Newfoundland Immigration by Country
From 2000 to 2015, 3,993,035 permanent residents landed in Canada.
During this period, Newfoundland was the province of choice of 9,915 immigrants who came from about 150 countries.
| Annual immigration to Newfoundland* | ||
| Year | Total | Percentage** |
| 2000 | 415 | 0.2% |
| 2001 | 390 | 0.2% |
| 2002 | 405 | 0.2% |
| 2003 | 360 | 0.2% |
| 2004 | 580 | 0.2% |
| 2005 | 495 | 0.2% |
| 2006 | 510 | 0.2% |
| 2007 | 545 | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 625 | 0.3% |
| 2009 | 605 | 0.2% |
| 2010 | 715 | 0.3% |
| 2011 | 685 | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 730 | 0.3% |
| 2013 | 835 | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 900 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,120 | 0.4% |
| Total | 9,915 | 0.25% |
| *Intended Destination | ||
| **Newfoundland’s share of Canada’s immigration | ||
| Source: Government of Canada | ||
During this period, immigrants to Newfoundland and Labrador came from about 80 countries2 and the top ten source countries of to Newfoundland were China (10.5%), the Philippines (9.8%), the United Kingdom (6.9%), the United States of America (6.1%), India (5.3%), Iraq (3.1%), Pakistan (2.8%), Nigeria (2.8%), Colombia (2.6) and Sudan (2.5%).
In regards to these source countries, the inflow from the Philippines experienced a noticeable growth, and the inflow from the other countries remained about the same during this period.
According to the National Household Survey, in 2011, about 0.14% of the foreign-born population3 in Canada resided in Newfoundland (9,150).
2 Country of Citizenship
3 People born outside Canada
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