New Brunswick

New Brunswick is a province on the Atlantic coast of Canada. It is the only officially bilingual province in Canada, with both English and French spoken. New Brunswick is known for the Bay of Fundy and its extreme tides. The province has thick forests, rivers, and a beautiful coastline.

Land and People

About 800,000 people live in New Brunswick. The capital is Fredericton, but the largest city is Saint John. About 85 percent of the province is covered in forest. The Bay of Fundy coastline has amazing rock formations shaped by the powerful tides.

Culture and Fun Facts

The Hopewell Rocks are famous rock formations that look like giant flowerpots carved by the tides. New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province, with about one-third of people speaking French. The province has the longest covered bridge in the world. Lobster and fiddlehead ferns are popular local foods.

Fun Facts

• The Hartland Covered Bridge in New Brunswick is the longest covered bridge in the world at 1,282 feet.
• New Brunswick is Canada's only officially bilingual province.
• The Hopewell Rocks are carved by the Bay of Fundy's extreme tides and change shape with every tide cycle.

Did You Know?

At the Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick, you can walk on the ocean floor at low tide and then kayak around the same rocks when the tide comes in, about six hours later.