Term: Secondary Migration

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2022-12-08

Definition:

Secondary migration is the migration of an individual from a country of permanent residence other than the country where the immigrant was born. This type of migration can be national, or international. When the process involves more than two destination countries, it is known as ‘serial migration.’ Secondary migration may be associated with favourable socioeconomic profiles among immigrants however, among refuges it may be indicative of a hazardous migration journey (e.g. forced migration and exposure to refugee camps).

Related concepts 

• Immigration / Migration Overview - Links to Immigration / Migration Data and Related Concepts and Glossary Terms
• Return Migration

Related terms 

• Country of Last Permanent Residence
• Primary Migration
• Remigration
• Serial Migration

References 

• Wanigaratne S, Rashid M, Gagnon A, Cole DC, Shakya Y, Moineddin R, Blake J, Yudin MH, Campbell D, Ray JG, Urquia ML. Refugee mothers, migration pathways and HIV: A population-based cohort study. AIDS Care 2019;Epub ahead of print. [Abstract] (View)
• Wanigaratne S, Cole DC, Bassil K, Hyman I, Moineddin R, Urquia ML. The influence of refugee status and secondary migration on preterm birth. J Epidemiol Community Health 2016;70(6):622-628. [Abstract] (View)

Term used in 

• Ewesesan R, Chartier MJ, Nickel NC, Wall-Wieler E, Urquia ML. Psychosocial and behavioral health indicators among immigrant and non-immigrant recent mothers. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022;22(1):612. [Abstract] (View)
• 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)