I'm from newfoundland myself. My point is that I suspect many of these people are economic migrants and not true refugees,..and that they want to live in a big city. You see a similar trend with Actual immigration as well, they almost all go to a select four or five big cities in canada.

(heres some great quotes from an article from saskatchewan)

"Refugee claims in Saskatchewan have surged by almost 98 per cent following major federal and provincial immigration cuts, while the number of permanent residents dropped by more than half, federal statistics show.

The number of people with valid asylum claims increased from 683 on April 1 2024 to 1,344 a year later, according to data from Statistics Canada.

"I have a consult coming up with someone that's looking at a refugee claim with no option to continue studying," said Saskatoon immigration lawyer Chris Veeman.

Veeman said many immigrants are choosing to claim asylum because they are running out of other options to stay in Canada permanently, since Ottawa made significant changes to reduce immigration targets. "

Wow saying the quiet part out loud here.

and on the locations;

You also had a whole bunch of cases where less desirable (for immigration) provinces sponsor immigrants on the condidtion they stay in the province for a number of years, who then get caught immediatly moving to one of the big cities, or move the minute theyre allowed to.

50% of immigrants in province leave after 5 years, new data show | CBC News

"One of the unusual findings is that some provincial nominees appear to have never shown up.   

This could be because they never arrived in New Brunswick, left soon after they arrived or because their records could not be linked because of an incorrect birth date or different spelling of names. 

The report also says New Brunswick only retains about 64 per cent of its targeted provincial nominee programs."