Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB)

Dataset Information
Name  Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB)
UUID  17472f03-1198-44e2-b383-00118acbf552
Site  Statistics Canada - Research Data Centres
Region  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan
Description  The Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) integrates administrative immigration data since 1980 with tax data since 1982. It provides detailed and reliable information on socioeconomic outcomes of immigrants after their admission, such as employment income and mobility. It connects short- and long-term outcomes with characteristics at admission, such as immigrant admission category, source country and knowledge of official languages.
Format  None
Purpose  The database also provides information on pre-admission experience in Canada, citizenship acquisition since 2005 and settlement services information since 2013. For immigrant children, outcomes are available at the family level.
Scope  The IMDB includes, all immigrants admitted to Canada since 1980, all non-permanent resident permits since 1980 and tax files since 1982 for linked immigrants
Data Level  Individual
Collection Period  01/01/1980-12/31/2016
Last Updated 2023-11-28