Orientation guide for newcomers to New Brunswick - Government of ...
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Chapter 5Life in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>Bilingualism<strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong> is <strong>of</strong>ficially bilingual. Englishand French are the two <strong>of</strong>ficial languages.This means that all federal and provincialgovernment services are available in Englishand French. Many non-governmentalagencies also provide service and / orin<strong>for</strong>mation in English and French.If you discover a <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong> governmentwebsite that is not in your preferred <strong>of</strong>ficiallanguage, check <strong>for</strong> a link <strong>to</strong> the page in theother <strong>of</strong>ficial language. Many are available inEnglish and French.Daylight savings time<strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong> follows daylight savings time,which enables <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>ers <strong>to</strong> enjoymore daylight hours in the spring. Clocksare moved ahead one hour on the secondSunday in March, and they are moved backthe first Sunday in November. Most <strong>New</strong><strong>Brunswick</strong>ers remember which way <strong>to</strong> settheir clocks by remembering the phrase,spring <strong>for</strong>ward, fall back (move the clock onehour <strong>for</strong>ward in the spring, and one hourback in the fall). There will be remindersin the local media as well as throughCommunications <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>.• www.gnb.ca/cnb/The telephone systemThere are two major telephone serviceproviders in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>:• Rogers, <strong>to</strong>ll-free, 1-888-764-9441;• Bell Aliant, <strong>to</strong>ll-free, 1-866-425-4268Call one <strong>of</strong> these companies <strong>to</strong> arrangetelephone service. You will be charged aconnection fee on your first bill. After that,you will be billed once a month according <strong>to</strong>your agreement with the company. There ismore in<strong>for</strong>mation about telephone and otherutilities in Chapter 6, Finding a place <strong>to</strong> live.There are also several wireless (cell phone)service providers.If you need help finding a telephone number,call direc<strong>to</strong>ry assistance:• 4-1-1 <strong>for</strong> local numbers;• 1-506-555-1212 <strong>for</strong> numbers within<strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>;• 1-area code-555-1212 <strong>for</strong> numbersoutside <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>;• 0 <strong>for</strong> overseas direc<strong>to</strong>ry assistance; and• 1-800-555-1212 <strong>for</strong> <strong>to</strong>ll-free numbers<strong>for</strong> businesses and organizationsYou will be charged 70 cents per call <strong>for</strong>direc<strong>to</strong>ry assistance.Be careful when you dial. On the one hand,1-800, 1-866, 1-877 or 1-888 numbers are<strong>to</strong>ll free (no charge). On the other, 1-900numbers have a charge per minute, and theymay be very expensive.<strong>Orientation</strong> <strong>guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>newcomers</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>27
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