Immigration to Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | Annual Arrivals and Census Trends

In 2025, Newfoundland and Labrador was the destination for 5,070 new permanent residents.

• In 2025, 393,530 new permanent residents were admitted to Canada, 1.3% of them landed in Newfoundland and Labrador.
• From 2020 to 2025, Newfoundland and Labrador was the destination for 22,750 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.

Source: IRCC

Immigration to Newfoundland and Labrador in Recent Years

Since 2020, immigration has emerged as a vital driver of population growth in Newfoundland and Labrador after years of decline. Between 2021 and the end of September 2024, the province welcomed around 15,650 immigrants, who accounted for more than half of all new residents during that period. This influx, supported by programs such as the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program and the Atlantic Immigration Program, helped achieve record net international migration, including a peak of over 9,200 in one year, and contributed to overall population increases exceeding 20,000 people by late 2024. Newcomers have played a key role in addressing labor shortages amid an aging demographic, though recent federal policy adjustments have led to some quarterly dips in non-permanent residents.

IMMIGRATION TO NEWFOUNDLAND – ANIMATED CHARTS