Tracking yearly shifts in residency status among Canada’s work and study permit holders

This article examines how the stock of work and study permit holders in a given year changed their residency status over the following three years. Specifically, it calculates the share of work and study permit holders in each subsequent year who (1) obtained permanent residency, (2) held valid current permits, (3) received a new temporary residency permit, (4) claimed asylum or (5) did not have a valid residency permit.