Record Number of Immigrants in NS in 2018

by Bobby NockFebruary 15, 2019

The provincial government says Nova Scotia welcomed more immigrants last year than ever before.

A total of 5,970 new permanent residents came to Nova Scotia in 2018.

That beats the record set in 2016 of 5,485.

More than 65 per cent of the permanent resident landings were approved through provincial economic programs and the Atlantic Immigration Pilot.

The government says Nova Scotia has the highest retention rate of newcomers in the region at 71 per cent.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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