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Term: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Permanent Resident Database

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-10-06

Definition:

concept/Social Determinants of Health-SDOH-Digital Library-Image.jpg The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Permanent Resident Database contains information about immigrants to Canada who become permanent residents. This data is collected in the federal government's Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Permanent Resident information system. The data includes demographic information (e.g.: sex, birthdate, marital status, education level, and occupation) and immigration-related information (e.g.: landing date, immigration admission category and intended destination).

The data contains three separate files:

  • the LEGACY LANDING file (data from January 1, 1985 to December 31, 1999)
  • the current LANDING file (data from January 1, 2000 to the most current acquisition)
  • a de-identified crosswalk file that links to the Manitoba Health Insurance Registry that identifies immigrants who reside in Manitoba
For more information on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Permanent Resident Database, see the:

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  • Urquia M, Walld R, Prior H, Detillieux G, Eze N, Koseva I. The Diversity of Immigrants to Manitoba, Migration Dynamics and Basic Healthcare Service Use. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2020. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

  • Urquia ML, Walld R, Wanigaratne S, Eze ND, Azimaee M, McDonald JT, Guttmann A. Linking national immigration data to provincial repositories: The case of Canada. Int J Popul Data Sci 2021;6(1):1412. [Abstract] (View)


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