What does the provincial government do?
The provincial government of New Brunswick is responsible for the following services:
- Agriculture
- Aquaculture and fisheries
- Consumer protection
- Economic development
- Education (schools, colleges, childhood development)
- Energy production and utilities
- Health care (hospitals, clinics, ambulance services, etc.)
- Indigenous affairs
- Justice and public safety (policing, provincial judiciary, courts, prisons/jails)
- Natural resource protection
- Social development (public housing, employment assistance, etc.)
- Tourism, heritage, culture (including libraries, museums, and provincial parks)
- Transportation (provincial roads and highways, bridges and ferries, vehicle registration)
- Waste management, recycling
- Worker’s compensation (including WorkSafeNB)