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Province profile

New Brunswick

One of the highest-graded provinces on internal trade cooperation, with an economy built on resource and food-sector exports that depend heavily on smooth access to other provinces' markets.

Overview

Population

866,497

Local time

Internal-trade grade

A

Net debt / GDP

26.6%

Worth knowing

Canada's only officially bilingual province (English and French).

Population: Statistics Canada, as of 2026-04-01. Internal-trade grade: CFIB 2026 report card. Net debt/GDP: a compiled cross-provincial estimate, not a single official StatCan table — shown as a data gap for territories rather than assumed zero.

Economy & key industries

Primary sectors

ForestryAgri-foodFisheriesEnergy

Doing business here

Sales tax

HST 15%

Minimum wage

$15.90/hr, effective 2026-04-01

Corp. tax (small biz / general)

11.5% / 29%

Corporate registry

Service New Brunswick — Corporate Registry

Employment standards

NB Employment Standards Act

Workers' compensation

WorkSafeNB

Extra-provincial registration by business type

Assuming you're coming from another province with no physical presence in New Brunswick yet — the most common starting point. Your actual answer depends on your specific presence and revenue; run the full lookup tool for that.

Business typeExtra-provincial registration
Retail / e-commerce goodsLikely not required
Professional servicesLikely not required
Regulated trades & licensingDepends — confirm
Healthcare & medical professionalsDepends — confirm
Alcohol / cannabis DTCLikely not required
Trucking & logisticsLikely not required
Food & beverageDepends — confirm

Trade & market access

Investment / trade office

Opportunities New Brunswick

Government tenders

New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON)

Liquor & cannabis authority

Alcool NB Liquor (ANBL)

Commercial transport authority

NB Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

Live federal tender listings and business-registry search across all 13 jurisdictions are also on the Resources page.

AI research brief

Have Claude search reputable sources only — Statistics Canada, the Bank of Canada, provincial governments, major bank economics desks, established policy institutes, and wire/business press — for current context on New Brunswick's economy and policy climate. Separate from the sourced dataset above.

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Guidance snapshot: 2026-08-05. Broader review pending. Informational only — not legal advice.