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Annualized rate

1. Refers to the ratio of the estimated number of events converted to an annual basis divided by the average quarterly populations. In this respect, birth, death, immigration rates, etc are calculated. Generally, the rate is expressed in per 1,000.

Census coverage

1. Net undercoverage: Difference between undercoverage and overcoverage.
2. Overcoverage: Number of persons who should not have been counted in the census or who were counted more than once.
3. Undercoverage: Number of persons who were intended to have been enumerated in a census but were not enumerated.

Components of demographic growth

1. Any of the classes of events generating population movement variations. Births, deaths and migrations are the components responsible for the variation since they alter the total population.

Emigrants

1. Canadian citizen or immigrant who has left Canada to establish a permanent residence in another country.

Error of closure

1. Difference between the postcensal estimate for the same date as the census and the results of the census adjusted for net undercoverage.

Immigrant

1. Within the framework of this publication, the term immigrant refers to landed immigrant. A landed immigrant is a person who does not have Canadian citizenship but was granted the right by immigration authorities to live in Canada on a permanent basis.

International migration

1. International migration represents movement of population between Canada and a foreign country which involves a change in the usual place of residence. A distinction is made with regard to immigrants, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigrants and net non-permanent residents.

Interprovincial migration

1. Interprovincial migration represents movement from one province or territory involving a permanent change in residence. A person who takes up residence in another province or territory is an out-migrant with reference to the province or territory of origin and an in-migrant with reference to the province or territory of destination.

Natural increase

1. Variation in population size over a given period as a result of the difference between the numbers of births and deaths.

Net international migration

1. Net international migration is obtained according to the following formula: Immigrants + returning emigrants + net non permanent residents– (emigrants + net temporary emigrants)

Net interprovincial migration

1. Net interprovincial migration represents the difference between in-migrants and out-migrants for a given province or territory.

Net non-permanent residents

1. Net non-permanent residents represent the variation in the number of non-permanent residents between two dates.

Non-permanent residents

A non permanent resident belongs to one of the five following groups:

1. persons residing in Canada claiming refugee status;
2. persons residing in Canada who hold a study permit;
3. persons residing in Canada who hold a work permit;
4. persons residing in Canada who hold a minister's permit;
5. all non-Canadian born dependants of persons claiming refugee status, or of persons holding study permits, work permits or minister's permits and living in Canada.

Net temporary emigration

1. Net temporary emigration represents the variation in the number of temporary emigrants between two dates. Temporary emigration includes Canadian citizens and immigrants living temporarily abroad who have not maintained a usual place of residence in Canada.

Population

1. Estimated population and population according to the census are both defined as being the number of Canadians whose usual place of residence is in that area, regardless of where they happened to be on Census Day. Also included are any Canadians staying in a dwelling in that area on Census Day and having no usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada, as well as those considered non-permanent residents.

Population estimate

1. postcensal: Population estimate produced by using data from the most recent available census adjusted for net undercoverage and estimate of the components of demographic growth since that last census. This estimate can be preliminary, updated or final.
2. intercensal: Population estimate derived by using postcensal estimates and data adjusted for net undercoverage of censuses preceding and following the year in question.

Population growth or total growth

1. Variation of population size between two dates. It can also be obtained by summing the natural increase, total net migration and if possible, residual deviation. It can be positive or negative.

Residual deviation

1. Difference between demographic population growth calculated using intercensal estimates of population between two dates and that obtained by the sum of the components for the same period. This deviation results from the distribution of the error of closure between years within the quinquennial period.

Returning emigrants

1. Canadian citizen or immigrant having previously emigrated from Canada and subsequently returned to the country.

Total net migration

1. Sum of net international and net interprovincial migration.

Vital events

1. Includes all the demographic events (that is to say births, deaths, marriages and divorces) for which there exists a legal requirement to inform the Provincial or Territorial Registrar's Office.