Immigrant

Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on July 31, 2026.

Definition

Immigrant refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a permanent resident (landed immigrant). Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group.

Relation to previous version

• Immigrant July 31, 2026 to current

  The definition of "immigrant" has been modified, but the meaning is unchanged.

• Immigrant February 15, 2016 to July 30, 2026

  The previous standard included additional statements on immigrants in the definition of the statistical unit. This standard removes these statements, resulting in a more concise definition.

• Immigrant April 18, 2011 to February 14, 2016

  This was the departmental standard from April 18, 2011 to February 14, 2016.