Nova Scotia Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive net international immigration added to gains from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 4,868 people to Nova Scotia’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 11% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 6,668 people moved to Nova Scotia from other provinces in the second quarter of 2026, down 15% from a year earlier. A total of 5,705 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the second quarter, an increase of 11.1% from the same period in 2025. The result was a net gain of 963 people to Nova Scotia’s population in the second quarter. This was a decrease of 64.5% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration added 3,905 people to Nova Scotia’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was an increase of 41.7% from the net gain from the same period in 2025.
