Record Year: Nova Scotia and Executive Officer

record year: Specifically, 3,418 immigrants touched down in Nova Scotia between January and June, according to The Chronicle Herald. That is more than the 3,403 that called Nova Scotia their new home in 2015, which was a record year. More immigrants came to our shores in the first six months of 2016 than in all of last year, or in any year during the past decade. It is good news. Julie Towers, Nova Scotia office of immigration chief executive officer, told a legislature committee this past week that while the number of newcomers is enhanced by the arrival of Syrian refugees, she believes the province can attain the desired goal of 7,000 immigrants annually. Where there is birth rates are not sufficient to maintain or increase the population, immigration becomes an essential driver of population sustainability which, in turn, is a key factor in supporting economic growth. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.