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  • 1. Geographic mobility of Canadian graduates with a bachelor's degree: Interactive visualization tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2025007
    Description: The geographic mobility of postsecondary graduates—where they were before their studies, where they studied, and where they went to work after graduation—is of great interest to provinces and territories because education is under their jurisdiction and graduates are synonymous with skilled workers. This data visualization takes advantage of new tables published by Statistics Canada on the geographic mobility of Canadian undergraduate degree (or bachelor's) graduates from 2012 to 2021. It displays data on where students came from, where they studied and where they worked 1 year after graduation.
    Release date: 2025-07-16
  • 2. Estimates of the components of interprovincial migration, quarterly
    Table: 17-10-0020-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Components of interprovincial migratory increase, quarterly: in- and out- interprovincial migrants./Subjects modified by client request - ME 37/2019
    Release date: 2025-06-18
  • 3. Geographic mobility of Canadian bachelor’s degree graduates, 2012 to 2021
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2025002
    Description: The geographic mobility of postsecondary graduates—where they were before their studies, where they studied, and where they went to work after graduation—is of great interest to provinces and territories because education is under their jurisdiction and graduates are synonymous with skilled workers. This article takes advantage of new tables published by Statistics Canada on the geographic mobility of Canadian undergraduate degree (or bachelor's) graduates from 2012 to 2021. It sheds light on the following questions: Which provinces attract postsecondary students to their provinces? Are the provinces successful in retaining the bachelor's graduates they have trained and integrating them into their labour market? Which provinces have net gains in graduates? And most importantly, what are the trends over the years?
    Release date: 2025-06-17
  • 4. Geographic mobility indicators of Canadian undergraduate degree holders
    Articles and reports: 37-20-00012025002
    Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) who are interested in Statistics Canada's geographic mobility indicators of undergraduate degree holders. The data come from the integration of administrative data from the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and the T1 Family File (T1FF), and this technical reference guide describes the methodology used to produce these indicators.
    Release date: 2025-06-17
  • 5. Components of population change by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2021 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0149-01
    Geography: Canada, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Components of population change by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, single year of age, five-year age group and gender for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021. The components include births, deaths, immigrants, net emigration, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigration, net interprovincial migration, net intraprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents and residual deviation.
    Release date: 2025-01-16
  • 6. Components of population change by economic region, 2021 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0151-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic region
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Components of population change by economic region, single year of age, five-year age group and gender for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021. The components include births, deaths, immigrants, net emigration, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigration, net interprovincial migration, net intraprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents and residual deviation.
    Release date: 2025-01-16
  • 7. Components of population change by census division, 2021 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0153-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Components of population change by census division, single year of age, five-year age group and gender for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021. The components include births, deaths, immigrants, net emigration, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigration, net interprovincial migration, net intraprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents and residual deviation.
    Release date: 2025-01-16
  • 8. Interprovincial and intraprovincial migrants, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration of origin and destination, 2021 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0154-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Interprovincial and intraprovincial migrants, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration of origin and destination for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.
    Release date: 2025-01-16
  • 9. Interprovincial migration of immigrant taxfilers, by admission year and tax year, for Canada and provinces
    Table: 43-10-0017-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Interprovincial migration of immigrant taxfilers, by province of intended destination, province of residence, age group at taxation year by sex, pre-admission experience, knowledge of official languages, immigrant admission category, admission year and tax year, for Canada and provinces.

    Release date: 2024-12-19
  • 10. Interprovincial migrants by province or territory of origin and destination: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022016
    Description:

    This interactive dashboard allows the user to visualize the evolution of interprovincial migration over time as well as by province or territory of origin and destination. The dashboard shows the net interprovincial migrants between two provinces or territories from 1971/1972 to the most period year for which data is available. Users can select the provinces or territories of origin and destination of their choice using filters located at the top of the dashboard. The numbers of interprovincial migrants for every combination of province or territory of origin and destination can also be viewed, by selecting the period of interest using the appropriate filter.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
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  • 1. Geographic mobility of Canadian graduates with a bachelor's degree: Interactive visualization tool
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2025007
    Description: The geographic mobility of postsecondary graduates—where they were before their studies, where they studied, and where they went to work after graduation—is of great interest to provinces and territories because education is under their jurisdiction and graduates are synonymous with skilled workers. This data visualization takes advantage of new tables published by Statistics Canada on the geographic mobility of Canadian undergraduate degree (or bachelor's) graduates from 2012 to 2021. It displays data on where students came from, where they studied and where they worked 1 year after graduation.
    Release date: 2025-07-16
  • 2. Estimates of the components of interprovincial migration, quarterly
    Table: 17-10-0020-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Components of interprovincial migratory increase, quarterly: in- and out- interprovincial migrants./Subjects modified by client request - ME 37/2019
    Release date: 2025-06-18
  • 3. Components of population change by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2021 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0149-01
    Geography: Canada, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Components of population change by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, single year of age, five-year age group and gender for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021. The components include births, deaths, immigrants, net emigration, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigration, net interprovincial migration, net intraprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents and residual deviation.
    Release date: 2025-01-16
  • 4. Components of population change by economic region, 2021 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0151-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic region
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Components of population change by economic region, single year of age, five-year age group and gender for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021. The components include births, deaths, immigrants, net emigration, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigration, net interprovincial migration, net intraprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents and residual deviation.
    Release date: 2025-01-16
  • 5. Components of population change by census division, 2021 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0153-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Components of population change by census division, single year of age, five-year age group and gender for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021. The components include births, deaths, immigrants, net emigration, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigration, net interprovincial migration, net intraprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents and residual deviation.
    Release date: 2025-01-16
  • 6. Interprovincial and intraprovincial migrants, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration of origin and destination, 2021 boundaries
    Table: 17-10-0154-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Interprovincial and intraprovincial migrants, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration of origin and destination for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.
    Release date: 2025-01-16
  • 7. Interprovincial migration of immigrant taxfilers, by admission year and tax year, for Canada and provinces
    Table: 43-10-0017-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Interprovincial migration of immigrant taxfilers, by province of intended destination, province of residence, age group at taxation year by sex, pre-admission experience, knowledge of official languages, immigrant admission category, admission year and tax year, for Canada and provinces.

    Release date: 2024-12-19
  • 8. Interprovincial migrants by province or territory of origin and destination: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022016
    Description:

    This interactive dashboard allows the user to visualize the evolution of interprovincial migration over time as well as by province or territory of origin and destination. The dashboard shows the net interprovincial migrants between two provinces or territories from 1971/1972 to the most period year for which data is available. Users can select the provinces or territories of origin and destination of their choice using filters located at the top of the dashboard. The numbers of interprovincial migrants for every combination of province or territory of origin and destination can also be viewed, by selecting the period of interest using the appropriate filter.

    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 9. Interprovincial migration indicators, provinces and territories: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022017
    Description: This interactive dashboard allows the user to visualize the evolution of interprovincial migration over time as well as by province or territory, by age group and by gender. The dashboard shows the levels of in-migrants, out-migrants and net interprovincial migration. It also presents trends in the form of rates to facilitate comparisons between provinces and territories and between age groups. The data presented covers the period from 1971/1972 to the most recent period.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 10. Estimates of the components of demographic growth, annual
    Table: 17-10-0008-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Components of population growth, annual: births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigrants, net interprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents, residual deviation.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
Analysis (30)

Analysis (30) (0 to 10 of 30 results)

  • 1. Geographic mobility of Canadian bachelor’s degree graduates, 2012 to 2021
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2025002
    Description: The geographic mobility of postsecondary graduates—where they were before their studies, where they studied, and where they went to work after graduation—is of great interest to provinces and territories because education is under their jurisdiction and graduates are synonymous with skilled workers. This article takes advantage of new tables published by Statistics Canada on the geographic mobility of Canadian undergraduate degree (or bachelor's) graduates from 2012 to 2021. It sheds light on the following questions: Which provinces attract postsecondary students to their provinces? Are the provinces successful in retaining the bachelor's graduates they have trained and integrating them into their labour market? Which provinces have net gains in graduates? And most importantly, what are the trends over the years?
    Release date: 2025-06-17
  • 2. Geographic mobility indicators of Canadian undergraduate degree holders
    Articles and reports: 37-20-00012025002
    Description: This technical reference guide is intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) who are interested in Statistics Canada's geographic mobility indicators of undergraduate degree holders. The data come from the integration of administrative data from the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and the T1 Family File (T1FF), and this technical reference guide describes the methodology used to produce these indicators.
    Release date: 2025-06-17
  • 3. Economic outcomes of government-assisted refugees in designated destinations: The effect of city size
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400300002
    Description: A key component of Canada’s immigration program is to promote the balanced geographic distribution of immigrants and refugees across Canada. This study asks whether there were significant differences in the economic outcomes of government assisted refugees (GARs), based on the size of the city to which they were designated. The analysis was conducted for both those remaining in the designated cities (stayers) and those moving to other locations (movers).
    Release date: 2024-03-27
  • 4. Interprovincial and interregional migration of Canada’s French- and English-speaking populations
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021017
    Description: This Census in Brief article presents results on migration between provinces and regions by language, with special focus on the situation of official language minority populations. The analysis examines internal migration flows—in other words, people who moved within Canada—between two censuses, as well as the cumulative effects of these migrations in the long run, taking into account the province of birth.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 5. Internal migration: Overview, 2016/2017 to 2018/2019
    Articles and reports: 91-209-X202100100001
    Description:

    This article analyzes the most recent internal migration trends in Canada for the periods 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 (July 1 to June 30). A short section also gives an overview of preliminary data for 2019/2020.

    Release date: 2021-07-14
  • 6. Economic Immigrants in Gateway Cities: Factors Involved in Their Initial Location and Onward Migration Decisions Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2018411
    Geography: Census metropolitan area
    Description:

    Immigrants tend to reside disproportionately in larger Canadian cities, which may challenge their absorptive capacity. This study uses the linked Longitudinal Immigration Database and T1 Family File to examine the initial location and onward migration decisions of immigrants who are economic principal applicants (EPAs) and who have landed since the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act was passed. The main objective of the study is to identify the factors associated with initially residing and remaining in Canada’s three largest gateway cities: Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver (referred to as MTV).

    Release date: 2018-12-07
  • 7. Internal Migration: Overview, 2015/2016 Archived
    Articles and reports: 91-209-X201800154958
    Description:

    This article analyzes the most recent internal migration trends in Canada for the period 2015/2016 (July 1 to June 30). A short section also gives an overview of preliminary data for 2016/2017.

    Release date: 2018-06-05
  • 8. From east to west: 140 years of interprovincial migration Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-630-X2017002
    Description:

    This article looks at interprovincial migration and its impact on the demographic characteristics of Canada’s regions over time.

    Release date: 2017-02-24
  • 9. Internal migration in Canada from 2012/2013 to 2014/2015 Archived
    Articles and reports: 91-209-X201600114650
    Description: This article analyzes the most recent internal migration trends in Canada for the periods 2012/2013, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 (July 1 to June 30). A short section also gives an overview of preliminary data for 2015/2016.
    Release date: 2016-10-14
  • 10. Interprovincial, 2011/2012 Archived
    Articles and reports: 91-209-X201400114012
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article examines patterns of interprovincial migration in Canada, including overall net migration for each province and territory as well as migratory flows between provinces and territories.

    Data on interprovincial migration analyzed in this article for the period 2011/2012, as well as historical data from 1976/1977 are based on administrative files, specifically, income tax files, which are considered final.

    Release date: 2014-06-18
Reference (4)

Reference (4) ((4 results))

  • 1. Estimating internal migration: Issues related to using tax data Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-522-X201700014726
    Description:

    Internal migration is one of the components of population growth estimated at Statistics Canada. It is estimated by comparing individuals’ addresses at the beginning and end of a given period. The Canada Child Tax Benefit and T1 Family File are the primary data sources used. Address quality and coverage of more mobile subpopulations are crucial to producing high-quality estimates. The purpose of this article is to present the results of evaluations of these elements using access to more tax data sources at Statistics Canada.

    Release date: 2016-03-24
  • 2. Feasibility Study on the Use of Provincial/Territorial Medicare Records for Measuring the Level of Inter-provincial and Inter-territorial Migration Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 91F0015M2008010
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The objective of this study is to examine the feasibility of using provincial and territorial health care files of new registrants as an independent measure of preliminary inter-provincial and inter-territorial migration. The study aims at measuring the conceptual and quantifiable differences between this data source and our present source of the Canada Revenue Agency's Canadian Child Tax Benefit.

    Criteria were established to assess the quality and appropriateness of these provincial/territorial health care records as a proxy for our migration estimates: coverage, consistency, timeliness, reliability, level of detail, uniformity and accuracy.

    Based on the present analysis, the paper finds that these data do not ameliorate the estimates and would not be suitable at this time as a measure of inter-provincial/territorial migration. These Medicare data though are an important independent data source that can be used for quality evaluation.

    Release date: 2009-01-13
  • 3. Current Population Profile
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3814
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to gather data needed by governments as input to economic planning and for the provision of social services such as schools, etc.
  • 4. Annual Migration Estimates by Census Division/Census Metropolitan Area
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4101
    Description: This statistical activity is conducted to produce annual migration estimates between census divisions, census metropolitan areas, provinces/territories, and movement to and from Canada, by age group and sex of migrants.
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