More information on Non-permanent resident

Censuses:

2006 (1/5 sample), 2001 (1/5 sample), 1996 (1/5 sample), 1991 (1/5 sample)

Reported for:

Total population, excluding institutional residents

Question numbers:

Derived variable: Questions 10 and 11

Responses:

Not applicable

Remarks:

Data of non-permanent resident population in Canada are derived from answers to the citizenship and landed immigrant status questions. Non-permanent residents are identified as persons who are not Canadian citizens by birth (Question 10) and who answered 'No' to the landed immigrant status question (Question 11).

In every Census of Population since 1991, both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada have been enumerated. Non-permanent residents are persons who held a Work or Study Permit or who were refugee claimants, at the time of the census. Family members living with these persons are also classified as non-permanent residents.

In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.)

For further information on the non-permanent residents, refer to Figures 5A and 5B.