Postsecondary Graduate Employment Income Five Years After Graduation in Canada

Statistics Canada provides data on the characteristics and median employment income of postsecondary graduates five years after graduation. The dataset is structured by educational qualification and field of study using the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021. It was last updated on June 24, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze income disparities between fields of study based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) groupings.
• Compare median employment outcomes across different educational qualification levels, such as professional degrees.
• Model the relationship between graduate characteristics and employment income five years post-graduation.

Strengths

• Data is provided by Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency.
• Dataset uses standardized classifications for programs and credentials.
• Includes a specific temporal measure: income five years after graduation.

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 12:48:30.651401; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada