4,000 new immigrants called Nova Scotia home in 2017

The Nova Scotia government says 2017 was a banner year for attracting immigrants to the province, with nearly 4,000 newcomers calling Canada’s Ocean Playground home.

By late October, 3,845 immigrants had settled here, said Immigration Minister Lena Diab. She expects that number to pass 4,000 when the full 2017 numbers are in. The top three countries of origin were China, India and the Philippines.

“The more the merrier, as far Nova Scotia is concerned,” she told CBC News.

The number of newcomers is down from 2016, when 5,483 immigrants came, including 1,500 Syrian refugees.

Immigrant-started businesses flourishing

“Immigrants do well in Nova Scotia and they do much better in Nova Scotia than other parts of the [country],” said Diab, who is the daughter of immigrants. Read more….

4,000 new immigrants called Nova Scotia home in 2017