Canadian Census Labour and Educational Attainment Data, 1991-2001

Government of Nova Scotia provides archived Census Long Form data on employment by highest education level. The data covers 1991 to 2001 and is available for multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts. This dataset is archived and not maintained; users should refer to Statistics Canada for current information.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical relationships between education level and employment status based on census data
• Comparing educational attainment across different Canadian geographies like provinces and municipalities
• Studying demographic shifts in labor force composition over the decade 1991-2001

Strengths

• Data sourced from the official Census of Population (long form)
• Available for multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts
• Coverage spans a decade from 1991 to 2001

Limitations

• Data is archived and not maintained or updated
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Collection Method

Census of Population (long form)

Time Range

1991-2001

Geography

Provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, community health boards, economic regions, police districts, school boards, municipal electoral districts, provincial electoral districts, federal electoral districts, regional development authorities, watersheds