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Table E.2.5
Percentage of 1995, 2000 and 2005 college and university graduates working full time, two and five years after graduation, by province of study

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Province of study and level of education 1995 graduates 2000 graduates 2005 graduates
2 years after graduation 5 years after graduation 2 years after graduation 5 years after graduation 2 years after graduation
percentage
Canada1
College 70.1 80.2 77.6 82.6 74.3
University 68.5 80.9 73.5 80.9 73.0
Newfoundland and Labrador
College 77.0 87.0 73.0 78.1 76.9
University 62.1 80.5 73.0 81.5 71.9
Prince Edward Island
College 69.1 83.0 82.6 84.0 78.4
University 62.2 79.5 75.8 83.8 70.8
Nova Scotia
College 65.3 74.2 75.4 74.4 77.9
University 68.0 80.5 75.0 81.7 73.8
New Brunswick
College 74.1 84.7 83.9 80.8 79.6
University 70.4 83.0 77.4 83.2 73.2
Quebec
College2 67.3 82.1 78.8 82.5 74.1
University 66.4 80.4 72.7 78.4 73.6
Ontario
College 70.6 81.3 78.1 84.4 71.0
University 69.5 83.0 73.3 84.0 70.8
Manitoba
College 74.2 77.5 81.1 81.7 81.3
University 69.0 79.0 76.3 78.3 73.8
Saskatchewan
College 74.9 81.3 82.0 82.5 83.8
University 72.4 79.9 79.2 83.0 77.8
Alberta
College 77.7 81.4 82.4 83.6 81.6
University 72.2 77.7 77.7 80.4 79.1
British Columbia
College 63.5 71.4 71.3 79.1 74.2
University 67.9 77.3 69.2 75.9 73.2
1. Excludes the territories.
2. As the 2007 survey of 2005 graduates includes for the first time graduates of an "Attestation of College Studies" in Quebec, comparability of data with previous cycles for college graduates is affected, especially at the provincial level for Quebec.
Notes: College includes a 2005 level of certification reported as: Community college or CEGEP certificate or diploma; Technical institute diploma or certificate; or Hospital school of nursing or school of radiology certificate or diploma.
College excludes: Registered apprenticeship; Trade/vocational certificate or diploma; graduates from private post-secondary institutions.
University includes a 2005 level of certification reported as: University diploma or certificate below bachelor level; Bachelor's degree or first professional degree; University diploma or certificate above bachelor level but below master level; Master's degree; or Doctorate.
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Classes of 1995, 2000 and 2005) and Follow-up of Graduates Survey (Classes of 1995 and 2000).