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An Act Respecting Local Governance Reform
Loi concernant la réforme de la gouvernance locale
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Citation[1]
Enacted by1st Session, 60th Legislature
Assented toDecember 17, 2021
Legislative history
Bill titleBill 82
Related legislation
Local Governments Establishment Regulation
Status: Current legislation

Local governance reform in the Canadian province of New Brunswick was implemented on January 1, 2023. This resulted in a significant reorganization of the local government entities in the province, including a reduction in the number of entities from 340 to 89, consisting of 77 local governments and 12 rural districts nested within 12 regional service commissions. The local governance reform review was commenced by the Government of New Brunswick in January 2021 and was promoted as the most consequential restructuring of the local governance system since Premier Robichaud's Equal Opportunity Program.[1]

Background

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Map showing locations of all of New Brunswick's municipalities
Distribution of New Brunswick's local governments by municipal status type before reform

Immediately prior to the 2023 reform, New Brunswick's local governance system consisted of 12 regional service commissions and 340 local entities including 104 local governments (i.e., municipalities) and 236 local service districts.[2] Following the appointment of Daniel Allain as Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform,[3] the Government of New Brunswick commenced the reform of the system on January 19, 2021;[2] its first significant local governance reform in 60 years.[4] The intent of the reform was to modernize the local governance system due to a lack of elected local government representation for more than 30 per cent of the province's population, redundancies in the delivery of services and infrastructure, and to address challenges for communities in the delivery of services.[2] The reform was announced to be multiphase in nature and featured stakeholder engagement.[2]

Public engagement commenced in April 2021 with the release of a local governance reform green paper.[5] The paper outlines four topics to guide engagement including the current local governance structure, regional collaboration, land use planning, and finance.[5] An advisory committee was established to steer the reform process with working groups created for each of the four engagement topics.[5] Public engagement sessions were scheduled for mid-May 2021 with a deadline of May 31 for the public to submit its input.[6] An engagement report was published in September 2021, summarizing feedback received from stakeholders and the public.[7] A round of meetings to discuss the engagement summary report ensued.[7]

Distribution of New Brunswick's new local governance entities by municipal status type.
Distribution of New Brunswick's new local governance entities by municipal status type after reform

The Government of New Brunswick announced its initial plan to reform the province's local governance system in a white paper published in November 2021.[8] A reduction in the current system of 340 entities to 90 entities – 78 local governments and 12 rural districts – was proposed.[8] For the 12 rural districts, a structure was proposed featuring advisory committees with members elected in November 2022.[8] It was announced that the restructuring transition process would be financed by the provincial government.[8]

Revisions to the initial plan were announced in December 2021 based on feedback arising from review of the initial plan.[4] Revisions included the geographic reconfiguration of numerous proposed entities that resulted in a net reduction of the proposed local governments from 78 to 77.[9] One proposed local government was merged into another, one proposed local government was deleted with its geography distributed into two others, and one proposed local government was split into two.[9] While most revisions were well-received, the movement of the Chiasson-Savoy local service district from Shippagan to Île-de-Lamèque in a court case that was not resolved until October 2022.[10]

The proposed names of the 77 local governments and 12 rural districts were announced on May 25, 2022;[11] The names were officially set on August 30, 2022, and took effect on January 1, 2023; the boundary descriptions used in previous consolidated regulations have been replaced entirely by maps.[12]

Unlike changes to boundaries, the financial component of the local governance reform was implemented piecemeal. Phase one of the white paper's financial reform plan included property taxation adjustments and changes to the community funding and equalization grant.[13] Among the most notable changes for local governments was the ability to increase the tax rate on non-residential properties up to 1.7 times the local rate.[14] Plans for phase two are still underway,[13] though the provincial government has already committed to reduced its own tax rate on nonresidential properties over three years.[14] In addition to changes proposed in the white paper, new possibilities like decoupling apartments from the rest of the non-owner occupied residential tax class are also being considered.[15]

Changes to the community funding and equalization grant occurred in the fall. In May 2022, an independent expert panel was also commissioned to study the community funding and equalization grant system in New Brunswick and make recommendations on how to improve it to the government.[16] The resulting report on Provincial Municipal Fiscal Arrangements in New Brunswick was released on September 28, 2022.[17] Ultimately, the government chose to implement some components of the expert panel's report but did not implement their new equalization formula.[14][18] On October 4, 2022, Minister Allain introduced amendments in the legislature outlining the government's new funding mechanism. The changes imposed a fixed annual rate for community funding of just under $76 million until 2028, redirected core funding to support the priorities of the regional service commissions, and introduced an updated equalization formula. Under the new formula, payments will be adjusted for annual tax base growth compared to the provincial tax base growth to a maximum of three per cent. Any reduced need for equalization funding will be redirected, along with the core funding revenue, to help support the expanded mandates of regional service commissions.


List of local governments

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The local governance reform resulted in 77 local governments.[19] The initial white paper proposals were revised after a period of consultation and some changes made.[20] The regulation that made the names and boundaries official was filed on August 30, 2022, with the various changes taking effect on January 1, 2023.[12]

Name Entity No. Status Regional service commission Previous local governments/local service districts
Haut-Madawaska 1 Town Northwest Rural Community of Haut-Madawaska
Village of Lac Baker
Edmundston 2 City Northwest City of Edmundston
Village of Rivière-Verte 
LSD of Saint-Jacques (part)
LSD of Saint-Joseph (part)
Vallée-des-Rivières 3 Town Northwest Town of Saint-Léonard 
Village of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska
LSD of Sainte-Anne  (part)
LSD of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes  (part)
LSD of Saint-Léonard  (part)
LSD of Rivière-Verte (part)
Grand Falls
(French: Grand-Sault) 		4 Town Northwest Town of Grand Falls
Village of Drummond
Rural Community of Saint-André
LSD of Drummond (part)
LSD of Grand Falls
Saint-Quentin 5 Town Northwest Town of Saint-Quentin
LSD of Saint-Quentin (part)
LSD of St. Martin de Restigouche
Kedgwick 6 Rural community Northwest Rural Community of Kedgwick
LSD of Eldon (part)
LSD of St. Jean Baptiste – Menneval
LSD of White's Brook
LSD of Saint-Quentin (part)
Campbellton 7 City Restigouche City of Campbellton
Village of Atholville
Village of Tide Head
LSD of Glencoe
LSD of Dalhousie (part)
LSD of McLeods (part)
LSD of Balmoral (part)[a]
LSD of Addington (part)
Bois-Joli 8 Village Restigouche Village of Eel River Crossing
Village of Balmoral
LSD of Balmoral (part)[a]
LSD of Blair Athol
LSD of Balmoral-St. Maure
LSD of Dalhousie (part)
LSD of McLeods (part)
Heron Bay
(French: Baie-des-Hérons) 		9 Town Restigouche Town of Dalhousie
Village of Charlo
LSD of Point La Nim
LSD of Dalhousie Junction
LSD of Dalhousie (part)
LSD of Chaleur (part)
LSD of Balmoral (part)[a]
Belledune 10 Village Chaleur Village of Belledune
Belle-Baie 11 Town Chaleur Town of Beresford
Village of Nigadoo
Village of Petit-Rocher
Village of Pointe-Verte
LSD of Madran
LSD of Petit-Rocher-Nord (Devereaux)
LSD of Petit-Rocher-Sud
LSD of Tremblay
LSD of Dunlop
LSD of Robertville
LSD of Laplante
LSD of Beresford (part)
LSD of North Tetagouche (part)
LSD of Bathurst (part)
Bathurst 12 City Chaleur City of Bathurst
LSD of North Tetagouche (part)
LSD of Big River (part)
LSD of Bathurst (part)
Rivière-du-Nord 13 Town Acadian Peninsula Village of Bertrand
Village of Maisonnette
Village of Grande-Anse
Village of Saint-Léolin
LSD of Poirier
LSD of Dugas
LSD of Anse Bleue
LSD of New Bandon (part)
Caraquet 14 Town Acadian Peninsula Town of Caraquet
Village of Bas-Caraquet
LSD of Pokesudie
LSD of St. Simon
LSD of Blanchard Settlement
LSD of Evangéline (part)
LSD of Pokemouche
LSD of Caraquet (part)
LSD of Landry Office (part)
Île-de-Lamèque 15 Town Acadian Peninsula Town of Lamèque
Village of Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël
LSD of Pointe-Canot
LSD of Ste. Cecile
LSD of Pointe-Alexandre
LSD of Petite-Lamèque
LSD of Haut-Lamèque
LSD of Coteau Road
LSD of Pigeon Hill
LSD of Cap-Bateau
LSD of Shippegan (part)[b]
LSD of Chiasson-Savoy
Shippagan 16 Town Acadian Peninsula Town of Shippagan
Village of Le Goulet
LSD of Haut-Shippagan
LSD of Shippegan (part)[b]
LSD of Baie du Petit Pokemouche
LSD of Pointe-Sauvage (Indian Point)
LSD of Inkerman Centre
LSD of Evangéline (part)
LSD of Caraquet (part)
Hautes-Terres 17 Town Acadian Peninsula Village of Saint-Isidore
Village of Paquetville
LSD of Paquetville
LSD of Saint-Isidore
LSD of Saint-Sauveur
LSD of the Paroisse Notre-Dame-des-Érables
LSD of Caraquet (part)
LSD of Maltempec
Tracadie 18 Regional municipality Acadian Peninsula Regional Municipality of Tracadie
Neguac 19 Village Acadian Peninsula Village of Neguac
Alnwick 20 Rural community Greater Miramichi LSD of Alnwick
LSD of Tabusintac
LSD of Fair Isle
LSD of Oak Point - Bartibog Bridge
Miramichi 21 City Greater Miramichi City of Miramichi
LSD of Nelson (part)
LSD of Newcastle (part)
Miramichi River Valley 22 Rural community Greater Miramichi Village of Blackville
LSD of Blackville (part)
LSD of Renous-Quarryville
LSD of North Esk (part)
LSD of South Esk (part)
LSD of Derby
LSD of Sunny Corner
LSD of Nelson (part)
LSD of Newcastle (part)
Doaktown 23 Village Greater Miramichi Village of Doaktown
LSD of Blissfield (part)
Upper Miramichi 24 Rural community Greater Miramichi Rural Community of Upper Miramichi
Nouvelle-Arcadie 25 Village Kent Village of Rogersville
LSD of Collette
LSD of Acadieville
LSD of Rogersville
LSD of Harcourt (part)
LSD of Weldford (part)
LSD of Saint-Louis (part)
LSD of Nelson (part)
Beaurivage 26 Town Kent Town of Richibucto
Village of Saint-Louis de Kent
LSD of Saint-Louis (part)
LSD of Saint-Ignace
LSD of Aldouane
LSD of Saint-Charles
Five Rivers 28 Village Kent Village of Rexton
LSD of Richibucto (part)
LSD of Weldford (part)
LSD of Harcourt (part)
LSD of Saint-Paul (part)
LSD of Cap-de-Richibouctou (part)
Grand-Bouctouche 29 Town Kent Town of Bouctouche
LSD of Wellington (part)
LSD of Sainte-Anne-de-Kent
LSD of Saint Mary[c]
LSD of Richibucto (part)
Champdoré 30 Town Kent Village of Saint-Antoine
LSD of Grand Saint-Antoine
LSD of Wellington (part)
LSD of Saint-Paul (part)
LSD of Saint Mary (part)[c]
LSD of Dundas (part)
LSD of Harcourt (part)
Beausoleil 31 Rural community Kent Rural Community of Cocagne
LSD of Dundas (part)
LSD of Grande-Digue
LSD of Shediac Bridge-Shediac River
LSD of Wellington (part)
LSD of Moncton (part)
LSD of Shediac (part)
Maple Hills 32 Rural community Southeast LSD of Dundas (part)
LSD of Saint-Paul (part)
LSD of Moncton (part)
LSD of Shediac (part)
Salisbury 33 Town Southeast Village of Salisbury
LSD of Coverdale (part)
LSD of Salisbury (part)
LSD of Moncton (part)
LSD of Elgin (part)[d]
Moncton 34 City Southeast City of Moncton
LSD of Moncton (part)
Riverview 35 Town Southeast Town of Riverview
Dieppe 36 City Southeast City of Dieppe
LSD of Moncton (part)
LSD of Scoudouc (part)
Shediac 37 Town Southeast Town of Shediac
LSD of Shediac Cape
LSD of Scoudouc Road
LSD of Pointe-du-Chêne
LSD of Scoudouc (part)
Cap-Acadie 38 Town Southeast Village of Cap-Pelé
Rural Community of Beaubassin East
Strait Shores 39 Rural community Southeast Village of Port Elgin
LSD of Baie-Verte
LSD of Bayfield
LSD of Botsford
LSD of Cape Tormentine
LSD of Westmorland (part)
LSD of Murray Corner
Tantramar 40 Town Southeast Town of Sackville
Village of Dorchester
LSD of Dorchester (part)
LSD of Sackville (part)
LSD of Pointe de Bute (part)
Memramcook 41 Village Southeast Village of Memramcook
Fundy Albert 42 Village Southeast Village of Alma
Village of Hillsborough
Village of Riverside-Albert
LSD of Hillsborough (part)
LSD of Harvey (part)
LSD of Hopewell (part)
LSD of Alma (part)
LSD of Coverdale (part)
Three Rivers 43 Village Southeast Village of Petitcodiac
LSD of Elgin[e]
LSD of Elgin Parish (part)[d]
LSD of Salisbury (part)
LSD of Cardwell (part)
Butternut Valley 79 Rural community Kings LSD of Brunswick (part)
LSD of Studholm
LSD of Johnston (part)
LSD of Havelock
Sussex 44 Town Kings Town of Sussex
Village of Sussex Corner
LSD of Sussex (part)
Valley Waters 45 Village Kings Village of Norton
LSD of Springfield
LSD of Norton (part)
LSD of Upham (part)
LSD of Kars
LSD of Wickham
Fundy-St. Martins 46 Village Fundy Village of St. Martins
LSD of Saint Martins (part)
LSD of Simonds (part)
LSD of Fairfield
Hampton 47 Town Fundy Town of Hampton
LSD of Hampton
LSD of Upham (part)
LSD of Norton (part)
LSD of Kingston (part)
Quispamsis 48 Town Fundy Town of Quispamsis
Rothesay 49 Town Fundy Town of Rothesay
Saint John 50 City Fundy City of Saint John
Grand Bay-Westfield 51 Town Fundy Town of Grand Bay-Westfield
LSD of Westfield (part)
Fundy Shores 52 Rural community Southwest LSD of Musquash
LSD of Lepreau (part)
Eastern Charlotte 53 Rural community Southwest Town of St. George
Village of Blacks Harbour
LSD of Pennfield (part)
LSD of Beaver Harbour
LSD of Fundy Bay
LSD of St. George (part)
LSD of Saint Patrick (part)
Grand Manan 54 Village Southwest Village of Grand Manan
Campobello Island 55 Rural community Southwest Rural Community of Campobello Island
Saint Andrews 56 Town Southwest Town of Saint Andrews
LSD of Bayside
LSD of Chamcook
St. Stephen 57 Town Southwest Town of St. Stephen
LSD of Western Charlotte (part)
LSD of St. Stephen
LSD of Dufferin
LSD of Saint David (part)
LSD of Saint James (part)
LSD of Saint Croix (part)
LSD of Dennis-Weston
McAdam 58 Village Southwest Village of McAdam
Harvey 59 Rural community Capital Region Village of Harvey
LSD of Manners Sutton (part)
LSD of Dumfries (part)
LSD of Prince William (part)
LSD of Kingsclear (part)
LSD of New Maryland (part)
Fredericton Junction 60 Village Capital Region Village of Fredericton Junction
Tracy 61 Village Capital Region Village of Tracy
Hanwell 62 Rural community Capital Region Rural Community of Hanwell
LSD of Kingsclear (part)
Sunbury-York South 63 Rural community Capital Region LSD of Rusagonis-Waasis (part)
LSD of New Maryland (part)
LSD of Gladstone (part)
New Maryland 64 Village Capital Region Village of New Maryland
Oromocto 65 Town Capital Region Town of Oromocto
LSD of Lincoln (part)
Arcadia 66 Village Capital Region Village of Cambridge-Narrows
Village of Gagetown
LSD of Cambridge
LSD of Upper Gagetown
LSD of Waterborough (part)
LSD of Hampstead
LSD of Canning (part)
Grand Lake 67 Village Capital Region Village of Minto
Village of Chipman
LSD of Chipman
LSD of Northfield (part)
LSD of Canning (part)
LSD of Sheffield (part)
LSD of Harcourt (part)
Nashwaak 68 Rural community Capital Region Village of Stanley
LSD of Stanley (part)
LSD of Saint Marys (part)
LSD of Estey's Bridge (part)
LSD of Douglas (part)
Fredericton 69 City Capital Region City of Fredericton
LSD of Saint Marys (part)
LSD of Estey's Bridge (part)
LSD of Douglas (part)
LSD of Rusagonis-Waasis (part)
LSD of Lincoln (part)
Central York 70 Rural community Capital Region LSD of Keswick Ridge
LSD of Bright (part)
LSD of Queensbury (part)
LSD of Douglas (part)
LSD of Estey's Bridge (part)
LSD of Kingsclear (part)
Nackawic-Millville 71 Rural community Capital Region Town of Nackawic
Village of Millville
LSD of Southampton (part)
LSD of Queensbury (part)
LSD of Dumfries (part)
LSD of Bright (part)
Lakeland Ridges 72 Village Western Valley Village of Canterbury
Village of Meductic
LSD of Benton
LSD of Canterbury
LSD of Debec (part)
LSD of North Lake
LSD of Woodstock (part)
Woodstock 73 Town Western Valley Town of Woodstock
LSD of Richmond
LSD of Wakefield (Wakefield Inside portion)
LSD of Woodstock (part)
LSD of Upper and Lower Northampton
LSD of Northampton
LSD of Debec (part)
Hartland 74 Town Western Valley Town of Hartland
LSD of Somerville
LSD of Simonds (part)
LSD of Wakefield (Wakefield Outside portion)
LSD of Brighton
LSD of Coldstream
LSD of Bright (part)
LSD of Peel (part)
Carleton North 76 Town Western Valley Town of Florenceville-Bristol
Village of Bath
Village of Centreville
LSD of Glassville
LSD of Upper Kent
LSD of Wicklow
LSD of Peel (part)
LSD of Wilmot
LSD of Lakeville
LSD of Aberdeen
LSD of Kent (part)
LSD of Simonds (part)
Southern Victoria 77 Village Western Valley Village of Aroostook
Village of Perth-Andover
LSD of Andover (part)
LSD of Perth (part)
Tobique Valley 78 Village Western Valley Village of Plaster Rock
LSD of Gordon (part)
LSD of Riley Brook
LSD of Lorne (part)

List of regional service commissions

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Main article: Regional service commission

The local governance reform will continue the existence of New Brunswick's 12 regional service commissions.[21] Each regional service commission will have one rural district.[9] Two RSCs were renamed in 2023.[22]

  • Acadian Peninsula
  • Capital Region (formerly Regional Service Commission 11)
  • Chaleur
  • Fundy
  • Greater Miramichi
  • Kent
  • Kings (formerly Regional Service Commission 8)
  • Northwest
  • Restigouche
  • Southeast
  • Southwest New Brunswick
  • Western Valley

List of rural districts

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The local governance reform will result in 12 rural districts.[19] The proposed names of the rural districts were announced on May 25, 2022[11] and became official on July 21, 2022 when the Rural Districts Establishment Regulation was filed.[23]

Name RD No. Regional service commission Local service district
Northwest 1 Northwest Drummond (part)
Madawaska
Saint-Basile
Saint-Jacques (part)
Saint-Joseph (part)
Saint-Quentin (part)
Rivière-Verte (part)
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes (part)
Sainte-Anne (part)
Saint-Léonard (part)
Restigouche 2 Restigouche Addington (part)
Chaleur (part)
Eldon (part)
Flatlands
Lorne
Mann Mountain
Balmoral (part)[a]
Chaleur 3 Chaleur Allardville
Bathurst (part)
Beresford (part)
Big River (part)
New Bandon-Salmon Beach
New Bandon (part)
Acadian Peninsula 4 Acadian Peninsula Miscou Island
Greater Miramichi 5 Greater Miramichi Black River-Hardwicke
Blackville (part)
Chatham
Lower Newcastle-Russellville[f]
Glenelg
Nelson (part)
Newcastle (part)
North Esk (part)
South Esk (part)
St. Margarets
Hardwicke (part)
Blissfield (part)
Kent 6 Kent Harcourt (part)
Carleton
Pointe-Sapin
Cap-de-Richibouctou (part)
Baie Ste. Anne
Hardwicke (part)
Escuminac
Saint-Louis (part)
Southeast 7 Southeast Dorchester (part)
Coverdale (part)
Westmorland (part)
Alma (part)
Hillsborough (part)
Hopewell (part)
Moncton (part)
Harvey (part)
Sackville (part)
Elgin (part)
Salisbury (part)
Kings 8 8 Cardwell (part)
Waterford
Upham (part)
Hammond
Sussex (part)
Johnston (part)
Havelock (part)
Norton (part)
Brunswick (part)
Fundy 9 Fundy Petersville
Greenwich
Westfield (part)
Kingston (part)
Norton (part)
Saint Martins (part)
Simonds (part)
Rothesay
Southwest 10 Southwest Dumbarton
McAdam
West Isles
White Head Island
Pennfield (part)
Saint George (part)
Saint James (part)
Western Charlotte (part)
Saint David (part)
Saint Croix (part)
Saint Patrick (part)
Lepreau (part)
Capital Region 11 Capital Region Burton
Clarendon
Gladstone (part)
Maugerville
Noonan
Stanley (part)
Sheffield (part)
Canning (part)
New Maryland (part)
Blissville
Wirral-Enniskillen
Bright (part)
Prince William (part)
Saint Marys (part)
Chipman (part)
Dumfries (part)
Southampton (part)
Northfield (part)
Manners Sutton (part)
Douglas (part)
Waterborough (part)
Rusagonis-Waasis (part)
Western Valley 12 Western Valley Gordon (part)
Kent (part)
Lorne (part)
Perth (part)
Denmark
Andover

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Listed in the white paper as Balmoral-Maltais, the name used by the corresponding Taxing Authority
  2. ^ a b Listed in the white paper as Shippagan, the spelling used by the town
  3. ^ a b Listed in the white paper as Sainte-Marie
  4. ^ a b Listed in the white paper as Elgin Parish, the name of the Taxing Authority
  5. ^ Listed in the white paper as Elgin Centre, the name of the Taxing Authority
  6. ^ Listed in the white paper as Ferry Road-Russellville, the original name of the LSD, changed in 1995 after Ferry Road was annexed by Miramichi

References

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  1. ^ Working together for vibrant and sustainable communities: White Paper (PDF). Fredericton, New Brunswick: Province of New Brunswick. 2021. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-4605-2957-7.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local governance reform process begins". Government of New Brunswick: Environment and Local Government. January 1, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Member of the Legislative Assembly : Hon. Daniel Allain - Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick". legnb.ca. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Adjustments made to local governance reforms after input from communities". Government of New Brunswick: Environment and Local Government. December 21, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Green paper on local governance reform released; public input sought". Government of New Brunswick: Environment and Local Government. April 6, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Public engagement sessions planned on local governance reform". Government of New Brunswick: Environment and Local Government. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Local governance reform engagement summary released". Government of New Brunswick: Environment and Local Government. September 9, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d "Government releases plan to reform local governance system". Government of New Brunswick: Environment and Local Government. November 18, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Adjustments made to local governance reforms after input from communities..." (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  10. ^ Poitras, Jacques (October 26, 2022). "Acadian Peninsula residents lose legal fight to join Shippagan". CBC News. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history". Government of New Brunswick: Environment and Local Government. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Working together for vibrant and sustainable communities: White Paper (PDF). Fredericton, New Brunswick: Province of New Brunswick. 2021. pp. 29–31. ISBN 978-1-4605-2957-7.
  14. ^ a b c Lutes, Vicky (October 4, 2022). "Five-year funding for local governments and rural districts". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  15. ^ Chilibeck, John (October 18, 2022). "'Luxury' cottages don't deserve a tax cut: Allain". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  16. ^ Lutes, Vicky (May 20, 2022). "Expert panel created to study the community funding and equalization grant formula". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  17. ^ Lutes, Vicky (September 28, 2022). "Report on community funding and equalization grant formula". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  18. ^ Chilibeck, John (October 5, 2022). "Province freezes municipal funding for five years". The Daily Gleaner. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "A Better Future – Together: Local governance reform for a vibrant, sustainable New Brunswick". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  20. ^ "Maps". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved January 12, 2023. Maps are grouped by regional service commission.
  21. ^ "Entity Maps by Region: About". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  22. ^ "NEW BRUNSWICK REGULATION 2022-46 under the Regional Service Delivery Act (O.C. 2022-211)". Government of New Brunswick. July 21, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  23. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 2022-45 under the Local Governance Act (O.C. 2022-210)". Government of New Brunswick. July 21, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.

Further reading

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  • Working together for vibrant and sustainable communities
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