The City of Moncton grew by about 7,600 people in the last five years (2016-2021) which is a record according to Statistics Canada.
Immigration strategy officer Angelique Reddy-Kalala told City Council that Moncton is growing quickly.
“At 10.5 percent growth rate, it’s actually one of the fastest growing cities in Canada and much of that as a result of immigration.”
Reddy-Kalala noted Moncton has one of the fastest-growing populations under 40 among mid-and-large-sized cities in the country.
“This is really interesting data as well when we think about families that are moving here and how we construct our cities. We have a lot of young families.”
She said the Greater Moncton metropolitan area received about 60 percent of all permanent residents in New Brunswick in 2021 and the vast majority were under age 30.
More than 2,300 international students have permits to study at area colleges and universities.
For example, Crandall University has over 500 international students and she noted how the institution has not accepted that many in the past.
Reddy-Kalala added demographic data on immigration will be released in November.