Place of origin

Status

Place of origin was approved as a departmental standard on July 15, 1998.

Definition

Place of origin applies to the country in which a person, born outside Canada, last resided before immigrating to Canada. Respondents are to report their place of origin according to international boundaries in effect at the time of enumeration. Countries should be coded according to the most recent ISO codes and it is recommended that they be aggregated into regions according to the most recent United Nations' standards for the reporting of demographic and social data.

Country of origin and place of last permanent residence are terms that might have previously been used in stead of place of origin.

Place of origin refers to the country of residence in which a person born outside Canada last resided before immigrating to Canada.

Classification(s)

• Place of origin, outside Canada