For all 5 years old and over.
[Questions P13 to P16 were asked of persons 5 years or over.]

P16. Highest grade/ year completed- What is the highest grade/year completed by [the respondent]?

P16-Highest Grade/Year Completed
Data on highest grade/year completed furnish information for a comparison of the present educational qualification of the population with the present and anticipated future requirements of manpower for various types of economic activities.
Highest grade/year completed refers to the highest grade or year completed in school, college, or university as of May 1, 2010. This may be any one of the specific grades or years in elementary, high school, post-secondary school, college, and post baccalaureate levels of schooling. It also includes preschool education.
Ask the respondent, "What is the highest grade/year completed by [the respondent]?" for all persons five years old and over.
Write the grade/year level of schooling completed on the space provided and the appropriate codes in the boxes. The codes for highest grade/year completed can be found at the bottom of page 2C. For graduates of post-secondary course or college degree, write on the space provided the specific course or degree obtained. This will be coded during manual processing at the Provincial Office.
An answer such as elementary, high school, or college is insufficient. Determine the specific grade or year by asking the respondent additional question, "What particular grade in elementary/year in high school or college did complete?"

Note that for an elementary graduate, meaning he/she finished Grade 6 or Grade 7, as the case may be, the code should be "280". For a high school graduate, meaning he/she finished 4th Year High School, the code should be "350".
Report also in Column P16 the post-secondary course that a person has completed.
Post-secondary course refers to the stage of formal education following the secondary education level covering non-degree programs that have varying duration lasting up to three years. This course is concerned primarily with developing strong and appropriately trained middle level manpower.
Post-secondary 1st year is the highest grade completed by a person who has taken a post-secondary course for at least a year but has not yet completed the course at the time of the 2010 CPH. Consider, for example, a person who at the time of the census is a 2nd year student of a two-year course in Automotive Technology. Since he/she has finished his/her 1st year in Automotive Technology, he/she is considered under this category and the correct code is "410".
Post-secondary 2nd year is the highest grade completed by a person who has taken post-secondary course for at least two years but has not yet completed the course at the time of the 2010 CPH. The appropriate code for this is "420".
Post-secondary 3rd year is the highest grade completed by a person who has taken post-secondary course for at least three years but has not yet completed the course at the time of the 2010 CPH. The appropriate code for this is "430".
In order to determine whether the vocational/technical course reported by the respondent is under a post-secondary education (formal education), the following probing questions should be asked:

If the course is taken in a school, college or university, this question should be asked:

If the person has successfully completed his/her post-secondary education, specify its title and corresponding duration on the space provided. This will be coded during manual processing at the Provincial Office.
Examples

Take note of the following cases:

If the person is a college undergraduate, that is, he/she has not yet earned a degree, enter the code of the year he/she has completed -- "810" for 1st year college, "840" for 4th year college, and others. Note that code "860" stands for 6th or higher year in college.
Usually, it is difficult to differentiate certificate and diploma courses that are under post-secondary education from post graduate courses. In order to determine whether the course reported by the respondent is a post-secondary or a post graduate course, this question should be asked:
Is a baccalaureate or college degree a requirement for admission to certificate or diploma course? If yes, the course is considered under post graduate course. Otherwise, it is classified as post-secondary course. [Examples omitted.]

The acquisition of a college degree implies the successful completion of a course study. Information on degree received should be collected only for persons who have completed a course study at the third level of education. Such information should include the title of the highest degree received, and an indication of the field of study if the title does not make it clear.
For a college graduate, write on the space provided the specific Bachelor's degree obtained. This will also be coded during manual processing at the Provincial Office. Examples: BS Commerce, BS Chemical Engineering, BS Statistics.
For those who have pursued and completed two or more degrees of the same level and duration, say, nursing and medical technology (both are 4-year courses), report only one degree or whichever degree the person prefers to be reported.
Post baccalaureate course refers to any course for which an undergraduate degree is required. Masters and doctoral degree students and graduates both fall under this category. In instances where law or medical students have usually earned a degree in AB Political Science, BS Zoology, BS Medical Technology, and others, but are still in law or medical school, the appropriate code for this educational level is "900" for post baccalaureate. The same rule applies to students who are still working on their master's degree, taking doctorate studies and for a person who has already completed masters or doctoral degree. For both cases, enter "900".
If an unusually high "highest grade/year completed" is reported in relation to the age of the person, verify the report from the respondent. For example: 3rd year high school for a boy/girl who is 11 years old, or college graduate for a person who is 15 years old, put a remark if this person had been accelerated.