New Brunswick continues to see strong population growth thanks to permanent immigration, according to Statistics Canada.
New population estimates released Wednesday show we added 4,700 people during the first three months of 2024.
The province’s population was estimated to be 850,894 as of April 1, compared to 846,190 three months earlier.
New Brunswick welcomed just under 4,000 permanent immigrants in the first quarter, which StatCan said is the highest number in any quarter on record.
However, our province was one of only two to see a drop in the number of non-permanent residents. We had 218 fewer non-permanent residents living here compared with three months earlier.
Meanwhile, New Brunswick was one of only three provinces and territories which saw an increase in interprovincial migration.
We recorded a net gain of 1,627 residents, according to StatCan, with many of them coming from Ontario.
