New Brunswick Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive net international immigration added to gains from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 5,508 people to New Brunswick’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was an increase of 1.5% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 4,751 people moved to New Brunswick from other provinces in the second quarter of 2026, down 14.5% from a year earlier. A total of 4,200 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the second quarter, an increase of 24.4% from the same period in 2025. The result was a net gain of 551 people to New Brunswick’s population in the second quarter. This was a decrease of 74.8% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration added 4,957 people to New Brunswick’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was an increase of 52.8% from the net gain from the same period in 2025.
