The polimeter considers this promise to be partially fulfilled. Often in collaboration with the federal government, New Brunswick supports several programs to encourage the arrival and retention of immigrants in the province. If it is also true that New Brunswick immigrants are now staying longer in the province, as evidenced by this new report from Statistics Canada. However, with this figure of 56%, we remain far from the Higgs government’s stated objective of 75% – hence why we consider this promise to be partially achieved. It is also important to note that the latest guidance on these retention rates comes from the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB), which is based on 2022 figures, and may not be entirely representative of reality.