This presentation was part of an immigration panel held at the 2011 Learneds Congress in Fredericton

1. Is a City Built By Immigrants Still Open to Them? The Immigrant Experience In Saint John Historic images of Saint John immigration courtesy of the National Archives of Canada

4. Some historical perspective on immigration to Saint John

8. A number of Saint John immigrant families opened small businesses along Union Street and Main Street

9. The early Chinese community in Saint John was quite active, opening businesses and organizing parades. Restrictive immigration laws led to its demise in the 1920s

13. Currently, roughly 30% of NB immigrants settle in Saint John. Unfortunately, NB forms less than 1% of Canada’s immigration totals 2009 2010 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Q1 Moncton 93 106 166 114 479 117 Saint John 109 193 206 77 585 115 Fredericton 116 176 136 65 493 105 Other New Brunswick 59 113 94 90 356 85 New Brunswick 377 588 602 346 1,913 422