Statistics Canada just found an extra 17,000 people in New Brunswick

New counting methods introduced by Statistics Canada have added 17,000 more people to New Brunswick’s population, according to numbers released by the bureau this month.The people weren’t hiding. It’s just that the national agency is rolling out a new method of counting non-permanent residents, effective this month for its latest release of data, which covers the period to July 1. But data for the province has been rewritten all the way back to 2021. And the new numbers change