Statistics Canada tracks median employment income for cohorts of postsecondary graduates at 2, 5, and 10 years after graduation. The data is structured by educational qualification and field of study using the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021. This longitudinal dataset was last updated in June 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling the income trajectory of graduates based on field of study and qualification level.
- Comparing the economic outcomes of professional degree graduates versus other credential holders.
- Analyzing the relationship between specific instructional program groupings and median employment income over a decade.
Strengths
- Longitudinal design tracking cohorts at 2, 5, and 10 years post-graduation.
- Structured by official classifications for educational programs and credentials.
- Published by Statistics Canada, a national statistical office.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 12:48:35.722819; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canada