   From 2014 to 2015, the number of stateless International Mobility Program work permit holders was 30.43 From 2014 to 2015, the number of stateless temporary foreign worker program work permit holders is 4.44 From 2001 to 2015, the number of stateless international students who received study permits is 2,141.45 From 2000 to 2015, the number of stateless international students whose study permits were valid on December 31 is 3,422.46 Reporting Data CIC reporting mechanisms do not capture the specific reasons for an approved humanitarian and compassionate application. There are no efforts underway to change current reporting mechanisms to include statelessness as a primary or significant ground for acceptance in humanitarian and compassionate applications, or to include establishment in Canada or best interests of affected Canadian citizen children as grounds by which cases are assessed. Furthermore, the assessment of an application for permanent residence under humanitarian and compassionate grounds is a global assessment of factors presented by the applicant, whereby statelessness would be one factor for consideration in this assessment. CIC would not clarify what is meant by a ‘global assessment of factors’. Assessment With respect to the data reported on stateless refugee claims from 2005 – 2014, it is not clear at which point this data was collected. This data could have been collected from CBSA based on eligibility interviews at Points of Entry, the Refugee Protection Division on receipt of referrals, Basis of Claim forms filed by stateless persons, or from decisions of the Refugee Protection Division or the Refugee Appeal Division. Recent research by Sean Rehaag of York University demonstrates the unreliability of this data and need for clarification. CIC data states that 140 stateless persons claimed refugee status in 2014, yet Rehaag found that only one stateless refugee case was determined by the Refugee Protection Division that year.47 From the data tables it is not evident whether CIC records data on stateless individuals granted permanent residency through private or government sponsorship. No data tables reported these data categories. CIC reports that the total number of stateless persons granted permanent resident status in Canada since 1981 is 316,882, but does not report how many of those stateless individuals have been granted citizenship since 1981. It is also not clear if CIC groups persons whose nationality has not been accurately recorded into the stateless category, thereby inflating this figure. CIC did not respond to CCS’ attempts to clarify this figure, or to provide clarification on the categorisation of stateless persons. 43 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Canada - International Mobility Program work permit holders by country of citizenship and year in which permit(s) became effective. http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/e992dffe-606c-450c-9830-d4748a93559b Accessed 2 February 2016 44 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Canada - Temporary Foreign Worker Program Work Permit Holders by Countries of Citizenship. http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/80070fb0-fc34-4543-b28c-913cd2600fa7 Accessed 2 February 2016 45 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Canada - International students by country of Citizenship and year in which permit(s) became effective. http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/96634702-31fd-41c0-b0f8-4e5a8ca27ad4 Accessed 2 February 2016 46 Government of Canada. Open Data Portal. Canada - International students with a valid permit on December 31st by country of citizenship. http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/cdc14bcf-d9b1-4130-b743-6830f25c9b64 Accessed 2 February 2016 47 Rehaag, 2015, http://ccrweb.ca/en/2014-refugee-claim-data 12