4. If CIC does not keep data on unsuccessful stateless refugee applicants to these programs, please explain why, and whether there are efforts underway to do so. 5. How many stateless individuals filed applications for permanent residence on humanitarian or compassionate grounds for the years 2003 - 2014? We requested clarification on the cost and processes for accessing this information. CIC referred us instead to the Open Data Portal where we consulted 48 publically available data tables35. These tables yielded data on stateless persons in Canada but did not yield data on the initial ATI questions above. These tables included data on stateless persons who are foreign worker permit holders, refugees, permanent residents, temporary residents including students, and categorised by processing office, category, gender, age, destination province or territory, applications received abroad, source country and humanitarian and compassionate purposes. Stateless persons were reflected in the following data:        From 2005 to 2014 there were 1,558 stateless persons who claimed refugee status in Canada.36 This table relates to claimants only, and does not confirm granted claim figures or denied claim figures. From 1981 to 2015 the total number of stateless persons granted permanent resident status in Canada was 316,882.37 This figure is not broken down into refugee, humanitarian and compassionate grounds, or whether permanent resident status was granted after the stateless persons had obtained a work or student visa. From 2010 to 2015, the number of applications received from stateless persons for temporary residency was 12,289.38 From 2010 to 2015, the number of visas, permits, and extensions issued for stateless, temporary residents was 7,968.39 From 2010 to 2015, the number of applications received from stateless persons for permanent residency was 5,206.40 From 2010 to 2015, the number of authorizations and visas issued for stateless, permanent residents was 5,497.41 The number of stateless persons who held work permits for humanitarian and compassionate purposes in 2014 and 2015 was 212.42 35 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset?_organization_limit=0&organization=cic&_ga=1.38136163.132259988.1460826098 Accessed 2 February 2016 36 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Facts & Figures 2014: Immigration Overview - Temporary Residents, Refugee claimants by top 50 countries of citizenship, 2005 to 2014. http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/052642bb-3fd9-4828-b608-c81dff7e539c Accessed 2 February 2016 37 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Canada - Permanent Residents by Country of Citizenship, 1980 - 2015. http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/40fe637b-c7e7-4454-88b5-78530f220cba Accessed 2 February 2016 38 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Source Countries - Applications Received for Temporary Residents (in Persons). http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/0744df07-142d-4c4d-8f99-87500eaa39d3 Accessed 2 February 2016 39 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Source Countries - Visas, Permits and Extensions Issued for Temporary Residents (in Persons). http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/db0ab81f-7932-43dd-a7b3-e67e00026e67 Accessed 2 February 2016 40 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Source Countries - Applications Received for Permanent Residents (in Persons). http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/59b5b7cc-66cf-41b6-a2e0-8d38b3f3d977 Accessed 2 February 2016 41 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Source Countries - Authorizations and Visas Issued for Permanent Residents (in Persons) http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/b79454a9-a20c-48d9-ba9d-a6f22bd218ff Accessed 2 February 2016 42 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Canada - Work permit holders for H&C purposes by country of citizenship and year in which permit(s) became effective, 2014 to 2015. http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/cc180cea-a2be-42e9-9810-76bcd061ee1a Accessed 2 February 2016 11