Press Releases
37 companies vie for 2022 New Brunswick Export Awards
May 17, 2022, FREDERICTON (GNB) – Thirty-seven of the province’s highest-performing export companies have been nominated for this year’s New Brunswick Export Awards. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 […]
High school graduates encouraged to apply for NB Proud bursaries
April 21, 2022, FREDERICTON (GNB) – For the sixth consecutive year, Opportunities NB (ONB) is inviting high school graduates enrolled in New Brunswick post-secondary institutions to apply for one of […]
UNI Financial Cooperation to expand
March 30, 2022, FREDERICTON (GNB) – UNI Financial Cooperation plans to create up to 100 jobs in the province over the next four years. “We are thrilled to work with […]
New centres of excellence offer students career experience in health and entrepreneurship
March 29, 2022, FREDERICTON (GNB) – The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is launching two new centres of excellence to give students the opportunity to interact with experts […]
New Brunswick Export Awards to be presented on May 26
March 24, 2022, FREDERICTON (GNB) – Opportunities NB’s annual salute to the province’s many successful exporting companies is returning after a two-year hiatus, with awards to be presented at a […]
Marshall Canada expanding to New Brunswick
March 15, 2022, MONCTON (GNB) – Aerospace and defence company Marshall Canada is expanding into New Brunswick, securing a long-term lease for a land systems production and integration facility in […]
Deloitte chooses New Brunswick for delivery centre expansion
February 17, 2022, FREDERICTON (GNB) – Deloitte is expanding its technology operations into New Brunswick. The growth of the company’s Canadian delivery centre is expected to create about 200 full-time […]
Support introduced for self-employed businesses impacted by COVID-19 closures
January 19, 2022, FREDERICTON (GNB) – Opportunities NB is launching a financial support program that offers non-repayable grants to self-employed business people who have had to close due to restrictions […]
Small business grant enhanced and extended
January 13, 2022, FREDERICTON (GNB) – Opportunities NB is launching a third phase of the New Brunswick Small Business Recovery Grant program, extending until the end of February 2022. Phase […]
Release of regulatory reform annual report
December 8, 2021, FREDERICTON (GNB) – Opportunities New Brunswick released the 2020-21 regulatory reform annual report today. The report details efforts, measures, and achievements made by the provincial government to reduce the […]
Small Business Week, Oct. 18-22
October 21, 2021, FREDERICTON (GNB) – The following statement was issued today by Arlene Dunn, minister responsible for Economic Development and Small Business and the minister responsible for Opportunities NB, […]
CANUSA Cedar to receive funding to support automating production process
October 21, 2021, FREDERICTON (GNB) – A partnership among Opportunities NB, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), and CANUSA Cedar will provide the cedar shingle manufacturer with up to $74, […]
New Brunswick to host 2021 Virtual Atlantic Provinces Reverse Trade Show
October 14, 2021, FREDERICTON (GNB) – New Brunswick is hosting the 2021 Atlantic Provinces Reverse Trade Show, Oct. 18-24, to connect suppliers with the people, tools, and processes needed for […]
New immigration stream for international graduates of private career colleges
August 18, 2021, FREDERICTON (GNB) – Opportunities NB is piloting a new immigration stream to help support the province’s increasing labour needs, in collaboration with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. […]
New Brunswick to Highlight the Benefits of Living in the Province and Working Remotely
August 16, 2021, FREDERICTON (ONB) – Dynamic and growing cities. Minutes from rivers, lakes, and beaches. Own a home for under $200K. Live a more relaxed, healthy, and affordable lifestyle. […]
DealerMine workforce expansion creates jobs in Saint John region
August 5, 2021, FREDERICTON (GNB) – DealerMine will create up to 226 jobs in the Saint John region over the next four years. “We are committed to fostering the growth […]
Moncton-based company VidCruiter expanding, creating jobs
July 22, 2021, MONCTON (GNB) – VidCruiter, based in Moncton, plans to create up to 20 new full-time positions, with support from the provincial government. “New Brunswick companies are seizing […]
Welding grads filling skills gap, strengthening province’s workforce
July 13, 2021, FREDERICTON (GNB) – A program designed to help address New Brunswick’s skilled labour shortage is celebrating its second cohort of graduates. Ten participants from NBCC’s Metal Inert […]
ONB’s Business Navigators report successful year despite unanticipated pandemic pressure
July 8, 2021, FREDERICTON (ONB) – Now heading into their second year of operation, Opportunities NB’s Business Navigators credit guaranteed response time and client service excellence as the key drivers […]
Moncton-based company Missing Link Technologies announces plans for expansion
June 29, 2021, FREDERICTON (GNB) – Missing Link Technologies Ltd., based in Moncton, plans to create an estimated 20 new full-time jobs over the next three years, with support from […]