New Brunswick smashes population growth record set last year | CBC News

New BrunswickThe arrival of newcomers, from inside and outside Canada, continued to rocket New Brunswick'spopulation into uncharted territory during the first half of 2023.Province has added more people in 24 months than in previous 29 yearsRobert Jones · CBC News · Posted: Sep 29, 2023 5:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 29, 2023The arrival of newcomers from inside and outside Canadacontinued to rocket New Brunswick'spopulation into uncharted territory during the first half of 2023.In new figures released this week, Statistics Canada estimated 834,691 people lived in New Brunswick on July 1st this year.It's 25,123 more than a year earlier and 43,889 above the number from July 1,2021.That's more population growth in 24 months than the province experienced over the prior 29 years.Patrick Charbonneau,a senior analyst with Statistics Canada, said although population growth last year in New Brunswick had been the most recorded in a single year since Confederationin 1867, it was easily su...