School Leavers Survey, 1991 [Canada]

The primary purpose of the survey was to establish a hight school leaver rate for Canada and the provinces, as well as develop comparative profiles of three groups of secondary school attendees: those who successfully completed high school, those still in high school and those who left high school before receiving a diploma or certificate. It was to obtain information on factors affecting the potential for a successful transition to the labour market, labour market experience and quality of life.

The survey was designed to address questions of what environmental, social, attitudinal, personal and economic factors contribute to the early departure of some students from school to the labour force, their early labour market experiences and their quality of life. As it was seen at the outset, results from a Leavers Survey would allow analysts to better understand the relationship between leavers and their backgrounds and subsequent labour market experiences.