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  • 1. Percentage of employees fully proficient in terms of skills needed in the business or organization, fourth quarter of 2023
    Table: 33-10-0738-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of employees fully proficient in terms of skills needed in the business or organization, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, fourth quarter of 2023.
    Release date: 2023-11-27
  • 2. Employment income statistics by visible minority, immigrant status, highest level of education and location of study: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0399-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable 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
  • 3. Employment income groups by highest level of education: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0407-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Gender (3), Age (15A), Income year (2), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Statistics (2A), Employment income groups (15A)
    Description: Distribution of earners by highest certificate, diploma or degree and earnings/employment income. For the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP).
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 4. Employment income statistics by major field of study (detailed, 4-digit) and highest level of education: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0409-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (500), Gender (3), Age (15A), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Work activity during the reference year (5), Income year (2), Employment income statistics (7)
    Description: Employment income (in 2019 and 2020) by detailed major field of study and highest certificate, diploma or degree, including work activity (full time full year, part time full year, or part year).
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 5. Employment income statistics by highest level of education and major field of study (summary): Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0410-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (14), Gender (3), Age (22), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Work activity during the reference year (5), Income year (2), Employment income statistics (7)
    Description: Employment income (in 2019 and 2020) by major field of study and highest certificate, diploma or degree, for cities. Includes five-year age groups, for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP).
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 6. Employment income statistics by highest level of education: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0411-01
    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 (16), Statistics (3), Gender (3), Age (15A), Income year (2), Employment income statistics (7)
    Description: Employment income (in 2019 and 2020) by highest certificate, diploma or degree, for census divisions and municipalities.
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 7. Employment income statistics by Indigenous identity, highest level of education and major field of study: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0426-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (63), Gender (3), Age (15A), Employment income statistics (7), Work activity during the reference year (5), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Indigenous identity (9)
    Description: Employment income of Indigenous populations by educational characteristics, for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 8. Employment income statistics 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: 98-10-0440-01
    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), Employment income statistics (7), Immigrant status (4A), Visible minority (15)
    Description: Employment income of visible minority groups by educational characteristics, for census divisions and large municipalities.
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 9. Study: Canadian postsecondary education and labour market outcomes of 2010 economic immigrants to Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202322736666
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-08-15
  • 10. Canadian postsecondary education and labour market outcomes of 2010 economic immigrants to Canada
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2023003
    Description: Using the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) integrated with the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and the T1 Family File (T1FF), this study explores the Canadian postsecondary educational attainment and employment income of immigrants from the “economic immigrant” programs who were granted permanent residency based on their ability to contribute to the Canadian economy. The analysis compares the skilled immigrants who returned to postsecondary education after admission to Canada to those who did not return to postsecondary education and explores their potential difficulty to transfer their educational qualifications onto the Canadian labour market.
    Release date: 2023-08-15
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  • 1. Study: Canadian postsecondary education and labour market outcomes of 2010 economic immigrants to Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202322736666
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-08-15
  • 2. Canadian postsecondary education and labour market outcomes of 2010 economic immigrants to Canada
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2023003
    Description: Using the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) integrated with the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and the T1 Family File (T1FF), this study explores the Canadian postsecondary educational attainment and employment income of immigrants from the “economic immigrant” programs who were granted permanent residency based on their ability to contribute to the Canadian economy. The analysis compares the skilled immigrants who returned to postsecondary education after admission to Canada to those who did not return to postsecondary education and explores their potential difficulty to transfer their educational qualifications onto the Canadian labour market.
    Release date: 2023-08-15
  • 3. High school academic performance and earnings by postsecondary field of study
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300400001
    Description: Selecting a field of study is an important decision made by thousands of incoming postsecondary students each year. Numerous studies have shown that graduates from engineering, business and mathematics programs earn considerably more than their counterparts from arts and humanities. This article estimates the earnings differences across various fields of study after adjusting for differences in high school academic performance (course marks), neighbourhood factors (income and educational attainment) and postsecondary institution effects.
    Release date: 2023-05-08
  • 4. Ethnocultural diversity among lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Canada: An overview of educational and economic outcomes
    Stats in brief: 89-28-0001202200100005
    Description: This article provides a portrait of the ethnocultural and linguistic diversity among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people in Canada. Using sexual orientation data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015 to 2018), this study also examines the educational and economic outcomes of Canadian-born, immigrant and racialized LGB individuals. It is the fourth release of a series of Just the Facts articles on LGB people in Canada.
    Release date: 2023-04-19
  • 5. Labour market outcomes for college and university graduates, 2010 to 2019
    Articles and reports: 37-20-00012023002
    Description: 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. This document has been updated to reflect the 2023 methodology used to produce labour market outcomes indicators.
    Release date: 2023-04-18
  • 6. Earnings indicators for certified journeypersons in Canada, 2020
    Articles and reports: 37-20-00012023003
    Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The data products associated with this release are derived from integrating the longitudinal Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) with other administrative data. Statistics Canada has derived a series of indicators on the earnings of newly registered journeypersons by cohort size and selected trades, for Canada, all provinces and for grouped territories.
    Release date: 2023-03-13
  • 7. Earnings and mobility indicators for newly certified journeypersons in Canada 2020
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202307223404
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-03-13
  • 8. Postsecondary students in Canada 10 years after graduation
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023002
    Description: This infographic provides details about the median employment earnings as well as rates of return to studies of graduates.
    Release date: 2023-01-19
  • 9. Determinants of skill gaps in the workplace and recruitment difficulties in Canada
    Articles and reports: 18-001-X2022002
    Description:

    Using data from the Survey of Employers on Workers’ Skills, the paper examines the link between firm characteristics and the prevalence of skills gaps in the workplace and recruitment difficulties in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-11-04
  • 10. Skills gaps and recruitment difficulties in Canada: Findings from the Survey of Employers on Workers' Skills
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022061
    Description:

    From March 8 to May 11 2022, Statistics Canada conducted the Survey of Employers on Workers’ Skills (SEWS). The purpose of the survey is to collect information on employers' skills needs and skills gaps as well as their human resources management practices, work organization, training programs, and talent recruitment and retention programs. Based on the SEWS data, this infographic presents the proportion of Canadian businesses that reported skills gaps and recruitment difficulties by industry and region.

    Release date: 2022-10-17
Reference (6)

Reference (6) ((6 results))

  • 1. Overview of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform and Associated Datasets, 2022
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012022004
    Description:

    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
  • 2. Labour market outcomes for college and university graduates, 2010 to 2017 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012021005
    Description:

    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
  • 3. Overview of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) and Associated Datasets Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012021006
    Description:

    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
  • 4. Labour market outcomes for college and university graduates, 2010 to 2016 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012020004
    Description:

    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
  • 5. Labour market outcomes for college and university graduates, 2010 to 2015 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-00012019002
    Description:

    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
  • 6. Schooling, Literacy and Individual Earnings (Highlights) Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89F0120X
    Description:

    Direct measures of skill attainment such as the International Adult Literacy Survey are used to assess the importance of educational outcome skills such as literacy in determining labour market outcomes such as earnings. Policy makers also use them to direct resources most efficiently. However, these skill measures are the product of complex statistical procedures. This paper examines the mathematical robustness of the International Adult Literacy Survey measures against other possibilities in estimating the impact of literacy on individual earnings.

    Release date: 2000-06-02
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