Starting and managing a business

Plan, register or grow a business; navigate rules, permits and licences; workforce development and more.

Growing and managing your business

  • Advocates services

    Advocates services assist both employers and employees with WorkSafeNB issues regarding employee compensation.

  • Employer support

    Other information and resources for employers.

  • Employment standards

    Information about employment standards including employment leaves, minimum wage, rules of payment, and how to file a complaint.

  • Export your product

    Opportunities NB connects New Brunswick companies with opportunities to increase their exports and diversify their markets.

  • Grow an existing business

    Opportunities NB provides information and help with investing, growing, and scaling your business in New Brunswick.

  • Registry of employers of foreign workers

    Requirements, regulations and steps to register a foreign worker with the provincial government.

  • WorkSafeNB - Employer information

    Workplace accident insurance, disability insurance and safety programs for employers and workers.

Planning your business

Registering your business

Land acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that New Brunswick is situated on the unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Wolastoqey, Mi'gmaw, and Peskotomuhkati peoples. We seek to repair and rebuild meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples and honour these lands which hold the hopes of future generations.