New Brunswick Rapidly Growing as Population Tops 800,000 for the First Time: StatsCan

New Brunswick Rapidly Growing as Population Tops 800,000 for the First Time: StatsCan
Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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New figures from Statistics Canada show New Brunswick is experiencing a population boom.

The federal agency said Friday the province’s population recently topped 800,000 for the first time, having gained more than 40,000 people in the past five years alone.