Quarterly estimates of the number of non-permanent residents by type, provinces and territories: Interactive dashboard

Additional information

Notes

The data contained in this interactive dashboard comes from the Quarterly Demographic Estimates. These estimates are based on 2021 Census counts adjusted for census net undercoverage and incompletely enumerated reserves and settlements, to which are added data from the population growth estimates for the period from May 11, 2021, to the date of the estimate. The data presented cover the period from 1971 to the most recent year.

This dashboard is designed to visualize trends in non-permanent residents by type at the provincial, territorial and Canada levels. To visualize the components of Canada's international migration, the product Quarterly estimates of international migration components, provinces and territories: Interactive dashboard should be consulted.

Definitions

Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups (asylum claimants+)

Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups are defined as:

• Asylum claimant refers to a foreign national who has made a refugee claim while in Canada on a temporary basis and whose claim is pending decision.
• Protected person refers to a person who has made a claim in Canada and received a positive decision. For Statistics Canada’s Demographic Estimates Program, protected persons leave this population if they obtain permanent residence.
• Related groups include those who received a negative decision or withdrew or abandoned their claim and have not yet regularized their status or departed Canada.

This type includes the following subtypes:

• Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups with work permit only
• Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups who only have a work permit. A work permit is a document issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that authorizes a person to work on a temporary basis in Canada.

• Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups with study permit only
• Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups who only have a study permit. A study permit is a document issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that authorizes a person to study at a designated learning institution in Canada.

• Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups with work and study permits
• Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups who have both a work and study permit at the same time.

• Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups without work or study permits
• Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups with a valid claim but neither a work nor study permit.

In the dashboard, the ‘’asylum claimants+’’ category refers to asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups for ease of reference.

Non-permanent resident (NPR)

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country with a usual place of residence in Canada and who has a work or study permit or who has claimed refugee status (asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups).

Family members living with work or study permit holders are also included unless these family members are already Canadian citizens, landed immigrants (permanent residents), or non-permanent residents themselves.

For Statistics Canada’s Demographic Estimates Program, the terms “non-permanent resident” and “temporary immigrant” refer to the same concept. The acronym “NPR” is used to designate non-permanent residents.

Non-permanent resident type

Non-permanent resident type refers to the temporary residence status for which a non-permanent resident has been authorized to enter Canada. This category is defined according to the type(s) of permit(s) and/or refugee claim valid on given date. The non-permanent resident types are mutually exclusive and are derived in the following order of classification:

1. Asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups;
2. Permit holders and their family members.

Consequently, there are no asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups among the permit holders and their family members.

NPR distribution by type

NPR distribution by type represents the result of the following formula: (Selected value (i.e. type of NPR and geography selected) / Total population of NPRs in the selected geography) * 100.

Permit holders and their family members

Permit holders and their family members are non-permanent residents who are not asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups, but who hold a permit (for work, study or temporary residence). This classification also includes their family members who are not Canadian citizens, landed immigrants (permanent residents) or non-permanent residents themselves. This type includes the following subgroups:

• Work permit holders only
• Non-permanent residents who only have a work permit. A work permit is a document issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that authorizes a person to work on a temporary basis in Canada. This subtype does not include family members.

• Study permit holders only
• Non-permanent residents who only have a study permit. A study permit is a document issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that authorizes a person to study at a designated learning institution in Canada. This subtype does not include family members.

• Work and study permit holders
• Non-permanent residents who have both a work and study permit at the same time. This subtype does not include family members.

• Other
• "Other" mainly refers to family members living with permit holders, unless these family members are already Canadian citizens, landed immigrants, or non-permanent residents themselves. This type of non-permanent resident also refers to holders of other permits (e.g. temporary resident permits, formerly known as "Minister’s Permits").

Proportion of NPRs in the population

Proportion of NPRs in the population represents the result of the following formula: (Selected value (i.e. type of NPR and geography selected) / Total population in the selected geography) * 100.

Provincial and territorial distribution of NPRs

Provincial and territorial distribution of NPRs represents the result of the following formula: (Selected value (i.e. type of NPR and geography selected) / Total of the selected type in Canada) * 100.

Reference date

Reference date refers to the date for which the number of NPRs is estimated.