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Our Values
This statement on Public Service Values reconfirms and builds on the proud history of New Brunswick’s professional public service. It affirms the fundamental values to which public servants are committed.
New Brunswick’s public servants act in the public interest. They commit to the highest ideals of public service and take pride in their work. They strive to ensure that citizens have trust and confidence in government. By advising the government of the day, managing programs, and serving citizens, public servants play a vital role in sustaining the province’s democratic institutions and fostering economic prosperity and social wellbeing. In their pursuit of the public interest, public servants develop and implement public policy within a framework of public service values. These values are enduring beliefs that influence public servants’ attitudes and actions. They define what the public service stands for and what it wants to be.New Brunswick’s public servants believe that the following fundamental values are central to their relationships with elected officials, the public and other public servants.
Integrity
Public servants act honestly, fairly and openly; they honour their commitments; and they do not use public office for private or personal gain.
Respect
Public servants treat one another and all citizens with respect by ensuring fairness, upholding the merit principle, supporting diversity, valuing workplace safety and wellness, and ensuring that the workplace is free from discrimination and harassment.
Impartiality
Public servants act objectively, professionally and lawfully, and with respect for the authority of the government of the day.
Service
Public servants provide service to the public that is timely, competent, fair, efficient and effective.
Competence
Public servants strengthen their own capabilities and foster the professional development of other public servants so as to serve well the government of the day and the public.
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