New Brunswick

New Brunswick is a province of eastern Canada on the Atlantic coast, between Quebec, Nova Scotia, and the United States. It is Canada’s only officially bilingual province.

Bay of Fundy: An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, known for exceptionally high tides. Its tides and coastline define much of New Brunswick’s southern shore.
Acadia: A historical region of northeastern North America settled by French colonists beginning in the seventeenth century. Parts of present-day New Brunswick formed the heartland of colonial Acadia.
Gabriel Acquin: A Wolastoqiyik leader and artist from New Brunswick in the nineteenth century. His life connects the province’s history to Wolastoqiyik communities and colonial change.
Forestry in New Brunswick: The cultivation, harvesting, and processing of forests in New Brunswick. Forest resources have long supported employment, exports, and disputes over land use.
Equal Opportunity Program (New Brunswick): A reform program introduced by New Brunswick premier Louis Robichaud in the 1960s to centralize public services. It reduced disparities among municipalities and reshaped provincial governance.
Acadian Peninsula: A peninsula in northeastern New Brunswick with a large Acadian population. It is a distinct coastal region where Acadian language and culture are prominent.
Expulsion of the Acadians: The British removal of thousands of Acadians from their homes between 1755 and 1764. The expulsion profoundly shaped Acadian communities and memory in the province.
Lemuel Allan Wilmot: A New Brunswick politician who became the province’s lieutenant governor and advocated public education. His reforms helped shape the province’s nineteenth-century institutions.
Fishing industry in New Brunswick: Commercial harvesting and processing of fish and shellfish in New Brunswick. Coastal fisheries, especially lobster, are a major part of the province’s economy.
1973 New Brunswick Official Languages Act: A provincial statute that established equal status for English and French in New Brunswick’s legislature and administration. It marked a major legal step toward the province’s official bilingual framework.

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