Newfoundland Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive net international immigration added to gains from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 2,341 people to Newfoundland and Labrador’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 13.7% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 2,783 people moved to Newfoundland and Labrador from other provinces in the second quarter of 2026, up 4.3% from a year earlier. A total of 2,202 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the second quarter, an increase of 22.5% from the same period in 2025. The result was a net gain of 581 people to Newfoundland and Labrador’s population in the second quarter. This was a decrease of 33.1% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration added 1,760 people to Newfoundland and Labrador’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 4.5% from the net gain from the same period in 2025.
