Welcome
This guide provides links to official sources of information relating to public policy and statistics for immigration.
For other sources of government statistics use the Government Statistics guide.
Data & Statistics
Data:
Data Centre surveys relating to immigration
Also use the data search box to find other related survey data in <odesi>
Statistics:
Canada
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- Statistics Canada
- Immigrants in Canada’s Census Metropolitan Areas (catalogue number 89-613)
- Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada - A portrait of early settlement experiences (catalogue number 89-614-XIE)
- Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada: Progress and Challenges of New Immigrants in the Workforce (catalogue number 89-615-XIE)
- Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada: A Regional Perspective of the Labour Market Experiences
- Census of Canada 2006 especially Immigration and Citizenship tables.
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- Analytical series: Immigration in Canada
- See also the Census 2006 subject guide for more detailed tables.
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- Census of Canada 2001 Immigration and Citizenship statistics
- British Columbia BC Stats: Immigration
- Ontario Ontario immigration statistics
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- International migration outlook 2010: key statistics (site includes reports from 1997 onwards)
United Nations
- Demographic yearbook International migration characteristics
- UNdata (Search using the term 'migration' or 'refugee' since 'immigration' is not used in this database)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
United States
- Census Bureau
- Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration Statistics
Government Information
Canada - Federal:
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- Country fact sheets
- Immigration Division
- Refugee Protection Division includes links to international conventions and legal documents relating to refugee status
- Library of Parliament Research publications on Immigration and Citizenship and archived older reports
- Parliament of Canada
- search for debates in the House of Commons and Senate and in relevant Committees of each chamber
- search for legislation using LegisInfo
Canada - Provincial:
Local:
- City of Ottawa Immigration information portal
- City of Toronto Immigration and settlement portal
Foreign:
United States
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Dept. of Homeland Security)
- Congressional Budget Office Immigration
- White House Immigration issues
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Issues and Research: Immigration provides information about immigration-related legislative activities in State legislatures.
International:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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World migration report 2010. Note: the library also has this report in printed edition from 2000 on.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
United Nations
- International migration report (2002)
- International migration reports and resolutions
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Refworld a vast collection of reports and information relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks relating to refugee status
Laws & Legislation
Canada - Federal:
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- Laws and policies relating to immigration and refugee status
Foreign:
United States
International:
International Organization for Migration
Maps & GIS
Maps:
- People on the move: an atlas of migration (MPA G1046.E27P46 2010) is a collection of maps covering the history of population movements including specific reasons for relocation such as asylum seekers and refugees, climate change, Hurricane Katrina, and regional experiences of migrants.
- Atlas of Canada: Immigration
- UNHCR Maps relating to refugee populations
- United States foreign-born population maps (2000 Census)
Websites
- American Immigration Council Immigration Policy Center
- Development Research Center on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty