Term: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Registry Data
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2025-07-18
Definition:
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Registry data contains a registry of immigrants to Canada who become either permanent or temporary residents, or who come to Canada on a study or work permit for a specific amount of time. The data comes from the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) information system maintained by the federal government. The types of data in the Registry files includes: demographic data (e.g. birth date, sex, marital status, language spoken); country of birth, country of citizenship and country of residence data; education level; occupation data; admission category (derived from existing variables); and landing date / age at landing. A de-identified crosswalk file identifies immigrants who reside in Manitoba through linkage to the Manitoba Health Insurance Registry (MHIR) data.
The data contains three types of files:
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the LEGACY LANDING and temporary residents files (including work and study permits) - data from January 1, 1985 to December 31, 1999 for permanent residents, Jan. 1980-Dec. 1999 for temporary, study, and work permits.
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the CURRENT LANDING and temporary residents files (including work and study permits) - data from January 1, 2000 to the most current acquisition.
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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) Registry data, see the:
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Registry Data Description
that contains a brief summary of the content of the data set and information on the Source Agency, Purpose, Years, Type, Size, Data Level, Components, Scope, Data Collection Method, Data Highlights, Data Cautions, Access Requirements, More Information, and Last Updated date;
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MCHP Metadata Repository - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Registry Data
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(Internal Access Only)
- for technical and programming related information, including an Overview, Data Model, Data Quality, Data Dictionary, Documents and Reports, and Blog.
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References
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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
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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)