National Household Survey: Statistics Canada Seniors

Statistics Canada Seniors: Nearly two-thirds of the adult population reported having post-secondary qualifications in 2011, according to the latest release of data Wednesday from Statistics Canada's National Household Survey, the replacement for the cancelled long-form census. Related Items Articles Manitoba's labour force doing well: Statistics Canada Seniors strut their stuff on the stage, mix drinks and work out kinks: survey As skilled workers migrate west, some fear EI changes could make things worse Number of cyclists who commute unchanged from 2006 to 2011: Statistics Canada Canada growing dependent on temporary foreign workers, experts fear The maturing of Canada's workforce: women flourish, men shun manufacturing First Nations communities embrace post-secondary education possibilities A panacea for some, working from home still a tough sell for some employers Women in Canada embrace opportunities for higher education: Statcan survey Canada at work: Highlights from latest chapter of National Household Survey Driving alone Canada's most popular means of getting to work: Statcan survey , according to Winnipeg Free Press. By gender, 64.8 per cent of working-age women now have a post-secondary education, compared with 63.4 per cent of men. It's the first time females have bypassed males in overall educational attainment. And the gender gap grows by leaps and bounds as the level of education increases. OTTAWA - Canada has become a perplexing nation of high education one in which women have dramatically surpassed men in their schooling, but remain congregated in traditional pink ghettos when it comes to the world of work. That's up from 60.7 per cent in 2006, and a stunning turnaround from the four per cent of Canadians who had a university education in 1961. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.