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Capital
Fredericton

Major Cities
Moncton
Saint John

Population (2004)
744,700
(source: www.world-gazetteer.com)

Description

New Brunswick is Canada's only officially bilingual province (although Canada is officially bilingual and the Northwest Territories has 8 official languages). It is one of the three maritime provinces along with Nova Scotia and PEI, and has a similar economy to those provinces. This economy is largely based on natural resources, manufacturing and services. The climate consists of cold winters, warm summers, and a moderate amount of precipitation.

 Demographics

In the 2001 Canadian census, the most commonly reported ethnicities were 193,470 French (26.9%); 165,235 English (23.0%); 135,835 Irish (18.9%); 127,635 Scottish (17.7%); 27,490 German (3.8%); 26,220 Acadians (3.6%); 23,815 "North American Indian" (First Nations) (3.3%); 13,355 Dutch (Netherlands) (1.9%); and 7,620 Welsh (1.1%). It should be noted that 242,220 people (33.7%) identified themselves as simply "Canadian" or "Canadien," while 173,585 (24.1%) also selected another ethnicity—for a total of 415,810 (57.8%) calling themselves Canadian. (Each person could choose more than one ethnicity.)

More Info

If you would like to move to New Brunswick, read more about the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program.

• Government of New Brunswick
• New Brunswick Info
• New Brunswick Tourism