Immigration to New Brunswick, Canada | Annual Arrivals and Census Trends
In 2025, New Brunswick was the destination for 10,935 new immigrants.
Source: IRCC
- In 2025, 393,530 new permanent residents were admitted to Canada, 2.8% of them landed in New Brunswick.
- From 2020 to 2025, New Brunswick was the destination for 56,320 new immigrants (permanent residents).
- The immigration data highlights a growing trend pre-pandemic levels, a sharp decline in 2020, a strong rebound leading up to 2024, and a decline by 2025.
Immigration to New Brunswick by Class
In 2025, economic immigrants made up 86% of New Brunswick’s new permanent residents, while family sponsorships accounted for 7.8% and refugees comprised 6%.
Source: IRCC
- From 2016 to 2025, New Brunswick admitted a total of 62,110 economic immigrants, 4,960 family immigrants, and 7,860 refugees.
- Except for the refugee stream, economic and family immigration expanded between 2016 and 2019. After a pandemic-driven downturn in 2020, this upward trend persisted through 2024, culminating in a contraction across all admissions classes in 2025.
- Compared to 2024 levels, 2025 immigration admissions fell most sharply in the economic category (31.2%), followed by a contraction in the refugee class (24.3%), while the family class increased by 10.3%.
