Canadian Permanent Resident Admissions by Category, 1990-2015

Annual data from 1990 to 2015 on the intake of permanent residents to Canada, with detailed statistics from 2006 to 2015. The dataset, published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, categorizes admissions into family class, economic immigrants, refugees, and other immigrants. It includes selected characteristics for permanent residents.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term immigration trends based on annual intake data from 1990 to 2015.
• Compare admission volumes across the family, economic, and refugee categories mentioned in the description.
• Model demographic changes based on selected characteristics of permanent residents.
• Assess the impact of immigration policy changes over the 2006-2015 period detailed in the report.

Strengths

• Covers a 26-year time series from 1990 to 2015.
• Data is broken down by the three main immigration categories and an 'other' category.
• Published by the authoritative government agency Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update was 2026-07-10.

Provenance

Source

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official government administrative records.

Time Range

1990 to 2015, with detailed focus on 2006-2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 19:02:55.671363; freshness should be verified

Geography

Canada