Term: Remigration

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2022-12-08

Definition:

Remigration is a special type of outmigration or emigration in which an international immigrant or interprovincial migrant migrates to a place different than that of birth or last permanent residence.

In the deliverable The Diversity of Immigrants to Manitoba, Migration Dynamics and Basic Healthcare Service Use by Urquia et al. (2020), remigration was defined similarly to outmigration or emigration but with a known intended destination upon termination of health care coverage. See the glossary term Cancellation of Healthcare Coverage for more information on intended destinations.

Related concepts 

• Immigration / Migration Overview - Links to Immigration / Migration Data and Related Concepts and Glossary Terms
• Outmigration or Emigration

Related terms 

• Cancellation of Healthcare Coverage
• Migrant / Migration
• Secondary Migration

Term used in 

• 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)
• 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)