People Leaving New Brunswick: Net Emigration Trends from 1972 to 2024

Emigration in Canada refers to people who leave the country to live abroad, either permanently or for an extended period. While Canada is known for welcoming immigrants, it also sees thousands of residents moving away each year for reasons such as job opportunities, family, retirement, or lifestyle changes.

Tracking net emigration—the difference between people leaving and returning—helps show how Canada’s population is changing over time. This data is important for understanding migration patterns and planning for the country’s future needs.

How Net Emigration Is Calculated in Canada

Net emigration is calculated by subtracting the number of returning emigrants from the number of people who leave Canada (emigrants). For the period from 1991 to June 2016, the calculation includes temporary emigration as well: emigrants plus net temporary emigration, minus returning emigrants.

Number of People Leaving New Brunswick per Quarter

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
1972	94	102	134	101	431
1973	94	130	247	205	676
1974	154	169	192	182	697
1975	157	143	146	126	572
1976	109	127	135	104	475
1977	77	103	172	133	485
1978	99	119	173	133	524
1979	99	103	122	77	401
1980	62	70	79	59	270
1981	47	115	292	153	607
1982	124	154	214	127	619
1983	104	86	157	82	429
1984	97	125	123	80	425
1985	71	117	220	102	510
1986	100	81	282	175	638
1987	102	32	317	114	565
1988	49	99	272	137	557
1989	81	98	283	139	601
1990	81	87	283	145	596
1991	75	93	339	141	648
1992	82	209	356	166	813
1993	99	172	171	122	564
1994	81	98	223	140	542
1995	84	110	135	91	420
1996	48	31	58	85	222
1997	64	62	160	120	406
1998	76	60	161	108	405
1999	68	66	214	147	495
2000	106	114	271	175	666
2001	121	129	409	198	857
2002	105	76	206	146	533
2003	98	66	142	140	446
2004	125	112	219	155	611
2005	131	151	269	224	775
2006	187	150	11	85	433
2007	50	37	138	79	304
2008	91	17	82	77	267
2009	49	15	130	64	258
2010	63	–	49	61	173
2011	54	28	100	72	254
2012	70	34	52	62	218
2013	62	29	82	72	245
2014	76	86	159	111	432
2015	103	111	126	93	433
2016	98	76	99	58	331
2017	41	45	116	80	282
2018	109	74	36	71	290
2019	77	24	-15	43	129
2020	8	–	-43	9	-26
2021	48	63	38	49	198
2022	97	100	43	53	293
2023	105	111	44	53	313
2024	106	117	44	57	324

Data Source:

Source Name:	Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0040-01 Estimates of the components of international migration, quarterly
Source Link:	https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1710004001
Release Date:	2025-03-19