The Government of New Brunswick () is the provincial government of the province of

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. Its powers and structure are set out in the

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. The

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has a unicameral legislature, the

New Brunswick Legislature The New Brunswick Legislature is the legislature of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Today, the legislature is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada) and the unicameral assembly called the Legislat ...

, consisting of the

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and the Legislative Assembly, which operates in the framework of a Westminster-style

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. 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

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of the province, the

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Role of the Crown

The functions of the sovereign,

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and King in Right of New Brunswick, are exercised by the

, appointed by the

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on the recommendation of the

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, in consultation with the

Premier of New Brunswick The premier of New Brunswick ( (masculine) or (feminine)) is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The premier of a Canadian province is much like the prime minister of Canada. They are normally ...

Cabinet

Departments

* Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries * Opportunities NB, former Department of Economic Development *

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* Department of Energy and Mines * Department of Environment and Local Government * Department of Finance * Department of Government Services *

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* Department of Human Resources * Department of Intergovernmental Affairs *

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* 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 ...

Government Budget

Each year, the government presents a budget to the legislature, outlining expenditures from the previous year ("Revised" figures) and projected spending for the upcoming year ("Estimates"). The table below summarizes the data from the latest budget.

Offices

* Executive Council Office *

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* Office of the Premier

Agencies/Boards

* Efficiency New Brunswick
New Brunswick Arts Board

New Brunswick Insurance Board

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 ...

NB Power New Brunswick Power Corporation (), operating as NB Power (), is the primary electric utility in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. NB Power is a Vertical integration, vertically-integrated Crown corpor ...

New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation

New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board

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 responsible for the purchase, importation, distribution and retail activity for all alcoh ...

* New Brunswick Police Commission * Regional Development Corporation * 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 ...

* WorkSafe NB * Ambulance New Brunswick

References

External links

Official Site
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