Population, Households and Housing Stock
Immigrant Households

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Nova Scotia — Immigrant Households

  Non-Immigrant Non-Permanent Resident Immigrant Landed Before 2001 Landed 2001 to 2010 Recent Immigrants (Landed 2011-2016) Total
Nova Scotia 371,190 3,990 26,810 18,150 5,015 3,645 401,990
Cape Breton 41,875 265 935 740 100 95 43,080
Chester MD 4,470 10 290 240 35 15 4,770
Halifax 153,180 3,220 17,060 10,475 3,745 2,835 173,460
Kentville 10,740 10 620 480 85 50 11,370
Kings, Subd. A SC 8,870 15 380 315 35 30 9,265
Lunenburg MD 10,380 10 615 475 80 60 11,010
New Glasgow 14,645 25 460 335 70 50 15,135
Queens RGM 4,530 0 210 175 20 15 4,740
Truro 19,020 75 995 745 125 120 20,095
West Hants RM 6,235 10 190 150 15 25 6,425
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
  • An immigrant household is a household with a primary household maintainer who is an immigrant. An immigrant is a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident, that is, someone who has been granted the right to live permanently in Canada by immigration authorities.
  • A non-permanent resident is a person from another country who has a work or study permit, or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with him or her.
  • Recent immigrants are immigrants who landed in Canada between Jan 1, 2011 and May 10, 2016.
  • The primary household maintainer is the person or one of the people in the household responsible for major household payments such as the rent or mortgage. In households with more than one maintainer, the primary maintainer is the first person listed as a maintainer.
Source: CMHC, adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Canada and National Household Survey) (opens in new window)