Flag of New Brunswick
Officially Province of New Brunswick
Locally Nouveau-Brunswick
What the flag looks like
A gold field with a red band across the top carrying a gold lion; below, a black ancient galley with oars sails on wavy blue and white water.
What it means
The lion recalls the province's ties to Britain and to the German duchy of Brunswick, and the galley stands for shipbuilding and seafaring.
How to remember it
New Brunswick
sails a black galley across a gold flag under a red lion band; Prince Edward Island
has the same lion band but oak trees on white below.
Fun facts
- New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province in Canada.
- The province was named in 1784 in honor of King George III, who was also Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
New Brunswick at a glance
- Type
- Province
- Joined Confederation
- 1867
- Capital
- Fredericton
- Region
- Atlantic Canada
- Population
- 775,610
- Area
- 72,908 km²
- Languages
- English, French
- Currency
- Canadian dollar ($)
- Flag adopted
- 1965
Flags often confused with New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island: New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island both have a gold lion on a red band across the top. New Brunswick has a black galley on gold and water below; Prince Edward Island has oak trees on white and a red-and-white border.