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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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Percentage point change in adults aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher - Canada
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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% -
22.4%
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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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- Table: 37-10-0252-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: Every 5 yearsDescription: 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
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400200004Description: Several factors may have contributed to the improved labour market outcomes for recent immigrants since the mid-2010s, such as the expansion of the two-step immigration selection process and the introduction of the Express Entry system in 2015. This article presents updated analyses regarding the employment and earnings outcomes of recent immigrants. It also discusses factors that might influence these outcomes in the near term.Release date: 2024-02-28
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202405237265Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-02-21
- Table: 14-10-0359-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of CanadaFrequency: AnnualDescription:
Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous population, educational attainment and age group, last 5 years.
Release date: 2024-01-05 - Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200002Description: Investing in a postsecondary education is one of the most important decisions made by people over their lifetime. Understanding the potential outcomes associated with specific postsecondary academic programs may help inform young people, but most of the available information focuses on earnings. While important, earnings say little about what postsecondary graduates are likely to do in their career, which may factor heavily in their decision-making process. This article presents the most prevalent jobs held by graduates of Canadian bachelor’s degree programs aged 25 to 34 using the 2021 Census of Population.Release date: 2023-12-21
- Table: 98-10-0590-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census divisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - TEER category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (9A), Mobility status 5 years ago (9), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Age (15A), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Labour force status (8)Description: Data on labour force status including employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates by occupation TEER (Training, Education, Experience and Responsibility) category, mobility status 5 years ago, highest level of education, age and gender, for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 98-10-0599-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over with weeks worked in 2020 and employment income in 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Industry - Groups - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 (426), Visible minority (15), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Work activity during the reference year (4), Age (5A), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Employment income statistics (3)Description: Data on employment income statistics by industry groups (4-digit code) from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017, visible minority, highest level of education, work activity during the reference year, age and gender, for the population aged 15 years and over who reported weeks worked and employment income in 2020 in private households in Canada, provinces and territories.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 37-10-0107-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Distribution of the population aged 15 to 29, non-students and students by type of institution attended, by age and labour force status, Canada. This table is included in Section E: Transitions and outcomes: Transitions to the labour market, of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.Release date: 2023-10-13
- Table: 98-10-0399-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Gender (3), Age (15A), Employment income statistics (7), Immigrant status (4A), Location of study (5), Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (14), Visible minority (15)Description: Employment income of visible minority groups by educational characteristics, including location of study.Release date: 2023-10-04
- Table: 98-10-0404-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - Unit group - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (821A), Age (2), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (500), Gender (3)Description: Detailed occupational distribution by detailed field of study, for provinces and territories.Release date: 2023-10-04
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- Table: 98-10-0421-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate (15), Statistics (3), Gender (3), Age (15A), Labour force status (8), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Indigenous identity (9)Description: Data on Indigenous populations with high school diploma or equivalency certificate, and combinations of high school and trades/college credentials, for cities.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0424-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Statistics (3), Gender (3), Age (15A), Labour force status (8), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Indigenous identity (9)Description: Employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates of Indigenous populations by educational characteristics, for cities.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0428-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Statistics (3), Gender (3), Age (15A), Employment income statistics (7), Indigenous identity (9)Description: Employment income of Indigenous populations by educational characteristics, for census divisions and municipalities.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0402-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: STEM and BHASE groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (40), Statistics (3), Gender (3), Age (15A), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Location of study (5), Occupation - STEM and non-STEM - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (25A)Description: Number of people in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math and computer science) and BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study who worked in STEM, STEM-related or non-STEM occupations.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0403-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - Unit group - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (821A), Age (4), Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (500), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Gender (3), Statistics (6B)Description: Detailed occupational distribution by detailed field of study, with percentages.Release date: 2022-11-30
- 46. Occupation by major field of study (STEM and BHASE, detailed): Canada, provinces and territoriesTable: 98-10-0405-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - Unit group - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (821A), Gender (3), Age (4), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), STEM and BHASE groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (40), Statistics (6B)Description: Detailed occupational distribution, by STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math and computer science) and BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study, with percentages.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0412-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - Unit group - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (821A), Gender (3), Age (4), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (63), Work activity during the reference year (4A), Employment income statistics (7)Description: Detailed labour market outcomes by educational characteristics, including detailed occupation, hours and weeks worked and employment income.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0420-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate (15), Age (15A), Gender (3), Labour force status (8), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Residence by Indigenous geography (10), Indigenous identity (9)Description: Data on Indigenous populations (including data on reserves and Inuit Nunangat) with high school diploma or equivalency certificate, and combinations of high school and trades/college credentials.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0423-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Gender (3), Age (15A), Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (14), Labour force status (8), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Residence by Indigenous geography (10), Indigenous identity (9)Description: Employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates of Indigenous populations (including data on reserves and Inuit Nunangat) by educational characteristics, for Canada, provinces and territories.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0427-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Statistics (3), Gender (3), Age (15A), Employment income statistics (7), Work activity during the reference year (5), Income year (2), Indigenous identity (9)Description: Data on employment income (in 2019 and 2020) of Indigenous populations by educational characteristics, for cities.Release date: 2022-11-30
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- 131. Finding Their Way: A Profile of Young Canadian Graduates ArchivedArticles and reports: 81-595-M2003003Geography: CanadaDescription:
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 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20020016466Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This article examines the distribution of annual earnings of B.C. university graduates from the classes of 1974 through 1996.
Release date: 2003-02-17 - 133. I still feel overqualified for my job ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20020036397Geography: CanadaDescription:
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 - Articles and reports: 87-004-X20010046202Geography: CanadaDescription:
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 - 135. Early Labour Market Outcomes of Recent Canadian University Graduates by Discipline: A Longitudinal, Cross-cohort Analysis ArchivedArticles and reports: 11F0019M2002164Geography: CanadaDescription:
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 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20010016032Geography: CanadaDescription:
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 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045861Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study looks at why graduates decide to change jobs.
Release date: 2001-09-07 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000035717Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the labour market outcomes of culture graduates at the university level.
Release date: 2001-06-08 - 139. The costs of dropping out of high school ArchivedArticles and reports: 81-589-X20010015843Description:
Labour Force Survey data reveal that dropout rates decreased throughout the 1990s in Canada. In 1999, the dropout rate stood at 15.1 per cent for 18- to 19 year-olds and 11.9 per cent for 20- to 24 year-olds.
Release date: 2001-05-22 - Journals and periodicals: 89F0125XDescription:
These highlights provide a brief summary of the report 'Literacy, numeracy and labour market outcomes in Canada', (catalogue no. 89-552-MPE00008 and 89-552-MIE00008) which investigates the relationship between labour market success and literacy skills.
Release date: 2001-03-19
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-0001Description: These reference guides are intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The guide provides an overview of the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS), the general methodology used to create longitudinal indicators, and important technical information for users.Release date: 2024-04-17
- 2. Overview of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform and Associated Datasets, 2022 ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012022004Description:
This technical reference guide (updated to include the 2022 datasets) is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data for the products associated with this issue are derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.
Release date: 2022-06-06 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012021005Description:
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 derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and sex for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.
Release date: 2021-10-21 - 4. Overview of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) and Associated Datasets ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012021006Description:
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 derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and gender for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.
Release date: 2021-10-21 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012020004Description:
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 derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and sex for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.
Release date: 2020-11-05 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012020001Description:
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.
Release date: 2020-03-16 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012019002Description:
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 derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and sex for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.
Release date: 2019-12-04 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012018002Description:
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.
Release date: 2018-12-05 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012018001Description:
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 derived from integrating Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) administrative data with other administrative data on earnings. Statistics Canada has derived a series of annual indicators on the labour market outcomes of public postsecondary graduates including median employment income by educational qualification, field of study, age group and sex for Canada, the provinces and the territories combined.
Release date: 2018-12-04 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X20050019476Description:
The paper will show how, using data published by Statistics Canada and available from member libraries of the CREPUQ, a linkage approach using postal codes makes it possible to link the data from the outcomes file to a set of contextual variables. These variables could then contribute to producing, on an exploratory basis, a better index to explain the varied outcomes of students from schools. In terms of the impact, the proposed index could show more effectively the limitations of ranking students and schools when this information is not given sufficient weight.
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