Category: New Brunswick

Saint John is Canada oldest city and the only city located on the Bay of Fundy. It is filled with history from the early settlers and a fascinating maritime past. It is worth taking one of its historic walks to learn more about a city that dates back to 1604 when Samuel de Champlain proclaimed […]

Saint John is home to many people. It’s unique combination of features: a vibrant and beautiful historic city centre, nature parks and breathtaking ocean views within easy reach, a friendly community of helpful and approachable people, and a surprisingly affordable cost of living compared to most other Canadian cities. Is St John a nice place […]

New Brunswick is one of the provinces in Canada that charges a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) of 15%. The HST is applied to most goods and services, although there are some categories that are exempt or rebated from the HST. How much tax is taken out of my paycheck in New Brunswick? The tax rate […]

Saint John, New Brunswick This province in the Maritimes is stunning and reasonably priced. The average home price in Saint John, which is one of the most affordable housing markets in the country, is just under $200,000. The market price in Saint John makes it one of the best places to invest in real estate […]

Related table(s) with other frequencies: Geography Farm land and buildings 2020 New Brunswick (map) Value per acre 2,880 Quebec (map) Value per acre 6,897 Ontario (map) Value per acre 11,889 Manitoba (map) Value per acre 2,281 How much does an acre of land cost? At €11,966 on average per acre, land prices in 2021 reached […]

In New Brunswick, flooding is a potential year-round problem as it can be caused by one or a combination of heavy rain, ice jams, snow melt and coastal storm surges. Does New Brunswick flood a lot? New Brunswick has a long history of flooding. With many kilometres of rivers, streams, and coastline, and numerous ponds […]

Potatoes, oats and barley remained the three largest field crops in New Brunswick, but area seeded to potatoes and barley was down from 2011. Potatoes are the leading crop in New Brunswick. Field crop 2011 2016 Acreage Potatoes 51,814 46,240 Oats 23,324 25,299 Barley 23,144 17,057 What foods does New Brunswick produce? New Brunswick’s primary […]

The tax rates in New Brunswick range from 9.4% to 20.3% of income and the combined federal and provincial tax rate is between 24.4% and 53.3%. New Brunswick’s marginal tax rate increases as your income increases so you pay higher taxes on the level of income that falls into a higher tax bracket. Are taxes […]

Chiac (or Chiak, Chi’aq), is a Creole variety of Acadian French spoken mostly in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. Is Acadian French different? Though it is in proximity to Québec, the Acadia dialect has a few distinctions. One of the more interesting distinctions is the first-person plural form of speaking. While there are two forms of […]

Due to the concentration of medical facilities in the area, including Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and medical school, and Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick is known as both the Hub City and the Healthcare City. Why is Moncton a hub city? The city has earned the nickname “Hub City” because of its […]