Nova Scotia: Immigrants by Country of Birth (2016 Census)

Nova Scotia was home to 55,675 foreign-born people in 2016

Immigrants in Nova Scotia

Statistics Canada reported that in 2016, there were 7,540,830 foreign-born people living in Canada, which accounted for 21.9% of Canada’s population.




In Nova Scotia, the foreign born population increased 23.2% from 45,190 in 2006 to 55,675 in 2016.

In Nova Scotia, the largest immigrant populations were from the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Germany and the Philippines; together they accounted for 48% of the foreign-born population in this province.

NOVA SCOTIA: FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION (2016)