In the 2006 Census individuals aged 15 and over were asked to provide the location where their highest certificate, diploma or degree was obtained according to the boundaries in existence on Census Day, May 16, 2006. In 2006, 10% of Canadian postsecondary graduates aged 15 and over had earned their highest certificate, diploma or degree outside the province or territory in which they resided in 2006. Another 16% had completed their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree outside of Canada.