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Description: Data highlights the relationship between educational attainment and the labour market by examining employment rates by age group and gender for Canada, provinces and territories. The data come from the Labour Force Survey.

Description: This study examines the educational pathways and outcomes of first-generation postsecondary students—students whose parents did not complete postsecondary education (PSE)—relative to non-first-generation students. Using descriptive statistics, this article leverages a unique integrated dataset formed by 2006 Census data and the Postsecondary Student Information System to examine (1) enrolment rates, (2) the graduation and persistence rates per enrolled cohorts from 2010/2011 to 2015/2016, and (3) the students' time to graduation.

Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are based on the longitudinal Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data files. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators of public postsecondary students including persistence rates, graduation rates, and average time to graduation by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces, and the three combined Territories.

Description: This interactive tool details persistence, graduation and average time to graduation of postsecondary students aged 15 to 19 years in Canada entering selected programs leading to a postsecondary credential.

Description: Graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for college-level certificate students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for college-level diploma students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Persistence rates, graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for undergraduate degree students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for master's degree students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Persistence rates, graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for doctorate degree students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Proportion of students who started in a college-level certificate program and graduated with a different educational qualification, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Data highlights the relationship between educational attainment and the labour market by examining employment rates by age group and gender for Canada, provinces and territories. The data come from the Labour Force Survey.

Description: This interactive tool details persistence, graduation and average time to graduation of postsecondary students aged 15 to 19 years in Canada entering selected programs leading to a postsecondary credential.

Description: Graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for college-level certificate students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for college-level diploma students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Persistence rates, graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for undergraduate degree students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for master's degree students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Persistence rates, graduation rates, average time to graduation and number of students in an entry cohort for doctorate degree students, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Proportion of students who started in a college-level certificate program and graduated with a different educational qualification, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Proportion of students who started in a college-level diploma program and graduated with a different educational qualification, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: Proportion of students who started in an undergraduate degree program and pursued or graduated with a different educational qualification, within Canada, by demographic characteristics.

Description: This study examines the educational pathways and outcomes of first-generation postsecondary students—students whose parents did not complete postsecondary education (PSE)—relative to non-first-generation students. Using descriptive statistics, this article leverages a unique integrated dataset formed by 2006 Census data and the Postsecondary Student Information System to examine (1) enrolment rates, (2) the graduation and persistence rates per enrolled cohorts from 2010/2011 to 2015/2016, and (3) the students' time to graduation.

Description: This article examines how the stock of work and study permit holders in a given year changed their residency status over the following three years. Specifically, it calculates the share of work and study permit holders in each subsequent year who (1) obtained permanent residency, (2) held valid current permits, (3) received a new temporary residency permit, (4) claimed asylum or (5) did not have a valid residency permit.

Description: The popularity of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) fields in Canadian postsecondary education and the number of STEM graduates have grown among both Canadian and international students. It is unknown how many STEM graduates stay and contribute to the Canadian labour market. This study aims to examine STEM graduates’ retention in Canada after completing Canadian postsecondary programs.

Description: This fact sheet examines changes in employment, unemployment and rates of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) among persons aged 15 to 29, by condensed academic year (October to March) over the past years (2018/2019 to 2023/2024). To contextualize the changing NEET rate, this paper will first describe trends in youth labour market conditions. Results are subsequently presented by age group, sex at birth, racialized group, and immigrant status, highlighting the impacts of changing economic conditions on NEET rates across various demographic groups.

Description: It is well documented that earnings vary considerably by population group (White, Black, Latin American, etc.). One of the possible reasons may be the fact that educational attainment also varies considerably by population group. Currently, there is a lack of information on the educational pathways of individuals from various population groups who began a postsecondary education program. This article fills this gap by documenting various aspects of the postsecondary experience of different population groups with regard to bachelor’s degree programs.

Description: This fact sheet provides metrics on how young Canadians move from largely compulsory secondary education, into and through their postsecondary experiences and finally onto the labour market. It brings together the latest indicators that can provide insight into these pathways.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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This fact sheet examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NEET indicator by exploring monthly Labour Force Survey data, from 2019 to 2021, for youth in Canada and selected OECD countries aged 15 to 29. It explores the impact by age group, sex, province/territory and other characteristics.

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This infographic features the pathways of apprentices in Canada who discontinued their training. It presents data results among 25 selected Red Seal trades, and 5 selected non-Red Seal trades.

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Using data from the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP), this study looks at those apprentices who registered between 2008 and 2010 and discontinued their programs within six years of registration. Their future interactions with the Canadian post-secondary education system, up to 2020, are then profiled.

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This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this release are derived from integrating the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) 2008 to 2017 data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of indicators on educational pathways and labour market outcomes for registered apprentices by select trades, cohorts of apprentices, by sex, for Canada, all provinces, the Atlantic region, and for grouped territories.

Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are based on the longitudinal Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data files. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators of public postsecondary students including persistence rates, graduation rates, and average time to graduation by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces, and the three combined Territories.

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This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this release are derived from integrating the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of indicators on educational pathways and labour market outcomes for registered apprentices by select trades, cohorts of apprentices, by sex, for Canada, all provinces, the Atlantic region, and for grouped territories.

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Files with linked data from the Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and tax data can be used to examine the trajectories of students who pursue postsecondary education (PSE) programs and their post-schooling labour market outcomes. On one hand, administrative data on students linked longitudinally can provide aggregate information on student pathways during postsecondary studies such as persistence rates, graduation rates, mobility, etc. On the other hand, the tax data could supplement the PSIS data to provide information on employment outcomes such as average and median earnings or earnings progress by employment sector (industry), field of study, education level and/or other demographic information, year over year after graduation. Two longitudinal pilot studies have been done using administrative data on postsecondary students of Maritimes institutions which have been longitudinally linked and linked to Statistics Canada Ttx data (the T1 Family File) for relevant years. This article first focuses on the quality of information in the administrative data and the methodology used to conduct these longitudinal studies and derive indicators. Second, it will focus on some limitations when using administrative data, rather than a survey, to define some concepts.

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The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is a longitudinal survey designed to provide policy-relevant information about school-work transitions and factors influencing pathways. YITS will provide vehicle for future research and analysis of major transitions in young people's lives, particularly those between education, training and work. Information obtained from, and research based on, the survey will help clarify the nature and causes of short and long-term challenges young people face in school-work transitions and support policy planning and decision making to help prevent or remedy these problems.

Objectives of the Youth in Transition Survey were developed after an extensive consultation with stakeholders with an interest in youth and school-work transitions. Content includes measurement of major transitions in young people's lives including virtually all formal educational experiences and most labour-market experiences. Factors influencing transitions are also included family background, school experiences, achievement, aspirations and expectations, and employment experiences.

The implementation plan encompasses a longitudinal survey for each of two age cohorts, to be surveyed every two years. Data from a cohort entering at age 15 will permit analysis of long-term school-work transition patterns. Data from a cohort entering at ages18-20 will provide more immediate, policy-relevant information on young adults in the labour market.

Cycle one for the cohort aged 15 will include information collected from youth, their parents, and school principals. The sample design is a school-based frame that allows the selection of schools, and then individuals within schools. This design will permit analysis of school effects, a research domain not currently addressed by other Statistics Canada surveys. Methods of data collection include a self-completed questionnaire for youth and school principals, a telephone interview with parents, and assessment of youth competency in reading, science and mathematics as using self-completed test booklets provided under the integration of YITS with the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). A pilot survey was conducted in April 1999 and the main survey took place in April-May 2000. Interviews were conducted with 30,000 students aged 15 from 1,000 schools in Canada. A telephone interview with parents of selected students took place in June 2000.

The sample design for the cohort aged 18-20 is similar to that of the Labour-Force survey. The method of data collection is computer-assisted telephone interviewing. The pilot survey was conducted in January 1999. In January-February 2000, 23, 000 youth participated in the main survey data collection.

Data from both cohorts is expected to be available in 2001. Following release of the first international report by the OECD/PISA project and the first national report, data will be publically available, permitting detailed exploration of content themes.

Description: The two primary objectives of the School Leavers Survey were 1. To develop comparative profiles of three groups of secondary school attendees a) those who successfully completed secondary school (graduates), b) those still attending (continuers), c) those who left school before receiving a diploma or certificate (leavers); and 2. To establish rates of leaving school before graduation, in Canada and the Provinces.

Description: The overall objective of the Future to Discover Project is to try to understand whether better information about career choices and/or a promise of financial incentives can encourage students who might not normally decide to pursue post-secondary education (PSE), to complete high school and go on to PSE.