Education and labour market outcomes
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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
(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% -
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: 37-10-0251-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: Every 5 yearsDescription: 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
- Table: 37-10-0251-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: Every 5 yearsDescription: 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
- Table: 37-10-0252-01Geography: 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
- 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
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- Table: 37-10-0189-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Statistics on the labour market outcomes of postsecondary graduates, including the employment status and estimated gross annual earnings, are presented by province of residence at interview, the level of study, the field of study, sex and work-integrated learning (WIL) participation.Release date: 2020-10-05
- 62. Distribution of earners, by highest certificate, diploma or degree and earnings/employment incomeTable: 37-10-0151-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Distribution of earners, by highest level of education and employment income, calculated from data collected in the 2016 Census of Population.Release date: 2019-09-18
- Table: 37-10-0152-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Average earnings, by age group and highest level of education, from the 2016 Census of Population.Release date: 2019-09-18
- Table: 98-400-X2016258Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This table presents major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016, occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016, highest certificate, diploma or degree, age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households of Canada.
Release date: 2018-05-30 - Table: 98-400-X2016271Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This table presents employment income statistics, work activity during the reference year, occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016, major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016, highest certificate, diploma or degree, age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households of Canada.
Release date: 2018-05-30 - Table: 98-400-X2016280Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partDescription:
This table presents employment income statistics, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics and computer sciences) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science, and education) (non-STEM) groupings, major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016, highest certificate, diploma or degree, location of study, immigrant status, class of worker and sex and age for the population aged 15 years and over who worked full-time full-year in 2015 in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas.
Release date: 2018-05-30 - Table: 98-400-X2016281Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This table presents employment income statistics, work activity during the reference year, occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016, highest certificate, diploma or degree, age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households of Canada.
Release date: 2018-05-30 - Table: 98-400-X2016368Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This table presents occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016, highest certificate, diploma or degree, admission category and applicant type, period of immigration, age and sex for the immigrant population who landed between 1980 and 2016 aged 15 years and over, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.
Release date: 2018-05-30 - Table: 98-400-X2016373Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partDescription:
This table presents first official language spoken, occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016, highest certificate, diploma or degree and immigrant status and admission category for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.
Release date: 2018-05-30 - Table: 98-400-X2016374Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partDescription:
This table presents mother tongue, industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012, knowledge of official languages, highest certificate, diploma or degree and immigrant status and admission category for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.
Release date: 2018-05-30
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200500004Description:
Following high school graduation, some students decide to delay their postsecondary education (PSE). This raises the issue of the long-term implications of taking a gap year. The main question asked in this study is “Among high school graduates who eventually registered for postsecondary studies, how do the long-term labour market outcomes compare between those who took a gap year (i.e. attended PSE between 12 and 15 months after high school graduation) and those who followed a more linear path into PSE (i.e. attended PSE within three months of high school graduation)?” The analysis is based on data from the Youth in Transition Survey, Cohort A (YITS-A) linked to the T1 Family File (T1FF) and takes into account differences in a very rich set of characteristics including academic performance, cognitive and non-cognitive ability, parental characteristics (presence, education, aspirations, education savings behaviour), peers, and high school fixed effects.
Release date: 2022-05-25 - Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200100005Description:
While a large literature has documented the substantial and persistent earnings losses often experienced by displaced workers, relatively little is known regarding the educational strategies that prime-aged displaced workers use to cope with job loss. Specifically, the extent to which Canadian laid-off workers undergo re-skilling, i.e. enter new fields of study after losing their job or simply upgrade their skills and remain within their initial fields of study is currently unknown. This study fills this information gap using data from the Post-Secondary Information System (PSIS) in conjunction with Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal Worker file (LWF) and the Census of Population of 2006.
Release date: 2022-01-26 - Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202101100003Description:
Since the 1990s, Canadian immigration policy has emphasized human capital, particularly education and language proficiency, in the selection of economic immigrants. While immigration and the domestic educational system continuously increase the supply of a university-educated labour force, there has been concern that skilled trades are an often-overlooked career option for many secondary school graduates, and that this may lead to labour shortages in skilled trades. This article examines trends in the number of economic immigrant principal applicants who intended to work in skilled trades, their sociodemographic characteristics, and their employment and earnings outcomes. Also, comparisons are made with other economic immigrant principal applicants.
Release date: 2021-11-24 - Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100009Description:
This study examines the educational attainment and labour market outcomes of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women primarily aged 25 to 64 using data from the 2006 and 2016 Census of Population, the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey and the 2018 National Graduates Survey. Comparisons are made to the non-Indigenous population, across Indigenous-identity groups, and between the sexes.
Release date: 2021-10-20 - Stats in brief: 11-001-X202129332889Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2021-10-20
- Articles and reports: 42-28-0001202100100003Description:
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 - 27. Study: Youth and education in Canada ArchivedStats in brief: 11-001-X202127732364Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2021-10-04
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202126431583Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2021-09-21
- Articles and reports: 81-595-M2021004Description:
Using a new database created by integrating information from the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) with 2016 Census data, this article examines the extent to which 2012 and 2013 graduates with a bachelor's degree who did not go back to school full time after graduating held a job requiring a high school diploma at most when they entered the labour market in 2016. The overqualification rate is examined according to several characteristics, such as sex, field of study, province, graduation year, belonging to a group designated as a visible minority and immigration status.
Release date: 2021-09-21 - Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100600005Description:
Building a résumé during one’s postsecondary studies may provide postsecondary students with an advantage in the labour market after graduation. Although there are many ways to do so, this study will investigate one previously unexplored detail that students may leverage: building human capital with a specific employer. More specifically, the study estimates the relationship between post-graduation labour market outcomes and the type of match between the student job and the post-graduation job.
Release date: 2021-06-23
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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: 2024-08-15
- 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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