Record international immigration and an historic movement of people from Ontario were the two major factors tipping New Brunswick population over 800,000 earlier this year, new estimates show. Mohamed Bagha is the managing director of the Saint John Newcomers Centre, which helps immigrants settle into the community. It was the largest influx into New Brunswick from a single province in any 12 month period since records for that began in 1952. Fredericton's U-Haul rental location was regularly jammed with trucks and trailers over the last year as thousands more people moved into New Brunswick than out. "Housing is a huge, huge problem right now," said Bagha of difficulties immigrants are having finding adequate and affordable places to live.

Source: CBC News June 23, 2022 21:06 UTC