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  • 11. Study: Youth and education in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202127732364
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-04
  • 12. Number of students enrolled in kindergarten
    Table: 42-10-0014-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number of students enrolled in Junior Kindergarten and in Kindergarten, Canada, provinces, territories.

    Release date: 2021-04-07
  • 13. Selected socio-demographic and health indicators to better understand the impact of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on children (various reference periods)
    Table: 13-10-0815-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Health region, Local health integration network
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This data table covers key socio-demographic and health indicators at the health region levels of geography to better understand the different ways that remote learning approaches and temporarily closed schools have affected children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-03-15
  • 14. COVID-19 Pandemic: School closures and the online preparedness of children
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100001
    Description:

    This article discusses the potential impact of recent school closures on learning and academic performance of school children as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2020-04-15
  • 15. School Closures and the Online Preparedness of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Articles and reports: 11-626-X2020001
    Description:

    This Economic Insights article discusses the potential impact of recent school closures on learning and academic performance of school children as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. To benefit from online resources, students require access to internet-enabled devices that are suitable for learning. The article estimates the percentage of households with children under the age of 18 with access to these learning tools by level of household income, and also discusses the potential impact of receiving no instruction on academic performance based on an earlier Statistics Canada study.

    Release date: 2020-04-15
  • 16. Does reading proficiency at age 15 affect employment earnings in young adulthood?
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201900100015
    Description:

    Previous research has suggested that skills acquired at a young age, such as reading or math skills, may have an impact on the early labour market outcomes of individuals. In this study, tax data linked to the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) are used to examine the association between background factors at age 15 (including reading proficiency) and employment earnings in young adulthood for a cohort of respondents who were aged 15 in 2000.

    Release date: 2019-10-17
  • 17. Study: Does reading proficiency at age 15 affect employment earnings in young adulthood? Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201929020844
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-10-17
  • 18. Educational experiences of youth with disabilities Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019049
    Description:

    This infographic covers youth with disabilities, aged 15 to 24 years, and their educational experiences. The findings are based on the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability and covers students who were attending school at the time of the survey.

    Release date: 2019-09-10
  • 19. Early Learning and Child Care for Children aged 0 to 5 years: A Provincial/Territorial Portrait
    Articles and reports: 11-626-X2019013
    Description:

    This article in the Economic Insights series examines participation in early learning and child care for young children in Canada. Child care is an important economic contributor for families since provision of non-parental child care is a necessity for some parents to engage in the labour market. In addition, child care offers opportunities for child development and socialization.

    Release date: 2019-07-30
  • 20. Study: Early learning and child care for children aged 0 to 5 years: A provincial and territorial portrait Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201921121244
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-07-30
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  • 1. Youth not in employment, education, or training for persons with disabilities aged 15 to 29 years by gender
    Table: 13-10-0893-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Differences in the number and proportion of youth with disabilities who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET) by province or territory and gender.
    Release date: 2024-03-28
  • 2. Youth not in education, employment or training by visible minority, selected sociodemographic characteristics and the census year: Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0648-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 and 2016 censuses — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Visible minority (15), Gender (3a), Age (6), First official language spoken (5), Immigrant and generation status (7), Census year (2), Youth not in employment, education or training (1)
    Description: Youth not in education, employment or training by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, first official language spoken, immigrant and generation status), for the population aged 15 to 29 years old in private households in Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 3. Early Learning and Child Care Information Hub
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021007
    Description: This interactive tool provides information on early learning and child care in Canada related to high quality care, accessibility, affordability, flexibility, and inclusivity. Indicators, data and research from a variety of sources are available to present information for stakeholders and the Canadian public in general.
    Release date: 2024-01-11
  • 4. Consequences of having encountered difficulties in finding a child care arrangement, children aged 0 to 5 years
    Table: 42-10-0009-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number and percentage of children aged 0 to 5 years by consequences encountered by parents and guardians as a result of having difficulty finding an early learning and child care arrangement.

    Release date: 2023-12-05
  • 5. Number of students enrolled in kindergarten
    Table: 42-10-0014-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number of students enrolled in Junior Kindergarten and in Kindergarten, Canada, provinces, territories.

    Release date: 2021-04-07
  • 6. Selected socio-demographic and health indicators to better understand the impact of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on children (various reference periods)
    Table: 13-10-0815-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Health region, Local health integration network
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    This data table covers key socio-demographic and health indicators at the health region levels of geography to better understand the different ways that remote learning approaches and temporarily closed schools have affected children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-03-15
  • 7. The Performance of Canada's Youth in Reading, Mathematics and Science. PISA 2009 First Results for Canadians Aged 15 Archived
    Table: 81-590-X2010001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This report provides the first pan-Canadian results of the PISA 2009 assessment of reading, mathematics and science by presenting the national and provincial results in order to complement the information presented in the PISA 2009 International report. Results are compared to other participating countries and across Canadian provinces. Chapter 1 provides information on the performance of Canadian 15-year-old students on the PISA 2009 assessment in reading. Chapter 2 presents results on the performance of Canada and the provinces in the minor domains of mathematics and science. Finally, the major findings and opportunities for further study are discussed in the conclusion.

    Release date: 2010-12-07
  • 8. The Performance of Canada's Youth in Mathematics, Reading, Science and Problem Solving: 2003 First Findings for Canadians Aged 15 Archived
    Table: 81-590-X2004001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a collaborative effort among member countries of the OECD, designed to assess, on a regular basis, the achievement of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy through a common international test.

    This report provides results from the PISA 2003 assessment of student performance in mathematics, reading, science and problem solving at the provincial level, and compares the achievement of Canadian students to that of students internationally. PISA 2003 has a special focus on mathematical literacy.

    Forty-one countries participated in PISA 2003, including all 30 OECD countries and 11 non-OECD countries. About 28,000 15-year-olds from more than 1,000 schools took part in Canada.

    Release date: 2004-12-20
  • 9. The Performance of Canada's Youth in Reading, Mathematics and Science OECD PISA Study - First Results for Canadians Aged 15 Archived
    Table: 81-590-X2000001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a collaborative effort among member countries of the OECD, designed to assess, on a regular basis, the achievement of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy through a common international test.

    This report presents initial results for Canada, Canadian provinces and selected countries from PISA 2000. Reading literacy is the major focus of PISA 2000, with mathematical and scientific literacy as minor domains.

    This report also includes results from the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS), a Canadian longitudinal survey designed to examine the patterns of, and influences on, major transitions in young people's lives, particularly with respect to education, training and work.

    Thirty-two countries participated in PISA 2000. In Canada, approximately 30,000 15-year-old students from more than 1,000 schools participated.

    Release date: 2002-01-03
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  • 1. Study: Pathways from education to the labour market among Canadian youth
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20232094447
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-07-28
  • 2. Research to Insights: Early Learning and Child Care
    Stats in brief: 11-631-X2023005
    Description: This presentation provides an overview of early learning and child care in Canada, focusing on the supply and demand for child care services. The presentation highlights recent findings from Statistics Canada data sources that were collected to fill information gaps concerning the five principals of the Multilateral Early Learning and Child Care Framework.
    Release date: 2023-07-26
  • 3. Unravelling: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian families
    Stats in brief: 45-20-00032021003
    Description:

    The pandemic presented a long list of threats to the mental and physical well-being of children, parents and educators across the nation. To move towards the end of the pandemic and a return to normalcy, difficult choices such as closing schools had to be made by policy-makers. With our guest Dr. Kelley Zwicker, a pediatric doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), we discussed the potential short- and long-term effects of the school closures on students and their parents.

    Release date: 2021-12-07
  • 4. Chapter 3: Youth and Education in Canada
    Articles and reports: 42-28-0001202100100003
    Description:

    This chapter provides a broad overview of the education situation of Canadian youth. It focuses on the general level of education for young Canadians, as well as on which groups are driving the rise in educational attainment. The chapter also examines the literacy and numeracy skills of young Canadians and how they compare with their counterparts in other OECD countries. Finally, it looks at some of the costs and benefits of a postsecondary education in Canada, including how such an education has been rewarded in the labour market.

    Release date: 2021-10-04
  • 5. Portrait of youth in Canada: Education Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021075
    Description:

    This infographic examines the educational situation of Canadian youth. It includes information on the differences in educational attainment by sex as well as by different population groups. It also looks at student debt in Canada and the earning benefits of acquiring a postsecondary education. Data are drawn from the Labour Force Survey 2019, Census of Population 2016, National Graduates Survey classes of 2000 to 2015 and Census of Population - T1 Personal Master files.

    Release date: 2021-10-04
  • 6. Study: Youth and education in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202127732364
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-10-04
  • 7. COVID-19 Pandemic: School closures and the online preparedness of children
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100001
    Description:

    This article discusses the potential impact of recent school closures on learning and academic performance of school children as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2020-04-15
  • 8. School Closures and the Online Preparedness of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Articles and reports: 11-626-X2020001
    Description:

    This Economic Insights article discusses the potential impact of recent school closures on learning and academic performance of school children as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. To benefit from online resources, students require access to internet-enabled devices that are suitable for learning. The article estimates the percentage of households with children under the age of 18 with access to these learning tools by level of household income, and also discusses the potential impact of receiving no instruction on academic performance based on an earlier Statistics Canada study.

    Release date: 2020-04-15
  • 9. Does reading proficiency at age 15 affect employment earnings in young adulthood?
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201900100015
    Description:

    Previous research has suggested that skills acquired at a young age, such as reading or math skills, may have an impact on the early labour market outcomes of individuals. In this study, tax data linked to the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) are used to examine the association between background factors at age 15 (including reading proficiency) and employment earnings in young adulthood for a cohort of respondents who were aged 15 in 2000.

    Release date: 2019-10-17
  • 10. Study: Does reading proficiency at age 15 affect employment earnings in young adulthood? Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201929020844
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-10-17
Reference (4)

Reference (4) ((4 results))

  • 1. Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language: A data ecosystem
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012022001
    Description:

    This fact sheet presents a data ecosystem comprised of a set of data sources that, together, provide information on children eligible for instruction in the minority official language.

    Release date: 2022-11-09
  • 2. Youth in Transition Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4435
    Description: The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is a longitudinal survey undertaken jointly by Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. This survey is designed to examine the major transitions in the lives of youth, particularly between education, training and work.
  • 3. Youth in Transition Survey, 15 year-olds (Reading Cohort)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5058
    Description: The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is undertaken jointly by Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. This survey is designed to examine the major transitions in the lives of youth, particularly between education, training and work.
  • 4. Youth in Transition Survey, 15 year-olds (Mathematics Cohort)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5059
    Description: The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is undertaken jointly by Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. This survey is designed to examine the major transitions in the lives of youth, particularly between education, training and work.
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