For new Canadians, this bilingual Atlantic province offers modern cities and infrastructures, a wide range of recreational activities, strong educational institutions, typically first-rate Canadian health care, as well as an easy gateway to key U.S. markets such as New York and Boston!

Like other Atlantic provinces, New Brunswick's economic activities have been - since its earliest settlement - dependent on natural resources, such as mining, forestry, agriculture and fishing. However, this province in now enjoying increased economic benefits thanks to diversification into more modern sectors, namely finance, insurance, tourism and energy.

The largest employers in New Brunswick are the Irving petroleum companies, the Government of New Brunwick and the McCain group of companies.

Source: "New Brunswick Provincial Profile" at www.investincanada.gc.ca

New Brunswick and its culture strongly reflect the cultural heritage of both its French-speaking (Acadian) and English-speaking populations. Blessed with many provincial parks, New Brunswick also boasts modern cities such as Moncton, which was the first officially bilingual city in the country.

Of special interest to immigrants is the fact that New Brunswick has a network of English- and French-language post-secondary institutions, including Mount Allison University, a liberal arts university consistently ranked as one of the top undergraduate universities in Canada, and the University of New Brunswick, which is internationally recognized for its studies in engineering, law and creative writing.