Title: Postsecondary student information system (PSIS)
Series title: Postsecondary student information system (PSIS)
Principal investigator(s): Statistics Canada. Centre for Education Statistics
Producer: Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada. Centre for Education Statistics (IMDB 5017)
Date of creation: 2010-03-18 and 2010-09-09 [latest]
Funding agency:
Collector:
Distributor: Ottawa, Ont.: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative
Date of distribution: 2010-09-09 [latest]
Access conditions/restrictions: University of Toronto faculty, students and staff, for academic research and teaching purposes only. See DLI licence.
Summary: The Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) is a national survey that enables Statistics Canada to provide detailed information on enrolments and graduates of Canadian postsecondary education institutions in order to meet policy and planning needs in the field of postsecondary education.
In the year 2001, it began to replace the University Student Information System (USIS - record number 3124), the Community College Student Information System (CCSIS - record number 3122) and the Trade/Vocational Enrolment Survey (TVOC - record number 3142) with a single survey offering common variables for all levels of postsecondary education. Upon full implementation, PSIS will capture annually, enrolment and graduate information from all Canadian public postsecondary institutions.
PSIS collects information pertaining to the programs and courses offered at an institution, as well as information regarding the students themselves and the program(s) and courses in which they were registered, or from which they have graduated. PSIS is also designed to collect continuing education data. This information is available from the PSIS Cross-sectional Files.
In addition, PSIS has been designed to provide longitudinal data. It creates a unique longitudinal record for each postsecondary student in Canada which will, in turn, provide a history of flows taken by a student as he/she progresses through the education system. Upon commitment from all postsecondary education institutions, PSIS will become a means of following students throughout their academic careers in order to build a comprehensive picture of student flows -- that is, their mobility and pathways within Canadian postsecondary education institutions. Mobility refers to geographic movement. Pathways refer to movement among fields of study, levels of education, and registration status (full-time and part-time). This information will be available from the PSIS Longitudinal Files.
Historical enrolment and graduate data from previous surveys have been converted using PSIS variable definitions and code sets to maintain the historical continuity of the statistical series.
PSIS was developed under the aegis of the Canadian Education Statistics Council. The Council is a joint body of Statistics Canada and provincial and territorial deputy ministers responsible for education. The Chief Statistician of Canada and a Deputy Minister chair it jointly. The individual departments act collectively through the Council of Ministers of Education (Canada). The development of PSIS was also made in co-operation with various national organizations and government departments. As well, PSIS is strongly supported by various federal and provincial departments with an interest in education, and by international bodies that rely on Statistics Canada for educational data.
Keywords: education, training and learning , educational attainment , fields of study
Geographic coverage: Canada, provinces
Time period: 1992 to 2008
Periodicity: annual
Date(s) of collection:
Universe:The frame used is the list of Canadian public postsecondary institutions (universities, community colleges and trade and vocational training centres) compiled by the Centre for Education Statistics of Statistics Canada. The collection unit is the Canadian postsecondary institution. Each institution sends data pertaining to their programs and their students. PSIS population is a census of all students and graduates of all Canadian public postsecondary institutions.
Data type: aggregate time-series statistics
Sample: This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design and a longitudinal follow-up. Data are collected for all units of the target population, therefore no sampling is done.
Unit of observation:
Mode of data collection: Data are extracted from administrative files.
Extent of file: 12 data files (MSExcel format; number of logical records varies)
Related data: CANSIM cross-classified database: education
Status:
| Table | 2010 ed. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | College enrolments, by province of study and by age group, annual (number) [version 2, 2010-05-05]
College graduates, by province of study and by age group, annual (number) [version 2, 2010-05-05] |
1992/1993 to 2005/2006 1992/1993 to 2004/2005 |
| 2. | College enrolments, by province of study and by field of study, annual (number)
College graduates by province of study and by field of study, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2005/2006 1992/1993 to 2004/2005 |
| 3. | College enrolments, by province of study and by gender, annual (number)
College graduates, by province of study and by gender, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2005/2006 1992/1993 to 2004/2005 |
| 4. | College enrolments, by province of study and immigration status, annual (number)
College graduates, by province of study and immigration status, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2005/2006 1992/1993 to 2004/2005 |
| 5. | College enrolments, by province of study and by program level, (number)
College graduates, by province of study and by program level, (number) |
1992/1993 to 2005/2006 1992/1993 to 2004/2005 |
| 6. | College enrolments, by province of residence and province of study, annual (number)
College graduates, by province of residence and province of study, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2005/2006 1992 to 2004 |
| 7. | University enrolments, by province of study and by age group, annual (number)
University degrees, diplomas and certificates granted, by province of study and by age group, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2008/2009 1992 to 2008 |
| 8. | University enrolments, by province of study and by field of study, annual (number)
University degrees, diplomas and certificates granted, by province of study and by field of study, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2008/2009 1992 to 2008 |
| 9. | University enrolments, by province of study and by gender, annual (number)
University degrees, diplomas and certificates granted, by province of study and by gender, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2008/2009 1992 to 2008 |
| 10. | University enrolments, by province of study and immigration status, annual (number)
University degrees, diplomas and certificates granted, by province of study and immigration status, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2008/2009 1992 to 2008 |
| 11. | University enrolments, by province of study and by program level, annual (number)
University degrees, diplomas and certificates granted, by province of study and by program level, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2008/2009 1992 to 2008 |
| 12. | University enrolments, by province of residence and province of study, annual (number)
University degrees, diplomas and certificates granted, by province of residence and province of study, annual (number) |
1992/1993 to 2008/2009 1992 to 2008 |
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