New Brunswick Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive net international immigration was overshadowed by losses from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net decrease of 39 people to New Brunswick’s population in the first quarter of 2026. This was a reversal from the net gain of 1,800 people in the first quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 3,092 people moved to New Brunswick from other provinces in the first quarter of 2026, down 20.2% from a year earlier. A total of 3,171 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the first quarter, a decrease of 16.3% from the same period in 2025. The result was a net loss of 79 people from New Brunswick’s population in the first quarter. This was a reversal from the net gain of 90 people from the first quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration added 40 people to New Brunswick’s population in the first quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 97.7% from the net gain from the same period in 2025.
