The Government of New Brunswick has released its 2025-2026 Budget, a deficit budget that focuses primarily on matters related to health care and the aging population, the tariff response, and housing. In the budget speech, NB Finance Minister René Legacy shared that the province will establish an interdepartmental committee on accessibility under the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour. The budget includes an additional health-care investment of $150K to reduce barriers to midwifery training and certification, as well as and investments in youth and education to expand child-care services and recruit teachers. The Federation of New Brunswick Faculty Associations (FNBFA) released a statement expressing its disappointment with the budget. “When it comes to funding public universities, [NB] is content to do the same thing as usual, despite the desire it expressed during the budget preparation period to ‘do things differently,’” said FNBFA President Jean Sauvageau.
