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2011 National Household Survey - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2011
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Reference ID
CAN_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Statistics Canada, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Aug 01, 2025
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Aug 01, 2025
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  • CAN2011_PHC-H-H
  • CAN2011_PHC-P-H

Year of immigration (CA2011A_YRIMM)

Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 227
End: 228
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
11. Is this person now, or has this person ever been, a landed immigrant?</p>
<div class="i1">A "landed immigrant" (permanent resident) is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.<br /><br />[] No [Go to question 13.]<br />[] Yes</div><p>12. In what year did this person become a landed immigrant?</p>
<div class="i1">If exact year is not known, enter best estimate.<br /><br />Year: _ _ _ _</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 2010 to 2011
02 2009
03 2008
04 2007
05 2006
06 2001 to 2005
07 1996 to 2000
08 1991 to 1995
09 1986 to 1990
10 1981 to 1985
11 1976 to 1980
12 1971 to 1975
13 Before 1971
99 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's year of immigration.
Universe
Canada 2011: Persons who are permanent resident and ever migrated [discrepancies: not verifiable]

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