Originally published here.

•    According to the 2016 Census of Population, about 3 million people were employed in paid care occupations in 2016, making up nearly one-fifth (19%) of the total employed population in Canada.

Women represented the majority of paid care workers, accounting for three quarters (75%) of all care workers in 2016.

•    Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (9%), elementary school and kindergarten teachers (9%), nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (8%) and early childhood educators and assistants (7%) were the most common occupations, accounting for a third of all care workers in 2016.

•    Workers in care occupations were comparatively more educated than those in non-care occupations. Nearly one-half (46%) of care workers had a university certificate or degree at the bachelor level or above, compared with one-quarter (25%) of those working in non-care occupations. Women in care occupations were more likely than their male counterparts to have a college credential  as their highest level of education (29% vs. 16%), whereas a larger proportion of men than women held a university certificate, diploma or degree at the bachelor level or above (51% vs. 44%).

•    There were also differences regarding the type of positions held by men and women within care occupations. For example, in the health-related occupations, women were more likely than men to hold professional occupations in nursing (29% vs. 11%), such as registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, and nursing coordinators and supervisors. By contrast, men were more likely to hold professional occupations (except nursing) such as general practitioners and family physicians, specialist physicians and dentists (45% vs. 16%).

•    By consequence, women in care occupations had lower employment income than men ($59,300 vs. $73,400) on average in 2015. The income gender gap remained significant even after diverse personal characteristics and care occupation held was taken into account, meaning that the occupational segregation among care workers alone does not explain the gender pay gap in the care sector;

- Men are somewhat less likely to receive training than women;

- People are more likely to receive training when younger ratherthan older;

- Visible minorities less likely to receive training than people whoare neither Aboriginal persons nor visible minorities;

- Lower level of education is associated with lesser likelihood oftraining;

- People outside of the labour force are less likely than employedpeople to receive training;

- People in low-income households are less likely to receivetraining than people not in low-income households;

- The odds of participating in training depend in part on type ofoccupation (more likely: sciences, health, education,government, religion; less likely: primary industry);

- Type and severity of disability also matter.

- Who are the people in the following groups?

1.People who have received any training who are employed;

2.People who have received no training who are employed;

3.People who have received any training who are not employed; and

4.People who have received no training who are note mployed

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