A portrait of non-permanent residents in Canada

Release date: June 27, 2023

Over 924,000 non-permanent residents (NPRs) were enumerated in the 2021 Census, making up 2.5% of Canada’s population
Table summary
This table displays the results of Over 924. The information is grouped by Resident type (appearing as row headers), Number of non-permanents (appearing as column headers).
Non-permanent resident type	Number of non-permanent residents
Work permit holder	370,420
Study permit holder	202,790
Asylum claimant^Note *	139,200
Work and study permit holder	131,560
Other NPR type	80,875
Note * Includes asylum claimants with work and/or study permits. Return to note * referrer

Proportion of the population, by age group
Table summary
This table displays the results of Proportion of the population. The information is grouped by Age group (appearing as row headers), Total – NPRs and Total - Rest of the population (appearing as column headers).
Age group	Total – NPRs	Total - Rest of the population
0 to 19 years	15.4%	22.2%
20 to 34 years	60.1%	18.4%
35 to 54 years	21.8%	26.3%
55 years and older	2.7%	33.1%

Top 10 places of birth of NPRs
Table summary
This table displays the results of Top 10 places of birth of NPRs. The information is grouped by Country of birth (appearing as row headers), Proportion of NPRs (%) (appearing as column headers).
Country of birth	Proportion of NPRs (%)
India	28.5%
China	10.5%
France	5.1%
Philippines	3.6%
Mexico	3.5%
Nigeria	3.2%
Iran	3.1%
South Korea	3.0%
Brazil	3.0%
United States of America	2.9%

1 in 3 NPRs lived in unsuitable housing^{Note 1}
Table summary
This table displays the results of 1 in 3 NPRs lived in unsuitable housing. The information is grouped by Type of dwelling (appearing as row headers), Total – NPRs and Total - Rest of the population (appearing as column headers).
Type of dwelling	Total – NPRs	Total - Rest of the population
Unsuitable housing	32.9%	9.1%
Apartment renter	59.4%	16.9%
Apartment owner	6.0%	8.9%
House renter	19.1%	9.5%
House owner	15.3%	62.9%

Among NPRs with a bachelor’s degree or higher, asylum claimants were most likely to be overqualified^{Note 2} for their job
Table summary
This table displays the results of Among NPRs with a bachelor’s degree or higher. The information is grouped by NPR type (appearing as row headers), Overqualification rate (appearing as column headers).
NPR type	Overqualification rate
Total - Rest of the population	15.9%
Total – NPRs	32.4%
Asylum claimant^Note *	50.7%
Work and study permit holder	44.6%
Study permit holder	43.0%
Work permit holder	24.7%
Note * Includes asylum claimants with work and/or study permits. Return to note * referrer

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A portrait of non-permanent residents in Canada

60.1% of NPRs were between 20 and 34 years of age