New Brunswick
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New Brunswick is the only province that recognizes both of Canada’s official languages (English and French). More than 229,330 people in the province speak French, and 260,120 are bilingual.
The Acadian people have celebrated National Acadian Day on August 15 since 1881, when the first national Acadian convention was held in Memramcook, New Brunswick. The Government of Canada passed the National Acadian Day Act in 2003.
Organization representing the Francophone population
The Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick (SANB), or Acadian Society of New Brunswick, is the recognized political representative of Acadian and Francophone communities in New Brunswick.
Since its founding, the SANB and its hundreds of volunteers have been part of every struggle to ensure that New Brunswick’s Acadian and Francophone community can develop and flourish in French, in all sectors of activity.
Today, the Acadian associative world is dynamic and includes numerous associations targeting a wide range of fields. In view of this dynamic associative life, the SANB plays a coordinating role, promoting collaboration and helping create federative spaces for the well-being of Acadians and Francophones in New Brunswick.
Immigration
The Centre d’accueil multiculturel et des nouveaux arrivants de Saint-Jean is a non-profit organization that provides services to newcomers. The Centre de ressources pour nouveaux arrivants du Nord-Ouest, the Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area, the Centre d’accueil et d’accompagnement francophone des immigrants du Sud-Est du Nouveau-Brunswick and the Comité d’accueil, d’intégration et d’établissement des nouveaux arrivants also provide settlement services and resources to Francophone immigrants.
Tourism
New Brunswick is known for its natural beauty, including its stunning ocean views and the tides in the Bay of Fundy. The province is also the venue for many festivals throughout the year: the Foire brayonne, the Salmon Festival, the Shediac Lobster Festival, the FrancoFête en Acadie, the Festival acadien de Caraquet and the Festival Acadie Rock, to name a few.
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Education
Across the province, institutions of higher learning offer comprehensive French‑language training leading to a variety of career choices. The Université de Moncton, with its three campuses, is one of Canada’s leading French-language universities outside Quebec. The New Brunswick Community College, a general and technical education institution, has five Francophone campuses. The province also has 90 French public elementary and high schools and 200 French-language daycares.
