# How can Newfoundland and Labrador grow its population? Province seeks ideas as fertility rate hits record low

https://mins.news/en/item/75946

- CBC News, 2026-09-26 08:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/population-growth-newfoundland-labrador-9.7358119?cmp=rss

> The Newfoundland and Labrador government is seeking public feedback on how to increase the province’s population. Fertility has fallen to a record low, while population growth is slowing amid federal cuts to immigration.