Immigration to New Brunswick.

10,830 new permanent residents named New Brunswick as their destination in 2025, 2.8% of Canada’s total, or 12.3 per 1,000 residents.

Data through July 2026Retrieved October 8, 2026Updated monthly, mid-month

Permanent residents 202510,830−29.7% vs 2024

New study permits 20258,425

New work permits 202513,125IMP + TFWP

Asylum claims 2025385

Permanent residents by category

Per year.

Category	Economic	Family	Refugees and protected persons	Humanitarian and other
2015	2,000	220	285	0
2016	2,610	295	1,700	0
2017	2,805	305	450	0
2018	3,775	390	340	0
2019	5,040	395	480	0
2020	2,355	220	245	10
2021	4,465	365	360	0
2022	8,355	480	1,270	25
2023	9,435	585	1,280	25
2024	13,605	760	855	190
2025	9,345	830	625	30
2026 (Jan–Jul)	5,540	460	455	15

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data). 2026 covers January to July only.

Top programs, 2025

Program	Value
Provincial Nominee Program	4,910
Atlantic Immigration Program	2,345
Federal Skilled Worker	1,735
Spouses and partners	695
Government-assisted refugees	535
Canadian Experience Class	290
Parents and grandparents	85
Privately sponsored refugees	65

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data).

Destination cities, 2025

Census metropolitan areas named as intended destination.

Metropolitan area	Value
Moncton	4,570
Fredericton	1,705
Saint John	1,570
Edmundston	715
Bathurst	365
Miramichi	170
Campbellton (New Brunswick part)	145

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data).

Study and work permits

Period	Study permits	IMP work permits	TFWP work permits
2015	2,390	1,240	1,015
2016	2,680	1,580	1,260
2017	2,960	1,670	1,315
2018	3,820	2,150	1,380
2019	4,420	2,750	1,700
2020	2,340	2,975	1,635
2021	6,070	4,630	2,775
2022	7,850	6,370	3,980
2023	11,190	11,750	4,815
2024	8,320	11,730	3,970
2025	8,425	9,380	3,745
2026 (Jan–Jul)	4,055	9,845	3,365

Source: IRCC, Temporary Residents: Study Permit Holders – Monthly IRCC Updates; IRCC, Temporary Residents: TFWP and IMP Work Permit Holders – Monthly IRCC Updates. 2026 covers January to July only.

More context

Who lives here, who leaves.

Who lives in New Brunswick today (origins, languages, recent immigrants): Census Atlas: New Brunswick.
Statistics Canada estimates 629 people emigrated from New Brunswick in 2025–2026. See emigration by province.
4,910 of the 2025 admissions came through New Brunswick’s nominee program. PNP data.

About this data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. IRCC rounds every figure to the nearest 5 and suppresses values from 0 to 5; we count suppressed cells as zero, so totals here can be slightly below IRCC’s published totals. “Rounded, not for calculations.” Not an official IRCC publication. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. Intended province of destination at admission. See methods and definitions.