Table 21
Strategies1 undertaken to get potential career information, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009

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Table 21
Strategies1 undertaken to get potential career information, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
Language of school system Used a combination of strategies Used only one strategy Have not used any strategies
percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error
Canada2  
Minority 73.8 (1.13)* 15.7 (0.97) 10.5 (0.64)*
Majority 80.6 (0.52)* 12.7 (0.38) 6.7 (0.31)*
Nova Scotia  
Minority 74.9 (2.22) 15.6 (2.38) 9.6 (2.09)E
Majority 73.3 (1.32) 17.4 (1.16) 9.3 (0.90)
New Brunswick  
Minority 75.6 (1.53) 13.4 (1.22) 11.0 (1.02)
Majority 72.9 (1.74) 15.3 (1.40) 11.8 (1.11)
Quebec  
Minority 71.3 (1.82)* 16.9 (1.50) 11.8 (1.15)*
Majority 79.7 (1.10)* 13.0 (0.89) 7.4 (0.53)*
Ontario  
Minority 77.8 (1.69) 14.2 (1.23) 8.0 (0.95)
Majority 83.0 (0.98) 11.6 (0.78) 5.4 (0.54)
Manitoba  
Minority 80.0 (2.51)* 13.5 (2.22)E 6.5 (1.48)E
Majority 72.4 (1.28)* 16.2 (1.05) 11.4 (1.10)
Alberta  
Minority 72.7 (4.50) 19.2 (3.87)E 8.1 (2.05)E
Majority 79.5 (0.97) 13.7 (0.78) 6.7 (0.70)
British Columbia  
Minority 77.7 (4.59) 12.3 (2.54)E F
Majority 83.4 (0.79) 11.1 (0.77) 5.5 (0.56)
* indicates a significant difference between minority and majority populations at the Canada level or within the same province
... not applicable
E use with auction
F too unreliable to be published
1. Strategies include:
Talked to a counsellor or teacher.
Someone working in a job I might like.
Completed a questionnaire to identify my interests and abilities.
Read information on different types of careers.
Have taken a school course where I spent time with an employer.
Have attended presentations on jobs and careers.
2. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador.
Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD.
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