Nova Scotia Population

• Nova Scotia’s strong population growth has tapered off for the first time since 2020

  The population boom recorded in Nova Scotia since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have come to an end.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2025
  
• Nova Scotia should reform immigration system to meet ambitious goals: auditor

  Kim Adair says the Immigration Department has not completed an analysis of what types of services are needed to assist immigrants to settle in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2022
  
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• By 2043, Atlantic provinces will have highest proportion of seniors over 85: census

  Statistics Canada says seniors 85 and older currently make up 2.3 per cent of the entire Canadian population, but are one of the fastest-growing age groups in the country.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2022
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• Nova Scotia saw a record number of landed immigrants in 2021

  Nova Scotia aims to double its population to two-million by 2060, with a goal to attract 25,000 newcomers per year.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2022
• ‘Significant moment’ as Nova Scotia’s population surpasses 1 million

  After years of a declining population, Nova Scotia now boasts a 71 per cent immigrant retention rate, making it the highest in Atlantic Canada. 

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2021
• Reversal of fortune: Nova Scotia population surge ‘exceptionally good news’

  Statistics Canada confirmed this month that the province's population had risen for the third consecutive year, adding more than 10,000 residents in the past year alone.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2018
• Nova Scotia population hits record high, thanks mostly to immigration

  The Quarterly Demographic Estimates report said 1,460 people arrived in the province from Jan. 1 to April 1.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2016