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Selected geographical area: Canada

Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a college or university credential - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)

57.5%
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)

32.9%

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Selected geographical area: Canada

Percentage point change in adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher - Canada
(2016 to 2021)

4.3

(period-to-period change)
Overqualification rate of immigrants aged 25 to 64 with a degree completed outside Canada - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)

25.8%
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

10.8%
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a college diploma - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

22.4%
Percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor's degree or higher - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

28.5%
Percentage of men aged 25 to 34 with an apprenticeship certificate - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

7.8%
Percentage of women aged 25 to 34 with a bachelor's degree or higher - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

40.7%

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1. Overqualification (based on skill level C and D) 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: 98-10-0650-01
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, 2016 and 2011 censuses — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree and location of study (24), Gender (3a), Age (15A), First official language spoken (5), Immigrant and generation status (10), Occupation - (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level category (1), Census year (3), Visible minority (15)

Description: Overqualification (based on skill level C and D) by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status and highest certificate, diploma or degree), for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
Release date: 2024-03-26
2. Labour force activity of postsecondary graduates at time of interview, by province of study, level of study and gender
Table: 37-10-0032-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Statistics on the labour force activity of postsecondary graduates at the time of the interview, including employed, employed full time, employed part time, not in the labour force and unemployed, are presented by the province of study, the level of study and gender. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.
Release date: 2024-03-22
3. Labour force activity of postsecondary graduates at time of interview, by location of residence at interview, level of study and gender
Table: 37-10-0033-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Statistics on the labour force activity of postsecondary graduates at the time of the interview, including employed, employed full time, employed part time, not in the labour force and unemployed, are presented by the location of residence at the time of the interview, the level of study and gender. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.
Release date: 2024-03-22
4. Estimated gross annual earnings of postsecondary graduates working full time at interview, by province of study, level of study and gender
Table: 37-10-0034-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Estimated gross annual earnings quartiles for postsecondary graduates working full time at the time of the interview are presented by the province of study, the level of study and gender. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.
Release date: 2024-03-22
5. Estimated gross annual earnings of postsecondary graduates working full time at interview, by location of residence at interview, level of study and gender
Table: 37-10-0035-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Estimated gross annual earnings quartiles for postsecondary graduates working full time at the time of the interview are presented by the location of residence at the time of the interview, the level of study and gender. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.
Release date: 2024-03-22
6. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by level of study and province of study
Table: 37-10-0249-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of study, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22
7. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by level of study and by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0250-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of residence at interview, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22
8. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by province of study
Table: 37-10-0251-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of study, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22
9. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by level of study and province of study
Table: 37-10-0251-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of study, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22
10. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0252-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of residence at interview, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22

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Data (58) (0 to 10 of 58 results)

1. Overqualification (based on skill level C and D) 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: 98-10-0650-01
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, 2016 and 2011 censuses — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree and location of study (24), Gender (3a), Age (15A), First official language spoken (5), Immigrant and generation status (10), Occupation - (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level category (1), Census year (3), Visible minority (15)

Description: Overqualification (based on skill level C and D) by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status and highest certificate, diploma or degree), for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
Release date: 2024-03-26
2. Labour force activity of postsecondary graduates at time of interview, by province of study, level of study and gender
Table: 37-10-0032-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Statistics on the labour force activity of postsecondary graduates at the time of the interview, including employed, employed full time, employed part time, not in the labour force and unemployed, are presented by the province of study, the level of study and gender. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.
Release date: 2024-03-22
3. Labour force activity of postsecondary graduates at time of interview, by location of residence at interview, level of study and gender
Table: 37-10-0033-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Statistics on the labour force activity of postsecondary graduates at the time of the interview, including employed, employed full time, employed part time, not in the labour force and unemployed, are presented by the location of residence at the time of the interview, the level of study and gender. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.
Release date: 2024-03-22
4. Estimated gross annual earnings of postsecondary graduates working full time at interview, by province of study, level of study and gender
Table: 37-10-0034-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Estimated gross annual earnings quartiles for postsecondary graduates working full time at the time of the interview are presented by the province of study, the level of study and gender. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.
Release date: 2024-03-22
5. Estimated gross annual earnings of postsecondary graduates working full time at interview, by location of residence at interview, level of study and gender
Table: 37-10-0035-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Estimated gross annual earnings quartiles for postsecondary graduates working full time at the time of the interview are presented by the location of residence at the time of the interview, the level of study and gender. Estimates are available at five-year intervals.
Release date: 2024-03-22
6. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by level of study and province of study
Table: 37-10-0249-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of study, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22
7. Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary studies, by level of study and by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0250-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Work-integrated learning participation during postsecondary education and outcomes, by province of residence at interview, level of study, field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22
8. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by province of study
Table: 37-10-0251-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of study, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22
9. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by level of study and province of study
Table: 37-10-0251-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of study, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22
10. Labour market outcomes three years after postsecondary education, by province of residence
Table: 37-10-0252-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Every 5 years
Description: Labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, employment status, annual earnings, work placements, by province of residence at interview, level and field of study and gender.
Release date: 2024-03-22

Analysis (56)

Analysis (56) (30 to 40 of 56 results)

31. Good jobs, more debt: a profile of young graduates Archived
Articles and reports: 81-003-X20020026526
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study examines the labour market outcomes of university and college graduates who entered the work force at three points of the economic cycle: 1986, 1990 and 1995. It uses data from the National Graduates Survey.
Release date: 2003-06-11
32. Finding Their Way: A Profile of Young Canadian Graduates Archived
Articles and reports: 81-595-M2003003
Geography: Canada
Description:
This report provides a description of the labour-market outcomes experienced by 1995 postsecondary graduates, by gender and by field of specialization.
Release date: 2003-02-24
33. I still feel overqualified for my job Archived
Articles and reports: 11-008-X20020036397
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article addresses overqualification, which concerns both workers and employers because people who hold jobs that make few demands on their skills have lower earnings and lower levels of productivity.
Release date: 2002-12-17
34. What determines labour market success for recent culture graduates? Archived
Articles and reports: 87-004-X20010046202
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article looks at the labour market experiences of recent culture graduates, with a focus on comparing university graduates with their community college and collège d'enseignement général et professionel (CEGEP) counterparts.
Release date: 2002-06-19
35. Early Labour Market Outcomes of Recent Canadian University Graduates by Discipline: A Longitudinal, Cross-cohort Analysis Archived
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2002164
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper reports the results of an empirical analysis of the early career outcomes of recent Canadian Bachelor's level graduates by discipline based on three waves of the National Graduates Surveys, which comprise large, representative databases of individuals who successfully completed their programmes at Canadian universities in 1982, 1986, and 1990, with information gathered during interviews conducted two and five years after graduation for each group of graduates (1984/87, 1988/92, 1990/95).
The outcomes analysed, all broken down by sex and discipline, include: the distribution of graduates by field and the percentage of female graduates; the percentage of graduates who subsequently completed another educational programme; the overall evaluation of the choice of major (would they choose it again?); unemployment rates, the percentage of workers in part-time jobs, in temporary jobs, self-employed; the job-education skill and credentials matches; earnings levels and rates of growth; and job satisfaction (earnings, overall).
Many of the outcomes conform to expectations, typically reflecting the different orientations of the various disciplines with respect to direct career preparedness, with the professions and other applied disciplines generally characterised by lower unemployment rates, closer skill and qualification matches, higher earnings, and so on. On the other hand, while the "applied" fields also tend to perform well in terms of the "softer", more subjective measures regarding job satisfaction and the overall evaluation of the chosen programme (would the graduate choose the same major again?), the findings also indicate that graduates' assessments of their post-graduation experiences and overall evaluations of the programmes from which they graduated are based on more than simply adding up standard measures of labour market "success", with the job satisfaction scores and - perhaps most interestingly - the overall programme evaluations often departing from what the objective measures (unemployment rates, earnings levels, etc.) might have predicted. Some implications of the findings are discussed and avenues for future research are suggested.
Release date: 2002-03-21
36. Science and technology skills: participation and performance in university and beyond Archived
Articles and reports: 81-003-X20010016032
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article, the third and last of a series, examines science and technology (S&T) graduates, their postsecondary studies and their early careers.
Release date: 2001-12-19
37. The school-to-work transition: What motivates graduates to change jobs? Archived
Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045861
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study looks at why graduates decide to change jobs.
Release date: 2001-09-07
38. School-to-work transition: A focus on arts and culture graduates Archived
Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000035717
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article examines the labour market outcomes of culture graduates at the university level.
Release date: 2001-06-08
39. Labour market outcomes of arts and culture graduates Archived
Articles and reports: 87-004-X20000035565
Geography: Canada
Description:
Over the last few years, we have learned a great deal about the culture labour force. We know that culture workers have, on average, higher levels of education, higher rates of self-employment, lower rates of unemployment, lower wages, a greater likelihood of working part-time, and a tendency to be concentrated in certain regions of the country.
Release date: 2001-03-16
40. Graduates' earnings and the job skills-education match Archived
Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000025524
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study examines the extent to which postsecondary graduates use their acquired skills, and the correspondence of their educational qualifications to the job requirements.
Release date: 2001-03-01

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