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Office of the Premier, Department of Finance and Treasury Board
October 23, 2025
The provincial government and the New Brunswick Nurses Union, which represents more than 9,000 nurses, have signed a new collective agreement.
The union’s membership includes registered nurses, nurse practitioners and licensed practical nurses working in hospitals, public and community health programs, Ambulance NB and extra-mural programs across the province.
"Nurses play a critical role in caring for New Brunswickers each and every day,” said Premier Susan Holt. “We are excited to follow through on our promise to sign a new collective agreement with over 9,000 nurses in the province to show our respect and appreciation for their service. I want to thank every nurse in the province for their contribution to our health-care system.”
The agreement includes a general wage increase of 12.5 per cent over four years, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2024. In addition, extra pay for weekend, evening and night shifts has been retroactively increased.
Under the agreement, a working group is to be established to review issues related to nurse staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios, with the goal of improving working conditions.
“We are so pleased to be able to celebrate this new contract with the nurses today,” said Finance and Treasury Board Minister René Legacy. “Both parties worked extremely hard to reach this deal that is reflective of the important role that these employees play in our health-care and long-term care systems.”
All collective agreements with the provincial government are available online
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