695	39,205	60,490
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	11,315	5,330	5,985	758,015	339,415	418,605
Bachelor's degree	6,625	2,850	3,775	497,845	219,005	278,840
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	795	410	390	52,955	20,995	31,965
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	775	430	345	22,440	11,665	10,775
Master's degree	2,725	1,410	1,315	159,740	73,335	86,405
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	390	220	165	25,030	14,420	10,615
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}	35,805	16,450	19,355	3,870,380	1,882,770	1,987,610
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	11,360	4,925	6,430	1,740,205	854,900	885,300
Education	1,570	280	1,290	144,100	34,915	109,185
13. Education	1,565	280	1,290	144,100	34,910	109,185
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	1,265	390	870	98,735	44,465	54,275
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	90	70	20	16,970	12,880	4,090
50. Visual and performing arts	1,170	320	855	81,765	31,580	50,185
Humanities	1,930	545	1,385	124,600	49,025	75,575
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	325	60	265	15,235	3,675	11,555
23. English language and literature/letters	600	135	470	34,710	10,845	23,865
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	530	155	375	35,720	13,670	22,050
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	10	10	10	585	210	375
38. Philosophy and religious studies	75	40	35	6,710	4,050	2,660
39. Theology and religious vocations	40	20	20	12,275	7,400	4,880
54. History	260	130	130	15,780	8,475	7,300
55. French language and literature/letters	90	0	85	3,580	705	2,880
Social and behavioural sciences and law	3,720	1,585	2,135	245,990	87,960	158,025
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	60	15	45	4,120	1,060	3,060
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	260	65	190	23,180	8,505	14,680
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	345	35	315	38,070	3,285	34,785
22. Legal professions and studies	990	580	410	38,505	13,545	24,955
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	45	15	35	4,325	1,345	2,985
42. Psychology	515	115	400	43,230	12,480	30,750
45. Social sciences	1,500	760	740	94,560	47,755	46,810
Business, management and public administration	6,200	3,175	3,025	426,460	166,470	259,990
30.16 Accounting and computer science	0	0	0	775	215	560
44. Public administration and social service professions	150	20	125	26,520	5,960	20,565
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	6,045	3,145	2,900	399,160	160,295	238,865
Physical and life sciences and technologies	1,285	745	540	86,425	46,070	40,355
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	510	260	250	36,760	16,800	19,960
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	220	115	105	19,025	9,400	9,620
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	0	0	0	835	225	610
40. Physical sciences	525	365	155	26,370	18,395	7,975
41. Science technologies/technicians	25	10	20	3,440	1,255	2,185
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	855	445	410	80,070	51,490	28,575
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	535	325	215	62,795	43,900	18,890
25. Library science	90	10	85	5,560	755	4,805
27. Mathematics and statistics	215	115	100	10,875	6,295	4,580
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	15	0	10	835	540	300
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	3,425	2,900	520	427,670	388,335	39,340
04. Architecture and related services	435	280	155	15,490	9,985	5,505
14. Engineering	1,940	1,660	280	98,455	81,055	17,395
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	345	295	45	68,500	60,490	8,010
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	90	25	65
46. Construction trades	335	310	25	100,765	97,615	3,150
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	235	225	10	97,720	94,520	3,200
48. Precision production	130	120	0	46,660	44,650	2,015
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	285	160	125	50,210	31,680	18,525
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	150	85	65	24,950	13,670	11,275
03. Natural resources and conservation	135	75	65	25,260	18,010	7,250
Health and related fields	3,335	1,030	2,310	322,715	65,735	256,975
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	260	85	175	23,740	11,920	11,820
51. Health professions and related programs	2,645	645	1,995	290,645	48,985	241,655
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	430	295	130	8,330	4,835	3,495
Personal, protective and transportation services	580	270	305	122,855	61,605	61,250
12. Personal and culinary services	380	110	270	79,740	24,860	54,885
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	0	0	0	320	290	30
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	10	0	0	1,235	1,120	115
43. Security and protective services	20	20	0	13,935	10,390	3,545
49. Transportation and materials moving	170	135	35	27,620	24,945	2,680
Other	0	0	0	355	115	240
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	0	0	0	350	115	240
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}	19,455	8,855	10,600	2,532,980	1,227,040	1,305,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	3,770	1,720	2,045	915,015	465,250	449,765
Education	815	145	670	96,005	21,035	74,970
13. Education	810	145	670	96,010	21,035	74,975
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	870	265	600	77,655	34,430	43,225
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	55	50	0	12,710	9,580	3,130
50. Visual and performing arts	815	215	600	64,940	24,845	40,090
Humanities	1,175	335	840	93,605	35,490	58,115
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	180	30	155	11,710	2,510	9,195
23. English language and literature/letters	370	85	285	25,665	7,810	17,850
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	325	90	230	28,260	10,505	17,750
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	0	0	0	425	170	255
38. Philosophy and religious studies	55	30	30	4,970	2,960	2,010
39. Theology and religious vocations	20	10	10	8,330	4,945	3,385
54. History	150	85	65	11,805	6,140	5,665
55. French language and literature/letters	50	0	55	2,445	455	2,000
Social and behavioural sciences and law	2,495	995	1,505	196,450	67,000	129,450
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	50	10	45	3,460	845	2,615
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	190	50	140	19,685	6,940	12,750
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	190	25	165	29,855	2,505	27,350
22. Legal professions and studies	640	310	325	31,190	9,665	21,525
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	15	10	10	3,540	1,110	2,425
42. Psychology	315	65	255	33,055	8,845	24,210
45. Social sciences	1,090	525	570	75,665	37,095	38,575
Business, management and public administration	4,290	2,080	2,210	335,220	128,975	206,245
30.16 Accounting and computer science	10	10	0	540	170	365
44. Public administration and social service professions	90	15	80	20,695	4,240	16,455
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	4,205	2,065	2,135	313,985	124,565	189,425
Physical and life sciences and technologies	865	465	400	63,705	32,325	31,385
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	385	190	195	28,505	12,595	15,915
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	145	85	65	13,825	6,570	7,260
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	0	0	10	645	160	485
40. Physical sciences	335	195	135	18,525	12,250	6,270
41. Science technologies/technicians	0	0	10	2,210	750	1,460
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	635	370	260	68,660	44,820	23,840
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	455	280	175	56,390	39,660	16,725
25. Library science	45	10	40	3,830	545	3,290
27. Mathematics and statistics	125	80	45	7,760	4,185	3,570
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	10	10	0	680	430	250
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	2,045	1,595	445	310,855	277,375	33,475
04. Architecture and related services	285	150	135	12,110	7,240	4,875
14. Engineering	1,145	905	240	76,935	61,380	15,560
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	210	170	40	48,690	42,285	6,405
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	65	20	45
46. Construction trades	220	200	15	72,800	70,225	2,570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	135	130	10	69,025	66,545	2,480
48. Precision production	45	40	10	31,225	29,690	1,535
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	185	90	95	39,360	23,810	15,555
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	95	50	45	18,965	9,875	9,090
03. Natural resources and conservation	90	35	50	20,395	13,930	6,470
Health and related fields	1,975	640	1,335	244,975	50,520	194,460
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	180	50	130	18,900	9,380	9,520
51. Health professions and related programs	1,495	405	1,090	219,800	37,800	182,000
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	305	190	115	6,285	3,340	2,940
Personal, protective and transportation services	345	145	200	91,185	45,925	45,265
12. Personal and culinary services	250	75	170	58,820	18,880	39,945
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	0	0	0	195	165	30
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	0	0	0	570	505	65
43. Security and protective services	15	10	0	11,175	8,110	3,060
49. Transportation and materials moving	85	60	20	20,430	18,265	2,165
Other	0	0	0	275	85	185
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	0	0	0	270	85	185
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}	35,805	16,450	19,355	3,870,380	1,882,770	1,987,610
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	11,360	4,925	6,435	1,740,205	854,900	885,300
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	24,445	11,525	12,920	2,130,175	1,027,870	1,102,305
Location of study inside Canada	14,635	6,885	7,755	1,625,550	785,340	840,205
Same as province or territory of residence	10,100	4,620	5,485	1,243,905	593,275	650,635
Different than province or territory of residence	4,535	2,270	2,270	381,645	192,070	189,575
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	9,805	4,640	5,170	504,630	242,530	262,100
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	1,575	845	730	74,030	40,425	33,610
Philippines	245	35	210	56,845	20,455	36,395
India	65	30	30	44,115	22,045	22,065
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	1,730	935	795	58,825	31,920	26,910
China^{Census data footnote 162}	1,810	770	1,035	61,840	27,630	34,210
France	110	35	65	4,385	2,360	2,025
Other	4,280	1,980	2,300	204,580	97,700	106,885
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}	19,455	8,850	10,605	2,532,975	1,227,040	1,305,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	3,765	1,715	2,045	915,015	465,250	449,765
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	15,685	7,130	8,555	1,617,960	761,790	856,170
Location of study inside Canada	9,290	4,305	4,980	1,239,640	589,155	650,490
Same as province or territory of residence	6,620	2,945	3,680	970,485	454,780	515,700
Different than province or territory of residence	2,660	1,360	1,305	269,155	134,375	134,785
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	6,400	2,830	3,575	378,325	172,640	205,685
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	870	465	405	50,095	26,175	23,920
Philippines	205	20	190	48,935	17,385	31,555
India	45	20	25	36,800	17,455	19,345
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	720	395	320	32,890	17,360	15,530
China^{Census data footnote 162}	1,710	725	985	53,570	23,445	30,125
France	85	35	50	3,505	1,885	1,615
Other	2,770	1,175	1,600	152,530	68,935	83,595

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. West Vancouver, DM [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [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 5, 2024).

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