Components of migration (in and out), one year, of geographic area

Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on June 9, 2026.

Definition

Components of migration (in and out), one year refers to the in-migrants and out-migrants for a specific level of geography considering a period of one year.

In-migrants include persons who did not live in the specified geographic area one year before the reference date, but did live there on the reference date.

Out-migrants include persons who lived in the specified geographic area one year before the reference date, but did not live there on the reference date.

Geographic area refers to areas whose boundaries are specifically delimited in accordance with well-defined concepts and which, in total, cover the entire landmass of Canada. It excludes Canadian territorial enclaves abroad.

Conformity to relevant internationally recognized standards

The standard is consistent with the United Nations' "Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration and Temporary Mobility", 2025. This publication defines international migrants as persons who have changed their country of residence and established a new residence in another country within a given year. This standard is also aligned with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Conference of European Statisticians (UNECE-CES) document, "Recommendations for the 2030 Round of Population and Housing Censuses", 2025, relating to internal migration and mobility (section 14).

Classifications

• Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 September 07, 2021 to current
• Variant of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 for Statistical area classification September 07, 2021 to current
• In-Migration, One year June 15, 2015 to current
• Out-Migration, One year June 15, 2015 to current

Additional information

See:

• Mobility status, one year, of person

Relation to previous version

• Components of migration (in and out), one year, of geographic area June 09, 2026 to current

  The definition of the concept "components of migration (in and out), one year" has been reworded, but the meaning is unchanged.

• Components of migration (in and out), one year, of geographic area June 15, 2015 to June 08, 2026

  This standard replaces the recommended standard 'Components of migration (in and out), one year, of geographic area'.

• Components of migration (in and out), one year, of geographic area June 26, 2013 to June 14, 2015

  This was the recommended standard from June 26, 2013 to June 14, 2015.