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1. Document proficiency reflects the skills needed to understand forms or graphics, such as job applications, maps and timetables. Level 1 denotes the lowest proficiency level; Level 5, the highest. Since only a small proportion of the population actually reached Level 5, whenever results are presented by proficiency level, Levels 4 and 5 are combined. Level 3 is generally considered the minimum desired level of competence. Notes: An urban area has a minimum population concentration of 1,000 persons and a population density of at least 400 persons per square kilometre, based on the 2001 census population count. All territory outside urban areas is classified as rural. PCEIP's D5 indicator was developed to present information from the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey. PCEIP 2007 presented an overview of the literacy domains (prose proficiency, document proficiency, numeracy, and problem-solving), then focused on prose proficiency. In the PCEIP June 2008 updates, the D5 series was continued and presented information on numeracy.
Data source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003, Statistics Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated December 16, 2008.
