Population growth

8.1 - Births

8.2 - Deaths

8.3 - Immigrants

An immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant (permanent resident) and who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants are either Canadian citizens by naturalization (the citizenship process) or permanent residents under Canadian legislation. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. Also, children born in other countries to parents who are Canadian citizens that reside temporarily in another country are not included in the category as they become Canadian citizens at birth.

8.4 - Emigrants

An emigrant refers to a Canadian citizen or immigrant who has left Canada to establish a residence in another country, involving a change in usual place of residence. Emigration may be either temporary or permanent. Where the term is used alone, it references to a person's permanent emigration which involves severing residential ties with Canada and acquiring permanent residency in another country.

8.5 - Returning emigrants

A returning emigrant refers to a Canadian citizen or immigrant having previously emigrated from Canada and subsequently returned to the country to establish a permanent residence.

8.6 - Net temporary emigrants

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.

8.7 - Net interprovincial migration

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

8.8 - Net intraprovincial migration

8.9 - Net non-permanent residents

Net non permanent residents (NPRs) are obtained by subtracting the stocks of NPRs as of July 1st of two consecutive years. Non-permanent resident includes the five following groups: (1) persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status; (2) persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold a study permit; (3) persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold a work permit; (4) persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold a minister's permit (including extensions); (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.

8.10 - Residual deviation

Residual deviation refers to distributing the error of closure linearly throughout the intercensal period. The error of closure is defined as the difference between the postcensal population estimates on Census Day and the population enumerated in that census adjusted for census net undercoverage and incompletely enumerated Indian reserves.