New Brunswick
Province of Canada
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| January 1 2023 | Local government restructuring was implemented, reducing the number of administrative entities from 340 to 77 local governments and 12 rural districts. |
| 2022 | Brunswick News, previously owned by the Irving family, was sold to Postmedia. |
| 2021 | Census provides updated religious composition of New Brunswick, showing shifts in religious demographics including 67.5% Christianity, 29.7% irreligion, and minority religious groups such as Islam (1.2%), Hinduism (0.4%), and Sikhism (0.2%). |
| 2021 | Canadian Census recorded language demographics of New Brunswick, showing 91.94% English speakers, 41.86% French speakers, and emerging linguistic diversity with Spanish, Arabic, Tagalog, and Hindi speakers. |
| 2021 | Canadian census recorded New Brunswick's population at 775,610, representing a 3.8% population increase since the 2016 census. |
| 2018 | Provincial election results expanded the political landscape, with minor parties like the Green Party of New Brunswick and the People's Alliance of New Brunswick gaining representation alongside the traditional Liberal and Progressive Conservative parties. |
| November 2018 | Blaine Higgs, a former Irving Group executive, became Premier of New Brunswick. |
| September 2018 | An explosion occurred at the Saint John refinery, leading to questions about information transmission by the Irving Group's media. |
| 2017 | Work was completed on a new interchange between Route 11 and Route 15 in Shediac, along with 7 kilometres of twinned highway. |
| 2016 | Canadian census recorded population before the 2021 census measurement period. |
| 2016 | A bypass of Caraquet opened to traffic, and the construction from Portage Road to Bertrand was completed. |
| 2015 | New Brunswick had the most poorly-performing economy among Canadian provinces, with a per capita income of $28,000. |
| 2014 | Government implemented pension reforms and reduced the number of public employees in an attempt to control expenditures. |
| 2014 | A study by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies highlighted New Brunswick's large public debt as a very serious economic problem, with shrinking government revenues due to declining federal transfer payments. |
| 2014 | Irving Group reduced buffer zones between forests and human settlements, allowed more clear-cutting, increased planned production volume, and reduced protected forest areas from 31% to 22%. |
| 2014 | The New Brunswick government implemented a policy allowing forestry companies to increase wood harvesting by 20 percent, potentially impacting the province's forest ecosystems. |
| July 2014 | In the 2014-15 fiscal year, the provincial debt reached $12.2 billion, representing 37.7% of nominal GDP, an increase from $10.1 billion in 2011-12. |
| 2013 | Establishment of 12 Regional Service Commissions to manage regional planning, solid waste disposal, and provide a collaborative forum for discussing police, emergency services, climate change adaptation, and regional cultural facilities. |
| 2013 | Construction began on a 13 km route south from Portage Road to Bertrand. |
| 2012 | New Brunswick had 30 active natural gas production sites, demonstrating the province's ongoing energy infrastructure development. |
| August 12 2012 | New Brunswick Premier David Alward officially named Highway 2 the 'Highway of Heroes', honoring the route's significance to military veterans and their service. |
| 2011 | Census conducted revealing religious demographics of New Brunswick, with 84% of residents identifying as Christian and 15% reporting no religious affiliation. |
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