The Government of New Brunswick (french: Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick) refers to the provincial government of the province of

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. The

Province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

is now governed by a unicameral legislature, the

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, ...

, which operates in the Westminster system of government minus the bicamerality. The political party that, either by itself or in combination with another party supporting them, wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the government with the party's leader becoming

premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

of the province, i.e., the

head of the government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a gr ...

Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick

The functions of the Sovereign, King Charles III, King of Canada, are known in New Brunswick as the King in Right of New Brunswick, and exercised by the

Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the viceregal representative in New Brunswick of the , who operates distinctly wit ...

. The Lieutenant Governor is appointed by the

Governor General of Canada The governor general of Canada (french: gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the . The is head of state of Canada and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, but resides in oldest and most populous realm, t ...

on the recommendation of the

Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority the elected Hou ...

, in consultation with the

Premier of New Brunswick The premier of New Brunswick ( French (masculine): ''premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick'', or feminine: ''première ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ...

Departments

* Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries * Opportunities NB, former Department of Economic Development * Department of Education * Department of Energy and Mines * Department of Environment and Local Government * Department of Finance * Department of Government Services * Department of Health * Department of Human Resources *

Department of Intergovernmental Affairs In many Canadian provinces, a Department of Intergovernmental Affairs or a Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs is a cabinet-level agency charged with relations between the province and other provinces, the federal government and, in some cases, fo ...

* Department of Justice * Department of Natural Resources * Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour * Department of Public Safety * Department of Social Development *

Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture The Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture is a department of the government of New Brunswick. It was created in 2001 as the Department of Tourism and Parks from the Business New Brunswick and Department of Investment and Exports. Its mandat ...

* Department of Transportation and Infrastructure *

Department of Healthy and Inclusive Communities The Department of Healthy and Inclusive Communities is a part of the provincial government of New Brunswick, Canada. It is charged with the promotion of " wellness" through healthy living and physical activity and with administration of government ...

Offices

* Executive Council Office *

Office of the Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

* Office of the Premier

Agencies/Boards

* Efficiency New Brunswick * New Brunswick Arts Board * New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization * New Brunswick Insurance Board * Premier's Council on the Status of Disabled Persons

Commissions/Corporations

* Financial and Consumer Services Commission *

Kings Landing Historical Settlement Kings Landing is a New Brunswick living history museum with original buildings from the period of 1820-1920. It was created around buildings that were saved and moved to make way for the headpond for the Mactaquac Dam. Although Kings Landing i ...

NB Power New Brunswick Power Corporation (french: Société d’énergie du Nouveau-Brunswick), operating as NB Power (french: Énergie NB), is the primary electric utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. NB Power is a vertically-integrated Cro ...

* New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation * New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board * New Brunswick Human Rights Commission * New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation *

New Brunswick Liquor Corporation The New Brunswick Liquor Corporation, operating as Alcool NB Liquor (ANBL), is the provincial Crown corporation of the Canadian province of New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen province ...

* New Brunswick Police Commission *

Regional Development Corporation The Regional Development Corporation is a crown corporation in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It administers a number of programs charged with promoting economic development In the economics study of the public sector, economic and s ...

* Service New Brunswick *

Village Historique Acadien Village Historique Acadien Provincial Park is an historical reconstruction that portrays the way of life of Acadians between 1770 and 1949. It is located in Bertrand, in northeastern New Brunswick, east of Bathurst and north of Miramichi, New Br ...

* WorkSafe NB

External links