A profile of foreign students who transition to permanent resident status in Atlantic Canada

Monica van Huystee
Research and Evaluation
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
April 2011

This paper has been prepared at the request of the Atlantic Population Table. The Atlantic Population Table (APT) is a multistakeholder initiative of key federal and provincial partners, namely the Atlantic Opportunities Agency (ACOA), the four Atlantic Provinces, HRSDC and CIC, working together in support of regional development, including increased immigration to meet local needs.

There are five streams of the APT initiative: Attraction and Promotion, Awareness, Retention, Research and Labour Market Integration. Under the research stream a comprehensive three year research plan (2007-2010) was developed, based on priorities identified by the APT Research Sub-Committee.

The views and opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Citizenship and Immigration Canada or the Government of Canada.

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Table of contents

• Executive summary
• Introduction and overview
  • Immigration
  • Data
• Overview of foreign students
  • Transitions from foreign student to permanent resident
  • Retention of international students: When do foreign students transition to permanent resident status?
  • Direct transition rates
  • Interprovincial transition of foreign students to permanent residents
• Characteristics of foreign students transitioning to permanent residents in Atlantic Canada
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Country of origin
  • Level of education
  • Family status
  • Occupational skill
• Immigration category of foreign student transitions by family status and immigrant class
• Provincial Nominee Program and Skilled Worker Program
• Transition to other temporary resident statuses
• Other considerations
• Conclusion
  • Discussion
• Appendix A

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