Immigration and ethnocultural diversity statistics

Bringing together data, tools and reports to provide you with the latest information on immigration and ethnocultural diversity in Canada.

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Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB): Interactive app

Use the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) interactive app to explore data on immigrant income, by sex, pre-landing experience, immigrant admission category, years since landing and landing year.

Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Focusing on a selected geographic area, the Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population presents data highlights for each of the major releases of the 2021 Census. These data highlights are presented through text, tables and figures.

Immigration and ethnocultural standards

Statistics Canada uses many immigration and ethnocultural variables. Information on key standardized variables, including definitions, usage and classifications, can be found in the links below.

Immigration variables

• Citizenship of person
• Generation status of person
• Immigrant status of person
• Place of birth of person
• Place of birth of parent of person

Ethnocultural variables

• Ethnic or cultural origin of person
• Population group of person
• Religion of person
• Visible minority of person

Immigrant population by selected places of birth, admission category and period of immigration, 2021 Census

The Immigrant population by selected places of birth, admission category and period of immigration, 2021 Census shows the distribution of the immigrant population by selected places of birth and by various geographic regions in Canada. Two charts are presented: one is for places of birth and the second, geographic areas.

Data visualization tools — Social inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups

Data visualization tools — Social inclusion indicators for Canada's ethnocultural groups group and visualize data on social inclusion for ethnocultural groups and immigrants in Canada. The indicators are organized under 11 themes, and accessible through their associated interactive tool.

Gender, diversity and inclusion

Visit Statistics Canada's Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics. This hub includes the new Social inclusion portal, which brings together key statistical information on the inclusion (or exclusion) of ethnocultural groups and immigrants in Canada.

Relevant data sources

• Longitudinal Immigration Database
• Census Program
• Labour Force Survey
• General Social Survey, an Overview (2019)

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