University and College Academic Staff System - Full-time Staff (FT-UCASS)

Personnel of university, count

Personnel refers to permanent, full-time equivalents employee and other support staff; part-time employees are converted to full-time equivalents (e.g. 4 employees working 10 hours per week would equal 1 full-time employee working a 40-hour week).

University refers to an institution, created under the authority of a province's University Act or equivalent, of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

• Whole number