Longitudinal Immigration Database
Networks
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Datasets
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The Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) was launched in 1997 and includes administrative immigration data for all immigrants since 1952 and non-permanent residents since 1980.
The objectives of this database are:
* To provide detailed and reliable information on the socioeconomic outcomes of immigrants after their admission, such as employment income and mobility;
* To connect short- and long-term outcomes with characteristics at admission, such as immigrant admission category, source country and knowledge of official languages;
* To provide information on pre-admission experience in Canada, citizenship acquisition since 2005 and details on the admission of economic immigrants.
Information on the study description is adapted from Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Immigration Database, 2021-10-26. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
- Start Year
- 1952
- Supplementary Information
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Design
- Study design
- Registry
- Follow Up
- Supplementary Information
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Populations
The population is composed of all immigrants admitted to Canada since 1952 including taxfilers and non-taxfilers.
Selection Criteria
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other Criteria
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- Specific population
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Immigrants admitted to Canada
- Supplementary Information
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Participants are identified through Statistic Canada databases.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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IMDB - Immigrants - Immigration data capture
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Information on migration history, pre-admission experience in Canada (such as work or study permits), socio-economic outcomes (over a period long enough to assess the impact of immigrant ... | 1952 | |
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IMDB - Immigrants - Tax data capture
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Data on individual and family incomes, family composition, such as the number of kids and the spouse identification number, and tax information have been collected from the annual individual T1 ... | 1982 |
The population is composed of non-permanent residents who received permits since 1980 prior to their admission as permanent residents in Canada including taxfilers and non-taxfilers.
Selection Criteria
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other Criteria
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- Specific population
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Non-permanent residents in Canada
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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| 0 |
IMDB - Non-permanent Residents - Immigration data capture
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Since 1980, the Non-permanent Resident File has collected information about sociodemographics, permits (permit type, expiration date, number of permits), admission dates, changes in intended ... | 1980 | |
| 1 |
IMDB - Non-permanent Residents - Tax data capture
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Since 1982, data on individual and family incomes, family composition, such as the number of kids and the spouse identification number, and tax information is collected from the annual individual ... | 1982 |
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Marital/partner status
Family and household structure
Education
Residence
Birthplace
Citizenship and immigrant status
Ethnicity, race and religion
Language
Labour force and retirement
Income, possessions, and benefits
Other socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Death
Vital status
Administrative information
Identifiers
Questionnaire and interview-related information
Other administrative information