New Brunswick bills

This bill amends New Brunswick's Gaming Control Act to update how charitable and religious organizations apply for lottery licences, clarifies record-keeping rules for certain licensees, and requires that net proceeds from tickets sold in New Brunswick be used for charitable or religious purposes within the province.

This New Brunswick Act creates a special legal framework for the Mactaquac Generating Station rehabilitation project, granting NB Power and its contractors exemptions from standard procurement rules, bonding requirements, and certain financial fee obligations, while also designating the project as a 'major project' under labour relations law.

This bill amends the Opportunities New Brunswick Act to change the quorum requirement for the Executive Committee, specifying that a majority of members constitutes a quorum.

This New Brunswick bill integrates the Bee Act into the existing Agriculture Appeal Board framework, giving beekeepers and other affected parties the right to appeal decisions made by the Provincial Apiarist or inspectors to the Agriculture Appeal Board. It also makes minor language updates for gender neutrality in the Agriculture Appeal Board Act.

This bill makes administrative and technical updates to New Brunswick's Early Childhood Services Act and several related regulations, primarily correcting the spelling of 'childcare' to 'child care,' updating terminology (e.g., 'on-line registry' to 'portal,' 'market fee threshold' to 'maximum daily rate'), clarifying definitions around licensed facilities and premises, and extending licence terms from one year to up to three years.

This bill establishes rules for when New Brunswick courts have jurisdiction over legal proceedings and creates a formal process for transferring cases between New Brunswick courts and courts in other provinces, territories, or foreign jurisdictions.

This bill replaces New Brunswick's 1988 Occupational Therapy Act with updated legislation that continues the New Brunswick Association of Occupational Therapists as the regulatory body governing who can practice occupational therapy in the province, how they are licensed, and how professional misconduct is investigated and sanctioned.

This bill authorizes the New Brunswick government to borrow up to $3.1 billion to fund public services, pay down provincial debt, and finance government-approved public works projects.

This bill amends the University of New Brunswick Act to update governance structures, job titles, and definitions, including creating a formal Libraries Council, adding new vice-presidential roles, modernizing language to remove gendered pronouns, and formally recognizing librarians and contract academic instructors as participants in university governance.

This bill authorizes the New Brunswick government to spend an additional $121.5 million from the provincial Consolidated Fund for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, covering expenses not included in the original budget across several departments.

This New Brunswick law removes trade barriers by requiring New Brunswick to recognize goods, services, and professional certifications that are already approved under the rules of any other Canadian province or territory, so that businesses certified or compliant elsewhere can operate in New Brunswick without re-qualifying.

This New Brunswick bill replaces the 'Public Intervener' role with a new 'Energy Sector Consumer Advocate' and expands regulatory oversight of NB Power's consumer-facing policies, giving the Energy and Utilities Board new powers to hear complaints, order reimbursements, and approve the utility's customer-related policies.

This New Brunswick bill modernizes the Wills Act by updating rules around who can make and witness a will, how relationship breakdowns (including common-law separations) affect existing wills, how failed bequests are handled, and how wills are interpreted by courts, while also replacing outdated legal presumptions and language.

This New Brunswick bill amends the Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification Act to recognize apprenticeship credentials from other Canadian provinces and territories, introduces compliance orders for enforcement, and waives registration and assessment fees for out-of-province apprentices.

This bill makes technical amendments to two New Brunswick laws — the Highway Act and the Salvage Dealers Licensing Act — updating language around vehicle identification to require both a vehicle identification number (VIN) and a vehicle registration plate number when establishing vehicle identity in offence proceedings and salvage dealer record-keeping.

New Brunswick's Pay Transparency Act requires employers to post salary ranges in job listings, bans asking candidates about their pay history, and requires larger employers to file annual pay transparency reports disclosing compensation data broken down by equity groups.

This bill updates New Brunswick's Emergency 911 Act to modernize the 911 system's structure, clarifying how calls are handled between primary and secondary answering points, expanding ministerial authority to set standards and policies, and establishing rules for sharing personal information among emergency service providers.

This New Brunswick bill creates a unified complaints process for handling misconduct, neglect of duty, and incapacity allegations against Provincial Court judges and Small Claims Act adjudicators, replacing the separate procedures that previously existed under the Provincial Court Act and the Small Claims Act.

This bill amends New Brunswick's Probate Court Act to update the probate tax rate schedule and make minor French-language corrections to the Act's wording.

This New Brunswick bill creates a legal framework allowing First Nations to have their band by-laws and land management laws enforced and prosecuted through the existing provincial offences court system, including allowing First Nations to appoint their own enforcement officers and directing fine revenues back to the First Nation.