Nova Scotia Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Negative net international immigration overshadowed gains from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net decrease of 680 people to Nova Scotia’s population in the fourth quarter of 2025. This was a reversal from the net gain of 1,909 people from the fourth quarter of 2024.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 2,865 people moved to Nova Scotia from other provinces in the fourth quarter of 2025, down 1% from a year earlier. A total of 2,039 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 13.6% from the same period in 2024. The result was a net gain of 826 people to Nova Scotia’s population in the fourth quarter. This was an increase of 54.1% from the fourth quarter of 2024.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration subtracted 1,506 people from Nova Scotia’s population in the fourth quarter of 2025. This was a reversal from the net gain of 1,373 people from the same period in 2024.
