Education, training and skills

Key indicators |

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%

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1. International student enrolments at Canadian public colleges, 2014/2015 and 2023/2024
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025048
Description: Comparison of international student enrolments at Canadian public colleges between 2014/2015 and 2023/2024 by province of study, country of citizenship, and field of study, using Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) data.
Release date: 2025-11-20
2. Postsecondary enrolments, by status of student in Canada, country of citizenship and Classification of Instructional Programs, STEM and BHASE groupings
Table: 37-10-0184-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: The number of postsecondary enrolments, by status of student in Canada, country of citizenship, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type and gender.
Release date: 2025-11-20
3. Postsecondary international student enrolments, by International Standard Classification of Education and country of citizenship
Table: 37-10-0184-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: The number of postsecondary international student enrolments, by country of citizenship, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type and gender.
Release date: 2025-11-20
4. Postsecondary graduates, by status of student in Canada, country of citizenship and Classification of Instructional Programs, STEM and BHASE groupings
Table: 37-10-0185-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: The number of postsecondary graduates, by status of student in Canada, country of citizenship, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type and gender.
Release date: 2025-11-20
5. Postsecondary international student graduates, by International Standard Classification of Education and country of citizenship
Table: 37-10-0185-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: The number of postsecondary international student graduates, by country of citizenship, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type and gender.
Release date: 2025-11-20
6. Francophone Immigrants with Foreign Teacher Education Amid French Teacher Shortages Outside Quebec
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2025008
Description: The study primarily compares 18- to 60-year-old Francophone immigrants with foreign teacher education (obtained outside Canada) with their non-immigrant counterparts who obtained their teacher education anywhere (Francophone non-immigrants with teacher education).
Release date: 2025-11-06
7. Skill underutilization among immigrant women with a nursing education
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202501000001
Description: Canada is experiencing a nursing shortage as the demand for nurses has grown faster than the supply of people with a nursing education. This study summarizes key findings from an earlier study conducted by Statistics Canada that examined how place of education is associated with the underutilization of immigrant women with a nursing education.
Release date: 2025-10-22
8. Fields of study and occupations of immigrants who were international students in Canada before immigration
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500700001
Description: 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
9. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: Education and skills development
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023011
Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Education and skills development. The indicators (highest certificate, diploma or degree [6] and knowledge of official languages [4]) can be disaggregated by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics for the population in private households. Data are available for Canada, geographical regions of Canada, province or territory and census metropolitan area. This data visualization tool is part of a broader conceptual framework on social inclusion and covers a total of 11 themes. Each theme has a similar interactive visualization tool.
Release date: 2025-07-07
10. Immigrants and non-permanent residents among the school age population
Table: 37-10-0269-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Proportion of immigrants and non-permanent residents among the school-age population (ages 5 to 25), Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.
Release date: 2024-10-22

Data (56)

Data (56) (0 to 10 of 56 results)

1. Postsecondary enrolments, by status of student in Canada, country of citizenship and Classification of Instructional Programs, STEM and BHASE groupings
Table: 37-10-0184-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: The number of postsecondary enrolments, by status of student in Canada, country of citizenship, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type and gender.
Release date: 2025-11-20
2. Postsecondary international student enrolments, by International Standard Classification of Education and country of citizenship
Table: 37-10-0184-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: The number of postsecondary international student enrolments, by country of citizenship, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type and gender.
Release date: 2025-11-20
3. Postsecondary graduates, by status of student in Canada, country of citizenship and Classification of Instructional Programs, STEM and BHASE groupings
Table: 37-10-0185-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: The number of postsecondary graduates, by status of student in Canada, country of citizenship, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type and gender.
Release date: 2025-11-20
4. Postsecondary international student graduates, by International Standard Classification of Education and country of citizenship
Table: 37-10-0185-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: The number of postsecondary international student graduates, by country of citizenship, Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and BHASE (business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education) groupings, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), institution type and gender.
Release date: 2025-11-20
5. Social inclusion indicators for ethnocultural groups in Canada: Education and skills development
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023011
Description: This interactive data visualization tool uses graphs to present social inclusion indicators under the theme of Education and skills development. The indicators (highest certificate, diploma or degree [6] and knowledge of official languages [4]) can be disaggregated by visible minority and selected sociodemographic characteristics for the population in private households. Data are available for Canada, geographical regions of Canada, province or territory and census metropolitan area. This data visualization tool is part of a broader conceptual framework on social inclusion and covers a total of 11 themes. Each theme has a similar interactive visualization tool.
Release date: 2025-07-07
6. Immigrants and non-permanent residents among the school age population
Table: 37-10-0269-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Proportion of immigrants and non-permanent residents among the school-age population (ages 5 to 25), Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.
Release date: 2024-10-22
7. Highest level of education 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: 98-10-0641-01
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, 2011 and 2006 censuses — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7A), Gender (3a), Age (15A), First official language spoken (5), Immigrant and generation status (9), Visible minority (15), Percent, Census year (4)

Description: Highest certificate, diploma or degree by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status), for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas with parts.
Release date: 2024-03-26
8. 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
9. 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
10. Labour force status by visible minority, highest level of education and immigrant status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions with a population 5,000 or more
Table: 98-10-0436-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
Frequency: Occasional
Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7), Statistics (3), Gender (3), Age (15A), Labour force status (8), Immigrant status (4), Visible minority (15)

Description: Employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates of visible minority groups by educational characteristics, for census divisions and large municipalities.
Release date: 2023-10-04

Analysis (65)

Analysis (65) (0 to 10 of 65 results)

1. International student enrolments at Canadian public colleges, 2014/2015 and 2023/2024
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025048
Description: Comparison of international student enrolments at Canadian public colleges between 2014/2015 and 2023/2024 by province of study, country of citizenship, and field of study, using Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) data.
Release date: 2025-11-20
2. Francophone Immigrants with Foreign Teacher Education Amid French Teacher Shortages Outside Quebec
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2025008
Description: The study primarily compares 18- to 60-year-old Francophone immigrants with foreign teacher education (obtained outside Canada) with their non-immigrant counterparts who obtained their teacher education anywhere (Francophone non-immigrants with teacher education).
Release date: 2025-11-06
3. Skill underutilization among immigrant women with a nursing education
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202501000001
Description: Canada is experiencing a nursing shortage as the demand for nurses has grown faster than the supply of people with a nursing education. This study summarizes key findings from an earlier study conducted by Statistics Canada that examined how place of education is associated with the underutilization of immigrant women with a nursing education.
Release date: 2025-10-22
4. Fields of study and occupations of immigrants who were international students in Canada before immigration
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202500700001
Description: 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
5. Study: International students in private colleges 2021
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202428238709
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2024-10-08
6. The provision of higher- and lower-skilled immigrant labour to the Canadian economy
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900005
Description: One of the goals of Canada’s immigration system is to fill labour and skills shortages. In spite of the interest in this topic, little is known regarding the actual occupations and skill levels of recent immigrants at entry and their pathways for getting there. This study fills that information gap by examining immigrants who landed in Canada in 2018 or 2019 and assessing their occupational outcomes two to three years later in May 2021.
Release date: 2024-09-25
7. Housing international students: Housing suitability across municipalities
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400500001
Description: With an increase in the number of international students and a greater need for affordable housing, questions have arisen about international students housing experiences. This article examines international students’ prevalence of living in unsuitable housing across municipalities enumerated in the 2021 Census of Population long-form questionnaire. The report also presents the rates of unsuitable housing for international students from different source countries and provides comparisons with Canadian-born students.
Release date: 2024-05-22
8. Trends in education–occupation mismatch among recent immigrants with a bachelor’s degree or higher, 2001 to 2021
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400500002
Description: Selecting immigrants with high levels of education increases their chances of economic success. Immigrants with a bachelor’s degree or higher are more adaptable to changes in the labour market and have steeper growth in employment earnings than those with a trades or high school education. However, many immigrants with a bachelor’s degree or higher have occupations that underutilize their skills, which can reduce their employment income, productivity and well-being. This article updates previously documented trends in education–occupation mismatch with census data from 2001 to 2021.
Release date: 2024-05-22
9. Characteristics of postsecondary international students who did not enrol in publicly funded postsecondary education programs
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301100001
Description: The fast-growing number of international students have generated strong public interest and concerns about their impacts on Canada’s educational institutions, labour market, and affordable housing. Fully understanding such impacts requires better knowledge of their school enrollment and labour force participation. Using temporary resident permit data from the Longitudinal Immigration Database and tax data from the Longitudinal Worker File, this article sheds light on the activities and sociodemographic characteristics of postsecondary study permit holders who were not enrolled in publicly funded postsecondary education institutions.
Release date: 2023-11-22
10. The effect of parents’ education and income on the educational attainment of childhood immigrants
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300900002
Description: Many immigrants move to countries such as Canada in part to provide better educational and economic opportunities for their children. For its part, Canada also looks to immigrants and their children to provide higher-level skills to the labour market. This paper examines the effect of the mother’s and father’s education on the likelihood of a childhood immigrant who arrived in Canada at age 17 or younger, completing postsecondary education. The paper further determines whether there is significant variation in these relationships among immigrants from different source regions.
Release date: 2023-09-27

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