Table 4.
Characteristics of people who hold temporary status in British Columbia, January 2020–March 2021, N (%) except where indicated
| Student visa | Work permit | Refugee claimant | Convention refugee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of people | 108,479 | 97,789 | 2550 | 3397 |
| Administrative sex | ||||
| M | 55,215 (50.9) | 43,522 (44.5) | 1204 (47.2) | 1638 (48.2) |
| F | 53,264 (49.1) | 54,267 (55.5) | 1346 (52.8) | 1759 (51.8) |
| Age | ||||
| 0–19 | 28,545 (26.3) | 183 (0.2) | 816 (32.0) | 876 (25.8) |
| 20–39 | 77,333 (71.3) | 78,207 (80.0) | 948 (37.2) | 1411 (41.5) |
| 40–59 | 2552 (2.4) | 18,678 (19.1) | 712 (27.9) | 905 (26.6) |
| 60 + | 49 (0.0) | 721 (0.7) | 74 (2.9) | 205 (6.0) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | ||||
| Lowest | 27,826 (25.7) | 26,614 (27.2) | 723 (28.4) | 1074 (31.6) |
| 2nd | 25,761 (23.7) | 23,079 (23.6) | 623 (24.4) | 872 (25.7) |
| Middle | 22,419 (20.7) | 19,323 (19.8) | 538 (21.1) | 579 (17.0) |
| 4th | 13,923 (12.8) | 14,389 (14.7) | 379 (14.9) | 505 (14.9) |
| Highest | 13,420 (12.4) | 11,206 (11.5) | 248 (9.7) | 319 (9.4) |
| Missing | 5130 (4.7) | 3178 (3.2) | 39 (1.5) | 48 (1.4) |
| Rurality | ||||
| Metropolitan | 95,265 (87.8) | 84,734 (86.6) | 2500 (98.0) | 3318 (97.7) |
| Small urban | 9854 (9.1) | 7219 (7.4) | 27 (1.1) | 57 (1.7) |
| Rural | 1756 (1.6) | 4539 (4.6) | 10 (0.4) | 8 (0.2) |
| Missing | 1604 (1.5) | 1297 (1.3) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.4) |
| Health authority | ||||
| Interior | 9024 (8.3) | 6933 (7.1) | 50 (2.0) | 41 (1.2) |
| Fraser | 49,268 (45.4) | 47,230 (48.3) | 1682 (66.0) | 2183 (64.3) |
| Vancouver Coastal | 36,689 (33.8) | 33,623 (34.4) | 759 (29.8) | 1036 (30.5) |
| Island | 9212 (8.5) | 6302 (6.4) | 44 (1.7) | 121 (3.6) |
| Northern | 2793 (2.6) | 2633 (2.7) | 7 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) |
| Missing | 1493 (1.4) | 1068 (1.1) | 8 (0.3) | 10 (0.3) |