Table 5
CPA employees in less knowledge-based occupations, by province and territory, 1995 and 2006

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  1995 2006
Number %2 Number %2
Newfoundland and Labrador 4,007 73.7 1,900 58.1
Prince Edward Island 958 52.4 619 31.8
Nova Scotia 8,838 73.5 5,868 62.7
New Brunswick 4,836 67.5 3,441 55.9
Quebec 21,026 48.7 13,879 33.0
Ontario 37,579 51.2 24,362 32.2
Manitoba 4,779 61.9 3,418 49.2
Saskatchewan 3,369 62.8 2,404 52.1
Alberta 7,620 67.3 5,406 57.3
British Columbia 12,028 67.8 8,889 57.4
Yukon 410 57.2 121 41.3
Northwest Territories and Nunavut1 561 67.7 325 40.1
Outside Canada 300 20.4 8 0.5
Total 106,311 56.5 70,640 39.8
Note: The total of knowledge-based and less knowledge-based occupations does not add to total employment in Table 1 because of the category 'unclassified' (see "Data sources and methods").
  1. Nunavut and Northwest Territories data cannot be separated prior to 1999.
  2. This percentage represents the proportion of less knowledge-based employment to total employment within the geographical area.
Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation, Public Institutions Division.