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  • Table: 98-10-0570-01
    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: Long-form data quality indicators – Labour (28)
    Description: Data on long-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census labour content, Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.
    Release date: 2023-02-08

  • Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021011
    Description: This Census in Brief article focuses on the education of racialized groups based on data from the 2021 Census of Population. It examines differences in educational attainment between and within racialized groups. The article also provides information on whether racialized populations found jobs that correspond to their education.
    Release date: 2023-01-18

  • Data Visualization: 98-505-X2021006
    Description:

    This interactive diagram shows the proportion of employed labour force in each occupation category, as well as the median employment income of the employed labour force who worked full year, full time and reported employment income in 2020. Selecting an occupation from the chart will display the median employment income, number of individuals, and percentage of all occupations in the centre of the chart. Data views are available for Canada, provinces and territories, and census metropolitan areas (CMAs), as well as for highest certificate, diploma or degree, age groups and gender.

    Release date: 2022-12-15

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X202233432995
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-11-30

  • Table: 98-10-0402-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: 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: 98-10-0403-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable 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

  • Table: 98-10-0405-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: 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: 98-10-0420-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: 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: 98-10-0423-01
    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), 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: 98-10-0435-01
    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: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Gender (3), Age (15A), Labour force status (8), Immigrant status (4), STEM and BHASE groupings, Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (16), Visible minority (15)
    Description: Employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates of visible minority groups by educational characteristics, for Canada, provinces, territories and cities.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
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  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X201920620845
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-07-25

  • Articles and reports: 75-006-X201900100004
    Description:

    In this study, data from the Demosim microsimulation model are used to assess the labour force participation rate of Canadians in 2036 under various scenarios of population growth and participation rate by age. In addition, the article provides an overview of the ethnocultural characteristics of persons who will be in the labour market in 2036, as well as an overview of regional differences that could exist in the labour force in 2036.

    Release date: 2019-03-20

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X201907919705
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-03-20

  • Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019015
    Description:

    Despite notable advancements in education and labour force participation over the last half century, women continue to be less represented relative to men among top income groups, accounting for one in five workers in Canada’s top 1% in 2015. This infographic provides a gender-based analysis of key socio-demographic and employment characteristics of workers in the top 1%, based on the 2016 Census of Population.

    Release date: 2019-03-08

  • Articles and reports: 75-006-X201900100001
    Description: In this study, data from the 2016 Census are used to provide a sociodemographic profile of the Syrian refugees who resettled in Canada between January 1, 2015, and May 10, 2016, and who were still living in Canada at the time of the census. This article also analyses the labour market participation of Syrian refugees, and provides some information about their housing conditions.
    Release date: 2019-02-12

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X201904319135
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-02-12

  • Articles and reports: 11F0019M2019002
    Description:

    Rising income inequality in industrialized nations has motivated research on high-income Canadians and how they differ from the general population. Despite notable advancements in education and labour force participation over the last half century, women continue to be less represented relative to men among top income groups, accounting for one in five workers in Canada’s top 1% in 2015. This paper fills an important information gap by providing a gender-based analysis of key socio-demographic and employment characteristics of working women and men in the top 1%, based on the 2016 Census of Population.

    Release date: 2019-01-21

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X201902119226
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-01-21

  • Articles and reports: 75-006-X201800154976
    Description:

    Using data from the Canadian Vital Statistics Birth Database and from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), this study examines the relationship between fertility rates and labour force participation among women aged 15 to 44 in Ontario and in Quebec between 1996 and 2016, two provinces that followed different paths with respect to parental leave benefits and affordable child care over the past two decades.

    Release date: 2018-07-18

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X201819919023
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2018-07-18
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  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026006
    Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the following topics: labour market activities, commuting and education. The tested changes for each topic are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
    Release date: 2025-07-04

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012020004
    Description:

    This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of education, labour, commuting, and Veterans, which includes the following topics: education, labour market conditions, commuting to work, and Veteran and military service. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.

    Release date: 2020-07-20

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-559-G
    Description: This guide focuses on the following topics: Labour market activity and Unpaid work.

    Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, data quality and historical comparability. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

    Release date: 2008-06-10

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-559-G2006003
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topics: Labour market activity and Unpaid work.

    Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, data quality and historical comparability. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

    Release date: 2008-06-10

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-559-P2006003
    Description:

    This guide focuses on the following topics: Labour market activity and Unpaid work.

    Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.

    Release date: 2008-04-08

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004022
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This activity focuses on the contribution of immigrants to Canadian agriculture, highlighting which countries they come from and why, and what types of farms they prefer.

    Release date: 2005-01-28

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-388-X
    Description:

    This report contains basic conceptual and data quality information to help users interpret and make use of census occupation data. It gives an overview of the collection, coding (to the 2001 National Occupational Classification), edit and imputation of the occupation data from the 2001 Census. The report describes procedural changes between the 2001 and earlier censuses, and provides an analysis of the quality level of the 2001 Census occupation data. Finally, it details the revision of the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification used in the 1991 and 1996 Censuses to the 2001 National Occupational Classification for Statistics used in 2001. The historical comparability of data coded to the two classifications is discussed. Appendices to the report include a table showing historical data for the 1991, 1996 and 2001 Censuses.

    Release date: 2004-07-15

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-391-X
    Description:

    This report contains basic conceptual and data quality information intended to facilitate the use and interpretation of census industry data. It provides an overview of the industry processing cycle, including elements such as regional processing, edit and imputation, and the tabulation of error rates. A detailed explanation of the automated coding systems used in the 2001 Census is also documented, in addition to notable changes in the imputation procedures. The report concludes with summary tables that indicate the level of data quality in the 2001 Census industry data. Appendices to the report contain historical data going back to the 1971 Census.

    Release date: 2004-06-02

  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-389-X
    Description:

    This report contains basic conceptual and data quality information intended to facilitate the use and interpretation of census industry data. It provides an overview of the industry processing cycle, including elements such as regional processing, edit and imputation, and the tabulation of error rates. Notable changes in the industrial classification structure are discussed as well as differences in the coding procedures from the previous census (1996). The report concludes with summary tables that indicate the level of data quality in the 2001 Census industry data.

    Release date: 2004-05-04