Table 1 – Number of People Registered for Apprenticeship Programs,
by Trade Group and Sex, Canada, 2010

Major Trade Groups	Males	Females	Total
Electricians	64,032	2,088	66,120
Carpenters	50,148	1,371	51,516
Automotive service	43,656	1,770	45,429
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	43,908	927	44,835
Hairstylists and estheticians	2,151	18,237	20,385
User support technicians	9,822	9,786	19,605
Food service	12,021	6,687	18,708
Interior finishing	16,791	1,536	18,327
Welders	15,732	978	16,707
Exterior finishing	14,013	171	14,184
Heavy duty equipment mechanics	12,240	192	12,429
Millwrights	11,787	249	12,039
Heavy equipment and crane operators	11,598	174	11,769
Machinists	10,335	303	10,638
Sheet metal workers	8,640	192	8,832
Metal workers	8,349	234	8,583
Early childhood educators and assistants	582	7,392	7,974
Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	7,623	78	7,698
Electronics and instrumentation	5,514	570	6,087
Oil and gas well drillers and related workers	5,235	6	5,244
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists	2,517	681	3,198
Other major trade groups	16,101	4,038	20,142
Total	372,792	57,663	430,452

Note:      Total figures may not add up because of rounding to the nearest three (3).

              The 2010 data were released on June 26, 2012 and were the most recent when the report was written.

Source: Statistics Canada, Cansim Table 477-0053, Registered Apprenticeship Information System.

Figure 1 – Detailed Age Distribution of New Registrants in
Apprenticeship Programs, 2010

Note:      The data for 2010 were published on June 26, 2012 and were the most recent available at the time the report was written.

Source: Statistics Canada, Registered Apprenticeship Information System 2010, obtained by the authors from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

Table 2 – Distribution of Training Completed in 2010,
by Age Group and Sex

Age Groups	Males	Females	Total
Under 20 years	0.4%	1.8%	0.5%
20 to 24 years	22.7%	37.4%	24.5%
25 to 29 years	31.9%	22.3%	30.7%
30 to 34 years	18.7%	11.6%	17.8%
35 to 39 years	10.1%	7.6%	9.8%
40 to 44 years	6.6%	7.0%	6.6%
45 to 49 years	5.1%	6.5%	5.3%
50 years and over	4.6%	5.7%	4.7%

Note:      The 2010 data were released on June 26, 2012 and were the most recent when the report was written.

Source: Statistics Canada, Cansim Table 477-0054, Registered Apprenticeship Information System.

Table 3 – Certificates Granted to Apprentices, By Method, 2006 to 2010

Method	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Apprentice	20,745	24,525	29,091	30,888	36,009
Trade qualifier	18,207	18,345	18,648	17,613	15,855
Total	38,949	42,867	47,739	48,501	51,864

Note:      Total figures may not add up because of rounding to the nearest three (3). The 2010 data were released on June 26, 2012 and were the most recent when the report was written.

Source: Statistics Canada, Cansim Table 477-0055, Registered Apprenticeship Information System.

Table 4 – Number of Apprentices per 1,000 employees, Proportion of women and Proportion of People Below Age 25 Among Apprentices in Selected Countries, 2011 or Most Recent Year for Which Data Are Available

Country	Number of Apprentices per 1,000 Employees	Proportion of Women (%)	Proportion of Apprentices Below Age 25 (%)
Switzerland	44	42	100
Australia	40	34	54
Germany	39	41	92
Canada	30	15	20
Italy	24	43	60
France	17	31	97
United Kingdom	20	54	60
United States	14	n.d.	5

Source:  Table prepared by the authors based on data from: International Labour Organization (ILO), Overview of Apprenticeship Systems and Issues, p. 5.

Table 5 – Employment and Median Hourly Wages,
by Selected Occupational Groups, 2012

Occupation	Employment (Thousands)	Hourly Wage ($)
		Average	Median
Management	1 507.8	37.39	35.04
Teachers and Professors	746.3	33.72	33.65
Retail staff	1 066.1	13.72	11.00
Construction trades	382.1	24.39	24.00
Other trades occupations	944.2	25.12	24.87
Total	17 507.7	23.65	20.40

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Cansim Tables 282-0010 and 282-0070.

Table 6 – Distribution of the Labour Force and Unemployment Rate
by Educational Attainment, by Immigrant Status,
Population aged 25 to 54, 2012, in Percentage

Educational Attainment	Distribution		Unemployment Rate
	Immigrants	Born in Canada	Immigrants	Born in Canada
No diploma	6.9	8.5	10.8	12.2
High school graduate	16.1	18.8	8.2	6.2
Some post-secondary	3.8	5.1	8.1	6.4
Post-secondary diploma	29.3	41.5	7.0	5.0
University degree	43.9	26.1	7.9	3.1
Total	100.0	100.0	7.9	5.4

Note:      A post-secondary diploma includes trade certificates and university diplomas below a bachelor’s degree.

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Cansim Tables 282-0010 and 282-0106.