Time of departure from home of employed person, range

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Time of departure from home' refers to the time at which an employed person usually leaves home to go to work.

'Employed person' refers to a person who, during the reference period: (a) did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. It also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household; or (b) had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, vacation or a labour dispute. This category excludes persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those who did not then have a job (even if they had a job to start at a future date).

Geographic location of residence one year ago of person, name

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Geographic location of residence one year ago' refers to the person's usual place of residence one year prior to the reference day.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

Place of work of employed person, category

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Place of work' refers to whether an employed person worked at home, worked outside Canada, had no fixed workplace address, or worked at a specific address (usual place of work).

'Employed person' refers to a person who, during the reference period: (a) did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. It also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household; or (b) had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, vacation or a labour dispute. This category excludes persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those who did not then have a job (even if they had a job to start at a future date).

Mode of transportation of employed person, type

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Mode of transportation' refers to the main mode of transportation an employed person uses to travel between his or her home and his or her place of work.

'Employed person' refers to a person who, during the reference period: (a) did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. It also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household; or (b) had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, vacation or a labour dispute. This category excludes persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those who did not then have a job (even if they had a job to start at a future date).

Commute of employed person, type

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Commute' refers to the travel of an employed person between his or her place of residence and his or her place of work. Commute can be measured as a distance. This refers to the straight-line distance, in kilometres, between the person’s residence and his or her usual place of work. Commute can be measured as a length of time, that is, as a duration. This refers to the number of minutes it usually takes the person to travel from home to work. Commute can also be categorized by whether or not the person commutes to another municipality (i.e. census subdivision), another census division or another province.

'Employed person' refers to a person who, during the reference period: (a) did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. It also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household; or (b) had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, vacation or a labour dispute. This category excludes persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those who did not then have a job (even if they had a job to start at a future date).

Commute of employed person, duration

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Commute' refers to the travel of an employed person between his or her place of residence and his or her place of work. Commute can be measured as a distance. This refers to the straight-line distance, in kilometres, between the person’s residence and his or her usual place of work. Commute can be measured as a length of time, that is, as a duration. This refers to the number of minutes it usually takes the person to travel from home to work. Commute can also be categorized by whether or not the person commutes to another municipality (i.e. census subdivision), another census division or another province.

'Employed person' refers to a person who, during the reference period: (a) did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. It also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household; or (b) had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, vacation or a labour dispute. This category excludes persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those who did not then have a job (even if they had a job to start at a future date).

Commute of employed person, distance

The data for this variable are reported using the following unit(s) of measure:

  • ‘Commute distance’ is expressed as the number of kilometres ranging from one to the maximum number on the file.

'Commute' refers to the travel of an employed person between his or her place of residence and his or her place of work. Commute can be measured as a distance. This refers to the straight-line distance, in kilometres, between the person’s residence and his or her usual place of work. Commute can be measured as a length of time, that is, as a duration. This refers to the number of minutes it usually takes the person to travel from home to work. Commute can also be categorized by whether or not the person commutes to another municipality (i.e. census subdivision), another census division or another province.

'Employed person' refers to a person who, during the reference period: (a) did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. It also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household; or (b) had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, vacation or a labour dispute. This category excludes persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those who did not then have a job (even if they had a job to start at a future date).

Work activity during the reference year of person, category

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Work activity during the reference year' refers to whether or not the person worked during the reference year. For those who did work, this refers to the number of weeks in which the person worked for pay or in self-employment during the reference year at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week).

Note: In the 2011 National Household Survey, ‘Work activity during the reference year’ is referred to as 'Work activity in 2010', 'Weeks worked in 2010' and 'Full-time or part-time weeks worked in 2010'.

'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.

Industry of experienced labour force person, type

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

'Industry' refers to a generally homogeneous group of economic producing units, primarily engaged in a specific set of activities. An activity is a particular method of combining goods and services inputs, labour and capital to produce one or more goods and/or services (products). In most cases, the activities that define an industry are homogeneous with respect to the production processes used.

Note: Though industry applies to establishments, a person can be assigned an industry classification based on the establishment where he or she is currently employed or where he or she has been employed in the past. Industry can be assigned based on the establishment associated with the person's main job or some other job. However, for industry to be collected through a survey, the person must be associated with an establishment.

'Experienced labour force person' refers to those who were employed during a long reference period such as a year or more.

Note: In the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), ‘experienced labour force’ refers to those who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2010 or 2011.

Occupation of experienced labour force person, type

The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):

‘Occupation’ refers to the kind of work performed in a job, a job being all the tasks carried out by a particular worker to complete his or her duties. An occupation is a set of jobs that are sufficiently similar in work performed.

Kind of work is described in terms of tasks, duties and responsibilities, often including factors such as materials processed or used, the industrial processes used, the equipment used, and the products or services provided. Occupations are generally homogeneous with respect to skill type and skill level.

Occupation applies to the contribution of labour to that part of economic activity that is within the production boundary defined for the System of National Accounts.

Note: Though "occupation" applies to jobs, a person can be assigned an occupation classification based on the occupation of a job that he or she currently performs or that he or she performed in the past. Occupation can apply to a person's main job or other jobs. However, for occupation to be collected through a survey, a person must be associated with a job.

‘Experienced labour force person’ refers to those who were employed during a long reference period such as a year or more.

Note: In the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), 'experienced labour force' refers to those who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2010 or 2011.

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