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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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- Data Visualization: 98-505-X2021008Description: This interactive chart shows the flow of values from Major field of study to Occupation, or reverse order Occupation to Major field of study. Filter between Major field of study, Occupation, Highest certificate, diploma or degree, Gender, Immigrant status, Location of study and Geographies (Canada, Provinces and Territories).Release date: 2025-10-16
- Articles and reports: 81-595-M2025004Description: This is a technical report describing the newly developed custom grouping for occupation and major field of study analysis. This is not a prescriptive one to one tool for creating a job match index, but rather a custom grouping to highlight the complexities of relationships between those two classifications. The technical report presents the method used to create the grouping and the reasoning behind its creation.Release date: 2025-10-16
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500700001Description: Postsecondary education is a key element in developing a skilled workforce. International students are often seen as a potential source of labour supply beyond their temporary employment while studying. This study examines the alignment between the fields of study and occupations of immigrants with a postsecondary education who held study permits before becoming permanent residents from 2011 to 2021. It compares them with other immigrants who became permanent residents during the same period and Canadian-born postsecondary graduates.Release date: 2025-07-23
- 4. Retention of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science graduates in CanadaArticles and reports: 36-28-0001202500700004Description: 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.Release date: 2025-07-23
- Table: 98-10-0661-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic regionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed health professionals, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Major field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (45), Location of study (4), Health occupations (52), First official language spoken (5)Description: Data on field and location of postsecondary studies of employed healthcare professionals living in private households, by first official language spoken.Release date: 2025-03-19
- Table: 37-10-0143-02Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of students who started in a college-level diploma program and graduated with a different educational qualification, within the province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0143-03Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of students who started in an undergraduate degree program and pursued or graduated with a different educational qualification, within the province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0143-04Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of students who started in a master's degree program and graduated with a different educational qualification, within the province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0143-05Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of students who started in a doctorate degree program and pursued or graduated with a different educational qualification, within the province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0145-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Graduation of college-level certificate students, within the field of study grouping (Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education (BHASE) groupings) and province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics. The STEM grouping includes fields of study in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and computer sciences. The BHASE grouping includes fields of study in business, humanities, health, arts, social science, education, legal studies, trades, services, natural resources and conservation.Release date: 2024-12-11
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- Data Visualization: 98-505-X2021008Description: This interactive chart shows the flow of values from Major field of study to Occupation, or reverse order Occupation to Major field of study. Filter between Major field of study, Occupation, Highest certificate, diploma or degree, Gender, Immigrant status, Location of study and Geographies (Canada, Provinces and Territories).Release date: 2025-10-16
- Table: 98-10-0661-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic regionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed health professionals, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Major field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (45), Location of study (4), Health occupations (52), First official language spoken (5)Description: Data on field and location of postsecondary studies of employed healthcare professionals living in private households, by first official language spoken.Release date: 2025-03-19
- Table: 37-10-0143-02Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of students who started in a college-level diploma program and graduated with a different educational qualification, within the province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0143-03Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of students who started in an undergraduate degree program and pursued or graduated with a different educational qualification, within the province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0143-04Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of students who started in a master's degree program and graduated with a different educational qualification, within the province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0143-05Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of students who started in a doctorate degree program and pursued or graduated with a different educational qualification, within the province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0145-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Graduation of college-level certificate students, within the field of study grouping (Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education (BHASE) groupings) and province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics. The STEM grouping includes fields of study in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and computer sciences. The BHASE grouping includes fields of study in business, humanities, health, arts, social science, education, legal studies, trades, services, natural resources and conservation.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0145-02Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Graduation of college-level diploma students, within the field of study grouping (Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education (BHASE) groupings) and province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics. The STEM grouping includes fields of study in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and computer sciences. The BHASE grouping includes fields of study in business, humanities, health, arts, social science, education, legal studies, trades, services, natural resources and conservation.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0145-03Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Persistence and graduation of undergraduate degree students, within the field of study grouping (Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education (BHASE) groupings) and province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics. The STEM grouping includes fields of study in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and computer sciences. The BHASE grouping includes fields of study in business, humanities, health, arts, social science, education, legal studies, trades, services, natural resources and conservation.Release date: 2024-12-11
- Table: 37-10-0145-04Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Graduation of master's degree students, within the field of study grouping (Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education (BHASE) groupings) and province or territory of first enrolment, by demographic characteristics. The STEM grouping includes fields of study in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and computer sciences. The BHASE grouping includes fields of study in business, humanities, health, arts, social science, education, legal studies, trades, services, natural resources and conservation.Release date: 2024-12-11
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- Articles and reports: 81-595-M2025004Description: This is a technical report describing the newly developed custom grouping for occupation and major field of study analysis. This is not a prescriptive one to one tool for creating a job match index, but rather a custom grouping to highlight the complexities of relationships between those two classifications. The technical report presents the method used to create the grouping and the reasoning behind its creation.Release date: 2025-10-16
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500700001Description: Postsecondary education is a key element in developing a skilled workforce. International students are often seen as a potential source of labour supply beyond their temporary employment while studying. This study examines the alignment between the fields of study and occupations of immigrants with a postsecondary education who held study permits before becoming permanent residents from 2011 to 2021. It compares them with other immigrants who became permanent residents during the same period and Canadian-born postsecondary graduates.Release date: 2025-07-23
- 3. Retention of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science graduates in CanadaArticles and reports: 36-28-0001202500700004Description: 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.Release date: 2025-07-23
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202428238709Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-10-08
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900002Description: Although it is well established that higher levels of educational attainment are generally associated with higher lifetime earnings, and that this varies considerably by field of study, less is known about the actual jobs held by graduates of specific disciplines. The purpose of this short article is to present results from the 2021 Census of Population for doctoral degree graduates. Only individuals who worked during the census reference week (May 2 to 8, 2021) and who completed a Canadian doctoral degree program are included.Release date: 2024-09-25
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400800001Description: Investing in a postsecondary education is an important decision in the lives of young people, because it may lead to significantly higher lifetime earnings, which may vary substantially across different disciplines. The purpose of this short article is to present results for master’s degree graduates aged 25 to 34 collected on the 2021 Census of Population. Only individuals who worked during the census reference week (May 2 to 8, 2021) and who completed a Canadian master’s degree program are included.Release date: 2024-08-28
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400700001Description: One of the main investments individuals can make throughout their lives is the decision to pursue a postsecondary education. The purpose of this article is to present results from the 2021 Census of Population on the most prevalent occupations held by graduates of various college and CEGEP certificate and diploma programs who were aged 25 to 34.Release date: 2024-07-24
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024027Description: This infographic provides details about the number of graduates and median employment income two years after graduation for international postsecondary students, by educational qualification and field of study.Release date: 2024-06-20
- 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
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300900003Description: Recent years have witnessed a small decrease of domestic student enrolments and a growing number of international students in Canadian postsecondary programs. Using enrolment data from the Postsecondary Student Information System, this study examines the relationship of changes in domestic students’ postsecondary enrolments with the influx of international students during the 2010s by educational institution and field of study and provides one of the first empirical analyses of the relationship in the context of Canada.Release date: 2023-09-27
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- Classification: 12-590-XDescription:
The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is used for classifying instructional programs according to field of study. CIP was originally created by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the United States. It is a hierarchical classification. The classification provides a detailed description of each instructional program class together with illustrative examples of the types of instructional programs found in that class. Illustrative examples are also provided of closely related programs that are classified elsewhere. In addition, the classification includes an introduction to CIP and an alternative structure for the aggregation of field of study data. CIP has a ten-year revision cycle.
Release date: 2022-11-08 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012021004Description:
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.
Release date: 2021-06-09 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012020003Description:
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.
Release date: 2020-09-17 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012019001Description: 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.Release date: 2019-10-18
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 81-005-XDescription:
This register identifies the universe of all public and not-for-profit postsecondary and adult education institutions in Canada and their programs of study. All programs are classified to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP).
Release date: 2004-12-13 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-392-GDescription:
This guide presents the census concepts related to schooling and major field of study and describes the evolution of the different issues that concern these concepts. The guide also deals with the comparability of the 2001 Census data on schooling and major field of study with those of previous censuses.
Release date: 2004-11-23 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75F0002M1995002Description:
This paper presents the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) coding structure for the major fields of study for postsecondary graduates. It uses data collected in the 1991 Census of Population.
Release date: 1995-12-30