A foreign national has temporary resident status in Canada when they have been found to meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations to enter or remain in Canada. Visitors, students, workers and temporary resident permit holders may also have temporary resident status. Only foreign nationals physically in Canada hold temporary resident status. (
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website - Temporary residents - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents.html
- accessed September 3, 2026).Typically, entry under a temporary permit is granted for a 6-month period, unless the applicant holds a super visa which authorizes a stay of 5 years on entry. Upon re-entry into Canada on a non-expired permit, admission may be granted for an additional 6-month period, or it may be limited to the initial period granted.
Temporary residents can be identified by their presence in the Immigrant, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Temporary Resident Permit data (IRCC-TRP). If an individual has a permit record in the MP, SP, or WP datasets, the SIGN_DT indicates the date they entered Canada as a temporary resident. Because temporary permits are for a limited period, it is common for an individual to enter the country many times with a new permit record documenting each entry.
Data Caution: Effective September 1, 2018, individuals with a Study Permit issued by IRCC are no longer eligible for Manitoba Health coverage, therefore they will not have a PHIN, and this will lead to reduced linkage over time in the study permit related data.