Province Of New Brunswick 424B2 Prospectus for primary offering

Province Of New Brunswick 424B2Prospectus for primary offering

Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

of the Securities Act of 1933

No. 333-139308

The information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is not complete and may be changed. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities and are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated February 12, 2007

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To Prospectus dated December 13, 2006)

US$

Province of New Brunswick

(Canada)

% Bonds due ,

We will pay interest on the Bonds at the rate of % per year. Interest will be paid on and each year. The first interest payment will be on , 2007. The Bonds will mature on , . We may not redeem the Bonds before maturity, unless specified events occur involving Canadian taxation.

Application will be made to the Financial Services Authority for the Bonds to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange plc for the Bonds to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s Gilt Edged and Fixed Interest Market, which is a regulated market for the purposes of the Investment Services Directive (93/22/ EEC). We have undertaken to the underwriters to use all reasonable efforts to have the Bonds admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange as soon as possible after the closing of the issue. We cannot guarantee that these applications will be approved, and settlement of the Bonds is not conditional on obtaining the listing.

Investing in the Bonds involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-9.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The initial public offering price set forth above does not include accrued interest, if any. Interest on the Bonds will accrue from , 2007, and must be paid if the Bonds are delivered after that date.

The underwriters expect to deliver the Bonds in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company, CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc., Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear on or about , 2007.


CIBC World Markets	Merrill Lynch & Co.	RBC Capital Markets

The date of this prospectus supplement is , 2007.

The words “the Province”, “we”, “our”, “ours” and “us” refer to the Province of New Brunswick.

If and to the extent that this prospectus supplement is communicated in, or the offer of the Bonds to which it relates is made in, any European Economic Area Member State that has implemented the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC) (the “Prospectus Directive”), this prospectus supplement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of such Directive (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted upon by other persons in that Member State.

This prospectus supplement has been prepared on the basis that all offers of Bonds in the European Economic Area will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in Member States of the European Economic Area, from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of the Bonds. Accordingly, any person making or intending to make any offer within the European Economic Area of the Bonds which are the subject of the placement referred to in this prospectus supplement should only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Province or the underwriters to produce a prospectus for such offer. Neither the Province nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of the Bonds through any financial intermediary, other than offers made by the underwriters which constitute the final placement of the Bonds contemplated in this prospectus supplement.

The information contained in this prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed.

This prospectus supplement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell these Bonds and is not soliciting any offer to buy these Bonds in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted. This prospectus supplement is, for the purposes of Article 15 of the Prospectus Directive, not a prospectus but an advertisement, and investors in the European Economic Area should not subscribe for or purchase Bonds once admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc’s regulated market except on the basis of information in the Listing Prospectus (as defined below). The Province intends to file a single prospectus (the “Listing Prospectus”) pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Prospectus Directive with the Financial Services Authority in its capacity as competent authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, for the purpose of having the Bonds admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc’s regulated market as soon as possible after closing of this issue. In compliance with that Directive, the Listing Prospectus will be published in due course, subject to its approval by the United Kingdom Listing Authority, and investors will be able to obtain a copy of such prospectus from the office of the Province at the Department of Finance, Treasury Division, Province of New Brunswick, 670 King Street, Room 376, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5H1 and the London paying agent, The Bank of New York, One Canada Square, London E14 5AL, England. Investors in the European Economic Area, other than any investors to whom an offer of Bonds may be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, should not subscribe for any Bonds referred to in this advertisement except on the basis of information in the published Listing Prospectus.

Investors outside the European Economic Area should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus supplement and in the prospectus dated December 13, 2006 (the “Basic Prospectus”).

In connection with the issue of the Bonds, the underwriters (or persons acting on their behalf) may over-allot Bonds (provided that the aggregate principal amount of Bonds allotted does not exceed 105 percent of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Bonds at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the underwriters (or persons acting on their behalf) will undertake stabilization action. Any stabilization action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the terms of the Bonds is made and, if begun, may be ended at any time, but it must end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the issue date of the Bonds and 60 days after the date of the allotment of the Bonds.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

You should read this prospectus supplement together with the Basic Prospectus. The Basic Prospectus contains or incorporates by reference information about us and other matters, including a description of some of the terms of our Bonds, and should be read together with this prospectus supplement. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized any person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Before making an investment decision, you should consult your legal and investment advisors regarding any restrictions or concerns that may pertain to you and your particular jurisdiction. You may assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus, as well as the information we previously filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and incorporated by reference, is accurate in all material respects as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus supplement only, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement or the Basic Prospectus or any sale of the Bonds.

We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these Bonds or seeking offers to buy these Bonds in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

The Province is furnishing this prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus solely for use by prospective investors in connection with their consideration of a purchase of the Bonds. The Province confirms that:


	•	this prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein) contain all information which is material in the context of the issue of the Bonds with regard to us and the Bonds;

	•	the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus (including information incorporated by reference herein and therein) is true and accurate in all material respects and is not misleading;

	•	it has not omitted other facts which, because of their omission, make this prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus as a whole misleading; and

	•	it accepts responsibility for the information it has provided in this prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus (including information incorporated by reference herein and therein).

Having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case, the information contained in this prospectus supplement (including information incorporated by reference herein for purposes of the Prospectus Directive only under “Documents Incorporated by Reference”) and the Basic Prospectus is, to the best of the knowledge of the Province, in accordance with the facts and contains no omissions likely to affect its import.

We have filed a registration statement with the SEC covering the portion of the Bonds to be sold in the United States or in circumstances where registration of the Bonds is required. For further information about us and the Bonds, you should refer to our registration statement and its exhibits. This prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus summarize material provisions of the agreements and other documents that you should refer to. Since the prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus may not contain all the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of these documents and the documents incorporated by reference in the Basic Prospectus.

We file reports and other information with the SEC in the United States. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. Please call the SEC at1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the public reference room and the applicable copy charges. Information filed by the Province is also available from the SEC’s Electronic Document Gathering and Retrieval System (http://www.sec.gov), which is commonly known by the acronym EDGAR, as well as from commercial document retrieval services.

References in this prospectus supplement to the European Economic Area are to the member states of the European Union together with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

References in this prospectus supplement to “$” and “Canadian dollars” are to lawful money of Canada and “U.S.$” and “U.S. dollars” are to lawful money of the United States of America. The inverse of the noon buying rate in New York, New York on , 2007 for cable transfers in United States dollars and Canadian dollars as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was $1.00 = U.S.$ .

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The following documents relating to the Province’s securities offered by this prospectus supplement may contain forward-looking statements:


	•	this prospectus supplement;

	•	the Basic Prospectus; and

	•	the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus.

Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Province’s beliefs and expectations. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, which may change, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any of them in light of new information or future events. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


	Page

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
About This Prospectus Supplement		S-3
Forward-Looking Statements		S-4
Summary of the Offering		S-6
Recent Developments		S-8
Risk Factors		S-11
Description of Bonds		S-13
Clearing and Settlement		S-17
Taxation		S-20
Credit Ratings		S-20
Underwriting		S-21
Legal Matters		S-24
Authorized Agent		S-24
Documents Incorporated by Reference		S-24
General Information		S-25


PROSPECTUS
About This Prospectus			3
Forward-Looking Statements			3
Province of New Brunswick			3
Application of Proceeds			3
Description of Debt Securities			3
Plan of Distribution			9
Debt Record			10
Authorized Representative			10
Experts and Public Official Documents			10
Legal Matters			10
Where You Can Find More Information			10

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SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING

This summary must be read as an introduction to this prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus (as well as any single prospectus under the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC), of which these documents will form part, to be used for the purpose of obtaining admission of the Bonds to the Official List of the United Kingdom Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange (the “Listing Prospectus”)), and any decision to invest in the Bonds should be based on a consideration of the prospectus supplement and the Basic Prospectus (or the Listing Prospectus, as the case may be) as a whole, including the documents incorporated by reference. Following the implementation of the relevant provisions of the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/ EC) in each Member State of the European Economic Area no civil liability will attach to the Province in any such Member State solely on the basis of this summary, including any translation thereof, unless it is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of the Listing Prospectus. Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Listing Prospectus is brought before a court in a Member State of the European Economic Area, the plaintiff may, under the national legislation of the Member State where the claim is brought, be required to bear the costs of translating the Listing Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated.


Issuer		The Province of New Brunswick.

Aggregate principal amount		US$ .

Interest rate		% per year.

Maturity date		, .

Interest payment dates		and of each year, commencing , 2007. Interest will accrue from , 2007.

Redemption		We may not redeem the Bonds prior to maturity, unless specified events occur involving Canadian taxation.

Proceeds		After deducting the underwriting discount and our estimated expenses of US$ , our net proceeds will be approximately US$ .

Markets		The Bonds are offered for sale in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.

Listing		We will apply to admit the Bonds to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to admit the Bonds to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange. We have undertaken to the underwriters to use all reasonable efforts to have the Bonds admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange as soon as possible after the closing of the issue. We cannot guarantee that these applications will be approved, and settlement of the Bonds is not conditional on obtaining the listing.

Form of bond and settlement		The Bonds will be issued in the form of one or more fully registered permanent global bonds held in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, known as DTC, and will be recorded in a register held by The Bank of New York, as Registrar. Beneficial interests in the global bonds will be represented through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants in DTC. Investors may elect to hold interests in the global bonds through any of DTC, CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc., known as CDS, or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, known as Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear Bank S.A./ N.V. as operator of the Euroclear System or any successor in that capacity, known as Euroclear if they are participants of such systems, or indirectly through organizations which are participants in such systems. Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear will hold interests as indirect participants of DTC.

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		Except in limited circumstances, investors will not be entitled to have Bonds registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive Bonds in definitive form and will not be considered holders thereof under the fiscal agency agreement.

		Bonds will only be sold in minimum aggregate principal amounts of US$5,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 for amounts in excess of US$5,000.

Withholding tax		Principal of and interest on the Bonds are payable by us without withholding or deduction for Canadian withholding taxes to the extent permitted under applicable law, as set forth in this prospectus supplement.

Status of the Bonds		The Bonds will be our direct unsecured obligations and as among themselves will rankpari passu and be payable without any preference or priority. The Bonds will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and obligations from time to time outstanding. Payments of principal of and interest on the Bonds will be a charge on and payable out of the Consolidated Fund of the Province.

We may be contacted at the Department of Finance, Province of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5H1. Our telephone number is (506) 453-2515.

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

The information set forth below does not purport to be complete and supplements, and is qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information contained in New Brunswick’s Annual Report on Form 18-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, as amended, and the other documents incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus. See “Documents Incorporated By Reference” in this prospectus supplement and “Where You Can Find More Information” in the Basic Prospectus.

2006 Economic Indicators

The following table shows the changes in the main economic indicators for New Brunswick and Canada for 2006 through the latest month reported over the comparable period in 2005.



		Percentage Changes for 2006
		Through Latest Period Reported
		Over Comparable Period in 2005⁽¹⁾
	Latest Period
	Reported	New Brunswick	Canada

Merchandise exports	January-November	(4.3)	1.1
Retail trade	January-November	5.8	6.6
Housing starts	2006	7.6	0.8
Value of manufacturers’ shipments	January-November	(0.5)	(0.4)
Consumer Price Index	2006	1.6	2.0
Employment	2006	1.4	1.9


⁽¹⁾	Seasonally adjusted average of months available except where data set is complete for the 12 months and for Consumer Price Index.

Sources: Statistics Canada and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Foreign Trade

Total Exports and Imports.The following table sets forth categories of selected trade indicators for the calendar years 2001 through 2005.

Selected Trade Indicators


			Year ended December 31,

			2001			2002			2003			2004			2005

			(In millions of dollars unless otherwise indicated)
Exports of Goods and Services			$	16,234		$	16,165		$	16,808		$	17,782		$	19,512
	Exports to other countries			9,844			9,920			10,269			10,903			11,981
		Exports of goods to other countries		8,988			8,893			9,231			9,821			10,912
		Exports of services to other countries		856			1,027			1,038			1,082			1,069
	Exports to other provinces			6,390			6,245			6,539			6,879			7,531
		Exports of goods to other provinces		4,454			4,233			4,504			4,617			5,178
		Exports of services to other provinces		1,936			2,012			2,035			2,262			2,353
Ratio of Exports to Nominal GDP				78.5	%		76.4	%		75.2	%		75.7	%		80.8	%
Imports of Goods and Services				18,939			20,100			22,499			20,100			22,499
Imports from other countries				9,488			9,554			9,538			10,604			12,229
		Imports of goods from other countries		8,761			8,847			8,804			9,866			11,493
		Imports of services from other countries		727			707			734			738			736
	Imports from other provinces			8,186			8,674			9,401			9,496			10,270
		Imports of goods from other provinces		4,554			4,903			5,352			5,256			5,829
		Imports of services from other provinces		3,632			3,771			4,049			4,240			4,441

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	Year ended December 31,

	2001			2002			2003			2004			2005

	(In millions of dollars unless otherwise indicated)
Ratio of Imports to Nominal GDP		91.6	%		95.0	%		100.7	%		85.6	%		93.1	%

Trade Balance	$	(2,705	)	$	(3,935	)	$	(5,691	)	$	(2,318	)	$	(2,987	)

Gross Domestic Product at market prices	$	20,684		$	21,169		$	22,346		$	23,487		$	24,162

Source: Based on Statistics Canada information.

Exports.The table below shows foreign exports of commodities from New Brunswick for the years 2001 to 2005, the most recent year for which such information is available. The largest component, energy products, increased at a compound annual growth rate of 16.3% during that time, due to particularly strong increases in energy prices in the past few years. Exports of forest products decreased at a compound annual growth rate of 6.7% due to price declines and weak markets. Declining at a compound annual growth rate of 1.4% over the past five years, exports of agricultural and fishing products reported strong numbers from 2001 to 2002, but experienced a steady downturn since 2003.

Foreign Exports of Commodities


	Year Ended December 31,										CAGR⁽¹⁾
											(%)
	2001		2002		2003		2004		2005		2001-2005

	(millions)
Forest Products	$	2,319.8	$	2,088.5	$	2,027.2	$	2,191.5	$	1,756.0		(6.7	)
Energy Products		3,379.8		3,312.2		3,871.1		4,470.9		6,181.4		16.3
Agriculture and Fishing Products		1,352.2		1,402.9		1,340.6		1,282.3		1,277.8		(1.4	)
Industrial Goods		584.1		595.0		587.1		692.3		801.8		8.2
Machinery and Equipment		465.7		576.0		514.8		565.3		459.1		(0.4	)
Other		169.1		191.4		177.0		235.8		199.4		4.2

Total	$	8,271.0	$	8,165.8	$	8,517.0	$	9,438.0		10,675.4		6.6


⁽¹⁾	Compound annual growth rate

Source: Statistics Canada.

Imports.The table below shows foreign imports of commodities to New Brunswick for the years 2001 to 2005, the most recent year for which such information is available. The growth in imports of energy over the period is primarily due to higher prices.

Foreign Imports of Commodities


	Year Ended December 31,
											CAGR⁽¹⁾(%)
	2001		2002		2003		2004		2005		2001-2005

	(millions)
Forest Products	$	169.8	$	155.3	$	146.6	$	145.9	$	170.0		.03
Energy Products		2,931.5		2,974.1		3,338.2		4,126.8		5,135.3		15.0
Agriculture and Fishing Products		563.8		591.0		527.2		502.8		496.7		(3.1	)
Industrial Goods		990.6		951.2		911.6		957.7		1,042.2		1.3
Machinery and Equipment		597.3		583.0		610.7		638.3		713.6		4.5
Other		374.4		465.3		439.9		532.3		444.3		4.4

Total	$	5,627.3	$	5,720.0	$	5,974.2	$	6,903.7	$	8,002.2		9.2


⁽¹⁾	Compound annual growth rate

Source: Statistics Canada.

Independent Financial Review of the Province

In October 2006, the Province engaged an independent accounting firm to conduct a review of the financial situation of the Province, with a particular emphasis on projected financial results for the 2006-2007 fiscal year,

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future financial obligations and financial challenges within the health care system. The results of the review were released on December 20, 2006. The primary conclusion of the reviewing firm is that given historical trends and previous program decisions, the Province faces considerable fiscal challenges over the next three fiscal years which could potentially lead to large, growing deficits.

The report noted that as of December 2006 the independent accounting firm estimated a deficit of $17.6 million and an increase of net debt of $156.7 million for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, as compared to the Province’s estimates at March 28, 2006 of a planned surplus of $22.2 million and an increase of net debt of $87.0 million for the 2006-2007 fiscal year. This estimate is based on assumptions about future events and circumstances and actual events and circumstances may vary from those assumptions. In addition, the estimate is subject to uncertainty relating to approximately $60.7 million of costs associated with government programs that have been announced but not yet formally introduced, and is subject to change due to subsequent events and additional information. As a result, the actual fiscal results and financial position of the Province at March 31, 2007 may vary from those shown above. For example, the Province announced on December 20, 2006 that it would not pursue a previously announced residential rebate for the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax on electricity, natural gas and home heating oil. The Province estimates that the rebate program as originally designed would have cost taxpayers $45 million in the 2006-2007 fiscal year.

The report also noted net expenditure pressures, compared to the 2006-2007 fiscal year, of $300 million to $416 million in the 2007-2008 fiscal year, rising to $575 million to $773 million in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. These figures are also based on assumptions about future events and circumstances and actual events and circumstances may vary from those assumptions.

The Province is currently reviewing and assessing the report as part of its deliberation process leading up to the delivery of a budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.

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RISK FACTORS

We believe that the following factors may be material for the purpose of assessing the market risks associated with the Bonds.

We believe that the factors described below represent the principal risks inherent in investing in the Bonds but we do not represent that the statements below regarding the risks of holding any Bonds are exhaustive. Prospective investors should also read the detailed information set out elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and in the Basic Prospectus (including any documents deemed to be incorporated by reference herein or therein) and reach their own views prior to making any investment decision.

The Bonds may not be a suitable investment for all investors

Each potential investor in the Bonds must determine the suitability of that investment in light of its own circumstances. In particular, each potential investor should:


	(i)	have sufficient knowledge and experience to make a meaningful evaluation of the Bonds, the merits and risks of investing in the Bonds and the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or any applicable supplement;

	(ii)	have access to, and knowledge of, appropriate analytical tools to evaluate, in the context of its particular financial situation, an investment in the Bonds and the impact the Bonds will have on its overall investment portfolio;

	(iii)	have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear all of the risks of an investment in the Bonds, including where the currency for principal or interest payments is different from the potential investor’s currency;

	(iv)	understand thoroughly the terms of the Bonds and be familiar with the behaviour of any relevant indices and financial markets; and

	(v)	be able to evaluate (either alone or with the help of a financial adviser) possible scenarios for economic, interest rate and other factors that may affect its investment and its ability to bear the applicable risks.

There is no active trading market for the Bonds

The Bonds will be new securities which may not be widely distributed and for which there is currently no active trading market. If the Bonds are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount to their initial offering price, depending upon prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, general economic conditions and our financial condition. We have undertaken to the underwriters to use all reasonable efforts to have the Bonds admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange as soon as possible after the closing of the issue. We cannot guarantee that these applications will be approved, and settlement of the Bonds is not conditional on obtaining the listing.

Because the Bonds are held by or on behalf of DTC, investors will have to rely on its procedures for transfer, payment and communication with us

The Bonds will be deposited with DTC. Except in limited circumstances, investors will not be entitled to receive Bonds in definitive form. DTC will maintain records of the beneficial interests in the Bonds. Investors will be able to trade their beneficial interests only through DTC.

We will discharge our payment obligations under the Bonds by making payments to DTC for distribution to its account holders. A holder of a beneficial interest in the Bonds must rely on the procedures of DTC to receive payments under the Bonds. We have no responsibility or liability for the records relating to, or payments made in respect of, beneficial interests in the Bonds.

Holders of beneficial interests in the Bonds will not have a direct right to vote in respect of the Bonds. Instead, those holders will be permitted to act only to the extent that they are enabled by DTC to appoint proxies. Similarly, holders of beneficial interests in the Bonds will not have a direct right under the Bonds to take enforcement action against us in the event of a default under the Bonds.

European Union Savings Directive

Under European Council Directive 2003/48/ EC on taxation of savings income, Member States are required, from 1st July, 2005, to provide to the tax authorities of another Member State details of payments of interest (or similar income) paid by a person within its jurisdiction to an individual resident in that other Member State.

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However, for a transitional period, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg are instead required (unless during that period they elect otherwise) to operate a withholding system in relation to such payments (the ending of such transitional period being dependent upon the conclusion of certain other agreements relating to information exchange with certain other countries). A number ofnon-EU countries and territories including Switzerland have agreed to adopt similar measures (a withholding system in the case of Switzerland) with effect from the same date.

If a payment were to be made or collected through a Member State ornon-EU country or territory which has opted for a withholding system and an amount of, or in respect of, tax were to be withheld from that payment, neither we nor any Paying Agent nor any other person would be obliged to pay additional amounts with respect to any Bonds as a result of the imposition of that withholding tax. If a withholding tax is imposed on payment made by a Paying Agent, we will be required to maintain a Paying Agent in a Member State that will not be obliged to withhold or deduct tax pursuant to the Directive.

Exchange rate risks and exchange controls

We will pay principal of and interest on the Bonds in the currency of the United States. This presents certain risks relating to currency conversions if an investor’s financial activities are denominated principally in a currency or currency unit (the “Investor’s Currency”) other than the currency of the United States. These include the risk that exchange rates may significantly change (including changes due to devaluation of the currency of the United States or revaluation of the Investor’s Currency) and the risk that authorities with jurisdiction over the Investor’s Currency may impose or modify exchange controls. An appreciation in the value of the Investor’s Currency relative to the currency of the United States would decrease (1) the Investor’s Currency-equivalent yield on the Bonds, (2) the Investor’s Currency-equivalent value of the principal payable on the Bonds and (3) the Investor’s Currency-equivalent market value of the Bonds.

Government and monetary authorities may impose (as some have done in the past) exchange controls that could adversely affect an applicable exchange rate. As a result, investors may receive less interest or principal than expected, or no interest or principal.

Credit ratings might not reflect all risks

The Bonds have been assigned the Province’s long-term issuer rating of AA-by Standard & Poor’s, Aa1 by Moody’s Investor Services Inc. and A (high) by Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited. The ratings might not reflect the potential impact of all risks related to structure, market, additional factors discussed above, and other factors that may affect the value of the Bonds. A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised or withdrawn by the rating agency at any time.

Legal investment considerations may restrict certain investments

The investment activities of certain investors are subject to legal investment laws and regulations, or review or regulation by certain authorities. Each potential investor should consult its legal advisers to determine whether and to what extent (1) the Bonds are legal investments for it, (2) the Bonds can be used as collateral for various types of borrowing and (3) other restrictions apply to its purchase or pledge of any Bonds. Financial institutions should consult their legal advisers or the appropriate regulators to determine the appropriate treatment of the Bonds under any applicable risk-based capital or similar rules.

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DESCRIPTION OF BONDS

General

Our % Bonds due , , in the aggregate principal amount of US$ will be issued under a fiscal agency agreement dated as of , , between us and The Bank of New York, as registrar, fiscal agent, transfer agent and principal paying agent (the “Registrar”), which defines your rights as a holder of the Bonds.

The information contained in this section and in the Basic Prospectus summarizes some of the terms of the Bonds and the fiscal agency agreement. You should read the information set forth below together with the section “Description of Debt Securities” in the Basic Prospectus, which summarizes the general terms of the Bonds and the fiscal agency agreement. This prospectus supplement describes the terms of the Bonds in greater detail than the Basic Prospectus and may provide information that differs from the Basic Prospectus. If the information in this prospectus supplement differs from the Basic Prospectus, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement. You should also read the fiscal agency agreement and the exhibits thereto, including the form of Global Bonds (as defined below), a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement and will be available for inspection at the office of the London paying agent, for a full description of the terms of the Bonds.

References to principal and interest in respect of the Bonds shall be deemed also to refer to any Additional Amounts which may be payable as described below. See “Payment of Additional Amounts”.

Status of the Bonds

The Bonds will be our direct unsecured obligations and as among themselves will rankpari passu and be payable without any preference or priority. The Bonds will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and obligations from time to time outstanding. Payments of principal of and interest on the Bonds will be a charge on and payable out of the Consolidated Fund of the Province.

Form, Denomination and Registration

The Bonds will be issued in the form of fully registered permanent global bonds (“Global Bonds”) registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, and held by The Bank of New York as custodian for DTC, or the DTC Custodian. Beneficial interests in the Global Bonds will be represented throughbook-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants in DTC. Investors may elect to hold interests in the Global Bonds through any of DTC, CDS or Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear if they are participants of those systems, or indirectly through organizations which are participants in those systems. CDS will hold interests on behalf of its participants directly through its account at DTC and Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in Clearstream, Luxembourg’s and Euroclear’s names on the books of their respective depositaries, which in turn will hold those interests in customers’ securities accounts in their respective depositaries’ names on the books of DTC. Except in the limited circumstances described herein, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Bonds will not be entitled to have Bonds registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive Bonds in definitive form and will not be considered registered holders thereof under the fiscal agency agreement. See “Title” and “Definitive Certificates”.

Bonds will only be sold in minimum aggregate principal amounts of US$5,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 for amounts in excess of US$5,000.

All Bonds will be recorded in a register maintained by the Registrar, and will be registered in the name of Cede & Co., for the benefit of owners of beneficial interests in the Global Bonds, including participants of Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear.

The Registrar will not impose any fees in respect of the Bonds, other than reasonable fees for the replacement of lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Bonds. However, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Bonds may incur fees payable in respect of the maintenance and operation of the book-entry accounts in which such interests are held with the clearing systems.

Title

Subject to applicable law and the terms of the fiscal agency agreement, we, the Registrar, and any paying agent appointed pursuant to the fiscal agency agreement shall deem and treat the registered holders of the Bonds as the absolute owners thereof for all purposes whatsoever notwithstanding any notice to the contrary; and all payments to

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or on the order of the registered holders shall be valid and effectual to discharge our liability and that of the Registrar in respect of the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.

Interest

The Bonds will bear interest from and including , 2007 at a rate of % per annum. Interest for the initial interest period from, and including, , 2007 to, but excluding , 2007 will be payable on , 2007. Thereafter, interest will be payable in two equalsemi-annual installments in arrears on and of each year. Interest will be payable to the persons in whose name the Bonds are registered at the close of business on the preceding or (the regular record dates), as the case may be. Interest on the Bonds will cease to accrue on the date fixed for redemption or repayment unless payment of principal is improperly withheld or refused. Any overdue principal or interest on the Bonds shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (before and after judgment) until paid, or if earlier, when the full amount of the moneys payable has been received by the Registrar and notice to that effect has been given in accordance with “Notices” below. Interest will be calculated on the basis of a360-day year consisting of twelve30-day months.

Yield

The yield, %, is calculated as the semi-annual expected return based on the cash flows of the Bonds assuming one continuous re-investment rate for periodic coupon payments. The yield is calculated at the issue date on the basis of the initial public offering price. It is not an indication of future yield.

Payments

Principal of and interest on the Bonds (including Bonds in definitive form if issued in exchange for the Global Bonds as described under “Definitive Certificates”) are payable by us in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public or private debts to the persons in whose names the Bonds are registered on the record date preceding any interest payment date, the Maturity Date or the date of redemption, as the case may be. Ownership positions within each clearing system will be determined in accordance with the normal conventions observed by such system. The Registrar will act as our principal paying agent for the Bonds pursuant to the fiscal agency agreement. The Registrar will pay amounts received from the Province directly to Cede & Co. Neither we nor the Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records of DTC, CDS, Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear relating to, or payments made by DTC, CDS, Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear on account of, beneficial interests in the Global Bonds or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC, CDS, Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear relating to such beneficial interests. With respect to payments on bonds issued in definitive form, see “Definitive Certificates”.

If any date for payment in respect of any Bond is not a business day, the registered holder thereof shall not be entitled to payment until the next following business day, and no further interest shall be paid in respect of the delay in such payment. In this paragraph “business day” means a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York and the City of Toronto are not authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. If the Bonds have been issued in definitive form and a date for payment is a business day but is a day on which the London paying agent or any other paying agent is closed at the applicable place of payment, a registered holder will not be entitled to payment at such location until the next succeeding day on which banking institutions in such place of payment are not generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed, and no further interest shall be paid in respect of the delay in such payment.

Further Issues

We may, from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the registered holders of the Bonds, create and issue further bonds rankingpari passu with the Bonds in all respects (or in all respects except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such further bonds or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such further bonds) so that such further bonds shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Bonds and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Bonds. Any further bonds shall be issued subject to agreements supplemental to the fiscal agency agreement.

Payment of Additional Amounts

All payments of, or in respect of, principal of and interest on the Bonds will be made without withholding of or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or charges of whatsoever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Government of Canada, or any province or political subdivision thereof, or

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any authority thereof or agency therein having power to tax, unless such taxes, duties, assessments or charges are required by law or by the administration or interpretation thereof to be withheld or deducted. In that event, we (subject to our right of redemption described herein) will pay to the registered holders of the Bonds such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as will result (after withholding or deduction of any such taxes, duties, assessments or charges) in the payment to the holders of Bonds of the amounts which would otherwise have been payable in respect of the Bonds in the absence of such taxes, duties, assessments or charges, except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to any Bond presented for payment:


	(a)	by or on behalf of a holder who is subject to such taxes, duties, assessments or charges in respect of such Bond by reason of the holder being connected with Canada otherwise than merely by the holding or ownership as a non-resident of Canada of such Bond; or

	(b)	more than 15 days after the Relevant Date, except to the extent that the holder thereof would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on the last day of such period of 15 days. For this purpose, the “Relevant Date” in relation to any Bond means whichever is the later of


	(i)	the date on which the payment in respect of such Bond becomes due and payable; or

	(ii)	if the full amount of the moneys payable on such date in respect of such Bond has not been received by the Registrar on or prior to such date, the date on which notice is duly given to the holders of Bonds that such moneys have been so received.

Maturity, Redemption and Purchases

The principal amount of the Bonds shall be due and payable on , (the “Maturity Date”). The Bonds are not redeemable prior to the Maturity Date unless specified events occur involving Canadian taxation as provided below.

The Bonds may be redeemed at our option in whole, but not in part, at any time, on giving not less than 30 days’ and not more than 60 days’ notice to registered holders of Bonds in accordance with “Notices” below (which notice shall be irrevocable), at 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption, if (a) we have paid or we will become obliged to pay Additional Amounts as provided or referred to in “Payment of Additional Amounts” above as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or regulations of Canada, or any province or political subdivision thereof, or any authority thereof or agency therein having power to tax, or any change in the application or official interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or amendment becomes effective on or after , 2007, and (b) such obligation cannot be avoided by our taking reasonable measures available to us, provided that no such notice of redemption shall be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which we would be obliged to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Bonds then due. Prior to the publication of any notice of redemption pursuant to this paragraph, we shall deliver to the Registrar a certificate signed by one of our officials stating that we are entitled to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to our right so to redeem have occurred.

We may, if not in default under the Bonds, at any time purchase Bonds in the open market, or by tender or by private contract at any price and may cause the Registrar to cancel any Bonds so purchased.

Definitive Certificates

No beneficial owner of Bonds will be entitled to receive Bonds in definitive form except in the limited circumstances described below.

If DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary in connection with the Global Bonds or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within a reasonable period after receiving such notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered, we will issue or cause to be issued fully registered Bonds in definitive form upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, the Global Bonds. We may also at any time and in our sole discretion determine not to have any of the Bonds held in the form of the Global Bonds and, in such event, we will issue or cause to be issued fully registered Bonds in definitive form upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, such Global Bonds.

For so long as the Bonds are listed on the London Stock Exchange and if the rules of that stock exchange so require, we have agreed to appoint and maintain paying agent in the City of London to act on our behalf. Payments of interest on fully registered Bonds in definitive form will be made by the Registrar by cheque or wire transfer in

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accordance with the fiscal agency agreement. Fully registered Bonds in definitive form may be surrendered at the office of the London paying agent for payment of principal at maturity or on the date fixed for redemption.

Modification

The fiscal agency agreement and the Bonds may be amended or supplemented by us on the one hand, and the Registrar, on the other hand, without notice to or the consent of the registered holder of any Bond, for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provisions contained therein, or effecting the issue of further bonds as described under “Further Issues” above, or in any other manner which we may deem necessary or desirable and which, in our reasonable opinion, on the one hand, and that of the Registrar, on the other hand, will not adversely affect the interests of the holders of Bonds.

The fiscal agency agreement will contain provisions for convening meetings of registered holders of Bonds to consent by Extraordinary Resolution (as defined below) to any modification or amendment proposed by us to the fiscal agency agreement (except as provided in the immediately preceding paragraph) and the Bonds (including the terms and conditions thereof). An Extraordinary Resolution duly passed at any such meeting shall be binding on all registered holders of Bonds, (except as provided in the immediately preceding paragraph) whether present or not;provided, however, that no such modification or amendment to the fiscal agency agreement or to the terms and conditions of the Bonds may, without the consent of the registered holder of each such Bond affected thereby: (a) change the Maturity Date of any such Bond or change any interest payment date; (b) reduce the principal amount of any such Bond or the rate of interest payable thereon; (c) change the currency of payment of any such Bond; (d) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Bond; or (e) reduce the percentage of the principal amount of Bonds necessary for the taking of any action, including modification or amendment of the fiscal agency agreement or the terms and conditions of the Bonds, or reduce the quorum required at any meeting of registered holders of Bonds.

The term “Extraordinary Resolution” will be defined in the fiscal agency agreement as a resolution passed at a meeting of registered holders of Bonds by the affirmative vote of the registered holders of not less than 66²/3% of the principal amount of the Bonds represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and voting on the resolution or as an instrument in writing signed by the registered holders of not less than 66²/3% in principal amount of the outstanding Bonds. The quorum at any such meeting for passing an Extraordinary Resolution will be one or more persons being or representing registered holders of Bonds with at least a majority in principal amount of the Bonds at the time outstanding, or at any adjourned meeting called by us or the Registrar, one or more persons being or representing registered holders of Bonds whatever the principal amount of the Bonds so held or represented.

Governing Law

The Bonds and the fiscal agency agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of New Brunswick and the laws of Canada applicable in New Brunswick.

Notices

All notices will be published in English in theFinancial Times in London (if and for so long as the Bonds are admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange and the rules of the London Stock Exchange so require),The Wall Street Journalin New York andThe Globe and Mail in Toronto. If at any time publication in any such newspaper is not practicable, notices will be valid if published in an English language newspaper with general circulation in the respective market regions as we, with the approval of the Registrar, shall determine. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on the date of such publication or, if published more than once or on different dates, on the first date on which publication is made. While the Bonds are held at DTC, notice will also be given to DTC.

Prescription

Our obligation to pay an amount of interest on the Bonds will cease if a claim for the payment of such interest is not made within six years after the date on which such interest becomes due and payable. Our obligation to pay the principal amount of the Bonds will cease if the Bonds are not presented for payment within six years after the date on which such principal becomes due and payable.

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CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT

Links have been established among DTC, Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear to facilitate the initial issuance of the Bonds and cross-market transfers of the Bonds associated with secondary market trading. DTC will be directly linked to CDS, and linked indirectly to Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear through the DTC accounts of their respective depositaries in the United States.

The Clearing Systems

The clearing systems have advised us as follows:

DTC.DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. DTC holds and provides asset servicing for securities that its participants (“Direct Participants”) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants’ accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include both U.S. andnon-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC, in turn, is owned by a number of Direct Participants of and Members of the National Securities Clearing Corporation, Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, and Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation (NSCC, FICC, and EMCC, also subsidiaries of DTCC), as well as by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange LLC, and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as U.S. andnon-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect Participants” and, together with Direct Participants, “DTC Participants”). The rules applicable to DTC and its Direct and Indirect Participants are on file with the SEC.

Purchases of Bonds under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Bonds on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Bond (a “beneficial owner”) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants’ records. Beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase, but beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through which the beneficial owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the Bonds are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners.

To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Bonds deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co. or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of Bonds with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other nominee effect no change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the Bonds; DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Bonds are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The Direct and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.

Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct and Indirect Participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.

Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor such other nominee of DTC) will consent or vote with respect to the Bonds. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an “omnibus proxy” to the Province as soon as possible after the applicable record date. The omnibus proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the Bonds are credited on the applicable record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy).

Principal and interest payments on the Bonds will be made to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC). DTC’s practice is to credit Direct Participants’ accounts, upon DTC’s receipt of funds, on the applicable payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s records. Payments by Participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and

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customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name”, and will be the responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC, the Registrar or the Province, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of principal and interest to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of the Province or the Registrar, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants shall be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the beneficial owners shall be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.

The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system has been obtained from sources that the Province believes to be reliable, but is subject to any changes to the arrangements between the Province and DTC and any changes to such procedures that may be instituted unilaterally by DTC.

CDS. CDS was incorporated in 1970 and is Canada’s national securities clearing and depositary services organization. Functioning as a service utility for the Canadian financial community, CDS provides a variety of computer automated services for financial institutions and investment dealers active in domestic and international capital markets. CDS participants (“CDS Participants”) include banks, investment dealers and trust companies and may include certain of the Underwriters. Indirect access to CDS is available to other organizations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a CDS Participant. Transfers of ownership and other interest, including cash distributions, in Bonds in CDS may only be processed through CDS Participants and will be completed in accordance with existing CDS rules and procedures. CDS operates in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver to centralize securities clearing functions through a central securities depositary.

CDS is a private corporation, owned one-third by investment dealers, one-third by banks and one-third by trust companies through their respective industry associations. CDS is the exclusive clearing house for equity trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and also clears a substantial volume of “over the counter” trading in equities and bonds.

Clearstream, Luxembourg.Clearstream, Luxembourg, 67 Bd Grande-Duchesse Charlotte,L-2967 Luxembourg, is a company with limited liability under Luxembourg law (a société anonyme). Clearstream, Luxembourg holds securities for its customers and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream, Luxembourg customers (“Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants”) through electronicbook-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Transactions may be settled by Clearstream, Luxembourg in any of 36 currencies, including United States Dollars. Clearstream, Luxembourg provides to its customers, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing. Clearstream, Luxembourg also deals with domestic securities markets in over 30 countries through established depository and custodial relationships. Clearstream, Luxembourg is registered as a bank in Luxembourg, and as such is subject to regulation by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, “CSSF”, which supervises Luxembourg banks. Clearstream, Luxembourg’s Participants are world-wide financial institutions including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations. Clearstream, Luxembourg’s U.S. customers are limited to securities brokers and dealers, and banks. Currently, Clearstream, Luxembourg has approximately 2,000 customers located in over 80 countries, including all major European countries, Canada, and the United States. Indirect access to Clearstream, Luxembourg is available to other institutions that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with an account holder of Clearstream, Luxembourg. Clearstream, Luxembourg has established an electronic bridge with the Euroclear Operator in Brussels to facilitate settlement of trades between Clearstream, Luxembourg and the Euroclear Operator.

Distributions of interest and principal with respect to Bonds held beneficially through Clearstream, Luxembourg will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by the U.S. Depositary for Clearstream, Luxembourg.

Euroclear.Euroclear was created in 1968 to hold securities for its participants (“Euroclear Participants”) and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear Participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Euroclear provides various other services, including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank S.A./ N.V. (the “Euroclear Operator”), under contract with Euroclear Clearance Systems, S.C., a Belgian cooperative corporation (the “Cooperative”). All operations are conducted by the Euroclear Operator, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator, not the Cooperative. The Cooperative establishes policy for Euroclear on behalf of Euroclear Participants. Euroclear

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Participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers and other professional financial intermediaries and may include the initial purchasers. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to others that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear Participant, either directly or indirectly.

The Euroclear Operator was granted a banking license by the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission in 2000, authorizing it to carry out banking activities on a global basis. It took over operation of Euroclear from the Brussels, Belgium office of Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York on December 31, 2000.

Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System, and applicable Belgian law (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”). The Terms and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear Participants, and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear Participants.

Distributions of interest and principal with respect to Bonds held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to cash accounts of Euroclear Participants in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by its depositary in the United States.

Global Clearance and Settlement Procedures

Initial settlement for the Bonds will be made in immediately available funds.

Secondary market trading between DTC Participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC rules. Secondary market trading between CDS Participants will be in accordance with market conventions applicable to transactions in book-based Canadian domestic bonds. Secondary market trading between Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants and/or Euroclear Participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear and will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in immediately available funds.

Transfers Between DTC and CDS, Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear.Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through CDS, Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants or Euroclear Participants, on the other, will be effected in DTC in accordance with DTC rules on behalf of the relevant international clearing system by its U.S. depositary. However, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines. The relevant international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to DTC directly or through its U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving Bonds in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for DTC. CDS Participants, Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants and Euroclear Participants may not deliver instructions directly to the respective U.S. depositaries.

Transfers Between Clearstream, Luxembourg, Euroclear and CDS.Cross-market transfers between Clearstream, Luxembourg, Euroclear and CDS Participants will be effected in DTC.

When Bonds are to be transferred from the account of a CDS Participant to the account of a Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant, the CDS Participant will transmit instructions to CDS on settlement date. The Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant will transmit instructions to Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear at least one business day prior to settlement date. One business day prior to settlement date Clearstream, Luxembourg, and on settlement date Euroclear, will transmit trade instructions to its respective U.S. Depositary. The beneficial interests in the Bonds and payments for such beneficial interests will be transferred in DTC by CDS and the respective U.S. Depositaries for Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear.

Because of time-zone differences, credits of Bonds received in Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC Participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and will be dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in such Bonds settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants or Euroclear Participants on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear as a result of sales of Bonds by or through a Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or a Euroclear Participant to a DTC Participant will

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be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be generally available in the relevant Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.

Although DTC, CDS, Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear have agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of Bonds among their respective participants, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be changed or discontinued at any time.

TAXATION

Canadian Taxation

A Non-resident Holder (as defined in the Basic Prospectus) will not be subject to tax (including withholding tax) under theIncome Tax Act (Canada) on interest on the Bonds.

United States Taxation

Please refer to the statements under “Description of Debt Securities — United States Income Tax Considerations” in the Basic Prospectus for a summary of the material United States federal income tax considerations regarding the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Bonds to United States Holders (as defined in the Basic Prospectus) who are initial purchasers of Bonds purchasing Bonds at the price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.

European Union Savings Directive

Pursuant to EC Council Directive 2003/48/ EC on the taxation of savings income, member states of the European Union are required to provide to the tax authorities of another member state details of payments of interest (or similar income) paid by a person within its jurisdiction to an individual resident in that other member state. However, for a transitional period, Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria will instead be required (unless during that period they elect otherwise) to operate a withholding system in relation to such payments (the ending of that transitional period being dependent upon the conclusion of certain other agreements relating to information exchange with certain other countries). A number of non-EU countries and territories including Switzerland have agreed to adopt similar measures (a withholding system in the case of Switzerland) with effect from the same date.

CREDIT RATINGS

The Bonds have been assigned the Province’s long-term issuer rating of AA-by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Aa1 by Moody’s Investors Service Inc. (“Moody’s”) and A (high) by Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited (“DBRS”) (S&P, Moody’s and DBRS are each a “Rating Agency”). The rating outlook from each of S&P, Moody’s and DBRS is stable. Credit ratings are intended to provide investors with an independent measure of credit quality. The Rating Agencies’ long-term ratings range from a high of AAA to a low of D for S&P, a high of Aaa to a low of C for Moody’s, and a high of AAA to a low of D for DBRS.

According to the S&P rating system, an obligor rated AA has a very strong capacity to meet its financial commitments. The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. According to the Moody’s rating system, obligations rated Aa are judged to be of a high quality and are subject to very low credit risk. Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates amid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. According to DBRS’ rating system,long-term debt rated A is of “satisfactory credit quality,” and protection of interest and principal is considered substantial. Each rating category is denoted by subcategories “high” and “low”. The absence of a “high” or “low” designation indicates the rating is in the “middle” of the category. The “high”, “middle” and “low” grades are not used for the AAA and D categories.

The credit ratings accorded to the Province by the Rating Agencies are not recommendations to purchase, hold or sell the Bonds inasmuch as such ratings do not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular issue. There is no assurance that any rating will remain in effect for any given period of time or that any rating will not be revised or withdrawn entirely by a Rating Agency in the future if, in its judgment, circumstances so warrant. The lowering of any rating may negatively affect the quoted market price, if any, of the Bonds.

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UNDERWRITING

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement dated as of , 2007, the underwriters named below have agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, the principal amount of Bonds set forth below.


Underwriter		Principal Amount

CIBC World Markets Corp.		US$
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
RBC Capital Markets Corporation




Total		US$

Under the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, the underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the Bonds, if any are taken. Either we or the underwriters may terminate that commitment if, in our or their reasonable judgment, there is a material adverse change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or currency controls.

We have undertaken to the underwriters to use all reasonable efforts to have the Bonds admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange as soon as possible after the closing of the issue. We cannot guarantee that these applications will be approved, and settlement of the Bonds is not conditional on obtaining the listing.

The underwriters propose to offer the Bonds directly to the public at the initial offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement. After the Bonds are released for sale to the public, the offering price terms may be changed.

The Bonds are offered for sale in the United States, Canada, and those jurisdictions in Europe and Asia where it is legal to make such offers.

The underwriters have agreed that they will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Bonds, directly or indirectly, or distribute this prospectus supplement or Basic Prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Bonds, in or from any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will, to the best of their knowledge and belief, after reasonable investigation, result in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations thereof and which will not impose any obligations on us except as set forth in the underwriting agreement.

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each of the underwriters, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates that participates in the initial distribution of the Bonds, has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Bonds to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Bonds which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Bonds to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:


	(a)	to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

	(b)	to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than€43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than€50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or

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	(c)	in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Bonds to the public” in relation to any Bonds in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Bonds to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Bonds, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/ EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

Each of the underwriters, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates that participates in the initial distribution of the Bonds, has represented and agreed that:


	(a)	it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Bonds in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and

	(b)	it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Bonds in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Until such time as the offering of the Bonds has been registered with CONSOB (the Italian Securities Exchange Commission) pursuant to Italian securities legislation (including the passporting of the Prospectus), no Bonds may be offered, sold or delivered, nor may copies of this prospectus supplement or any other document relating to the Bonds be distributed in the Republic of Italy, except:


	(i)	to professional investors (operatori qualificati) (the Professional Investors), as defined in Article 31, second paragraph, of CONSOB Regulation No. 11522 of 1 July 1998, as amended (Regulation No. 11522); or

	(ii)	in circumstances which are exempted from the rules on solicitation of investments pursuant to Article 100 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the Financial Services Act) and Article 33, first paragraph, of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended (Regulation No. 11971).

At any time (both before and after registration with CONSOB) any offer, sale or delivery of the Bonds or distribution of copies of this prospectus supplement or any other document relating to the Bonds in the Republic of Italy must be:


	(a)	made by an investment firm, bank or financial intermediary permitted to conduct such activities in the Republic of Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, Regulation No. 11522 and Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993, as amended (the Banking Act); and

	(b)	in compliance with Article 129 of the Banking Act and the implementing guidelines of the Bank of Italy, as amended from time to time; and

	(c)	in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations or requirement imposed by CONSOB or Bank of Italy.

In addition to the above (which shall continue to apply to the extent not inconsistent with the implementing measures of the Prospective Directive in Italy), after the implementation of the Prospectus Directive in Italy, the restrictions, warranties and representations set out under the Prospectus Directive shall apply to the Republic of Italy.

Please note that in accordance with Article 100-bis of the Financial Services Act, where no exemption from the rules on solicitation of investments applies, the subsequent distribution of the Bonds on the secondary market in Italy must be made in compliance with the provisions set out in the Basic Prospectus, this prospectus supplement and any amendments or supplements thereto and the prospectus requirement rules provided under the Financial Services Act and Regulation No. 11971. Failure to comply with such rules may result in a violation of public offering rules and/or the sale of such Bonds being declared null and void and in the liability of the intermediary transferring the financial instruments for any damages suffered by the investors.

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Each underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not sold and will not sell Bonds to any person qualifying as a consumer within the meaning of Article 1.7° of the Belgian law of 14th July 1991 on consumer protection and trade practices unless such sale is made in compliance with this law and its implementing regulation.

Only the persons or entities listed in article 56 of the Act of 16 June 2006 on the public offer of investment instruments and the admission to trading of investment instruments on a regulated market may act as intermediary in the context of a public offer of investment instruments.

The underwriters have further acknowledged and agreed that the Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and are not being offered or sold and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan, except (i) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and (ii) in compliance with any other applicable requirements of Japanese law. As part of the offering, the underwriters may offer the Bonds in Japan to a list of 49 offerees in accordance with the above provisions.

In addition, each of the underwriters, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates that participates in the initial distribution of the Bonds, has represented and agreed that (1) it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell in Hong Kong, by means of any document, any Bonds other than (i) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong (“SFO”) and any rule made under the SFO, or (ii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance; and (2) it has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Bonds, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Bonds which are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only “professional investors” within the meaning of the SFO and any rules made thereunder.

Purchasers may be required to pay stamp taxes and other charges in accordance with the laws and practices of the country of purchase in addition to the issue price set forth above.

We have been advised by the underwriters that they intend to make a market in the Bonds, but they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of, or the trading markets for, the Bonds.

In connection with the issue of the Bonds, the underwriters (or persons acting their behalf) may over-allot Bonds (provided that the aggregate principal amount of Bonds allotted does not exceed 105 percent of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Bonds at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the underwriters (or persons acting on their behalf) will undertake stabilization action. Any stabilization action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the terms of the Bonds is made and, if begun, may be ended at any time, but it must end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the issue date of the Bonds and 60 days after the date of the allotment of the Bonds.

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We estimate that we will pay approximately US$ for expenses associated with the offering of the Bonds. Save for the underwriting discount, so far as we are aware, no person involved in the issue of the Bonds has an interest material to the offer.

In the course of their respective businesses, the underwriters and their respective affiliates have engaged in and may in the future engage in investment banking and other transactions with us.

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LEGAL MATTERS

The legality of the Bonds will be passed upon on our behalf by the Deputy Attorney General of the Province of New Brunswick, the Acting Deputy Attorney General of the Province of New Brunswick, the Assistant Deputy Attorney General Legal Services of the Province of New Brunswick or the Acting Assistant Deputy Attorney General Legal Services of the Province of New Brunswick, and on behalf of the underwriters by Stewart, McKelvey, Canadian counsel for the underwriters. Certain matters of United States law in connection with the offering of the Bonds will be passed upon on our behalf by Shearman & Sterling LLP, and on behalf of the underwriters by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

The statements in this prospectus supplement under “Taxation — Canadian Taxation” and in the Basic Prospectus under “Description of Debt Securities — Canadian Income Tax Considerations” are set forth herein in reliance upon the opinion of the Deputy Attorney General of the Province of New Brunswick, the Acting Deputy Attorney General of the Province of New Brunswick, the Assistant Deputy Attorney General Legal Services of the Province of New Brunswick or the Acting Assistant Deputy Attorney General Legal Services of the Province of New Brunswick, and Stewart, McKelvey, and the statements in this prospectus supplement under “Taxation — United States Taxation” and in the Basic Prospectus under “Description of Debt Securities — United States Income Tax Considerations” are set forth therein in reliance upon the opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, our United States counsel.

AUTHORIZED AGENT

Our authorized agent in the United States is the Deputy Consul General, Canadian Consulate General, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus supplement information the Province files with the SEC, which means we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement, and later information that the Province files with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, and any future filings the Province makes with the SEC on Form 18-K or Form 18-K/ A until all the Bonds are sold:


	(1)	Public Accounts of the Province for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 (Volume 1 — Financial Statements), filed with the SEC on Form 18-K/A on September 28, 2006;

	(2)	our Annual Report on Form 18-K for the year ended March 31, 2006, and the exhibits thereto; and

	(3)	all amendments to our Annual Report on Form 18-K for the year ended March 31, 2006 filed prior to the date of this prospectus supplement.

For purposes of the Prospectus Directive only, any reference, whether in this prospectus supplement or the Basic Prospectus, to this prospectus supplement or the Basic Prospectus excludes all documents incorporated by reference herein or therein other than the documents listed below. For purposes of the Prospectus Directive only, the following documents, which have been or will be filed with the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom, shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and to form part of, this prospectus supplement:


	(1)	Public Accounts of the Province for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 (Volume 1 — Financial Statements), filed with the SEC on Form 18-K/A on September 28, 2006; and

	(2)	Exhibit (d) to the Province’s Annual Report on Form 18-K dated December 14, 2006 and filed with the SEC on December 14, 2006.

provided that any statement contained in a document all or the relative portion of which is incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement contained herein modifies or supersedes such earlier statement (whether expressly, by implication or otherwise).

Copies of documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement under this section “Documents Incorporated by Reference” can be obtained from the office of the Issuer at the Department of Finance, Treasury Division, Province of New Brunswick, 670 King Street, Room 376, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5H1 and the London paying agent, The Bank of New York, One Canada Square, London E14 5AL, England.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

We have undertaken to the underwriters to use all reasonable efforts to have the Bonds admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange as soon as possible after the closing of the issue. If the continuation of the listing of the Bonds on the London Stock Exchange becomes unduly onerous, we may delist the Bonds, in which case we will use our best efforts to have the Bonds listed on another securities exchange or quotation system prior to delisting the Bonds from the London Stock Exchange.

The Bonds have been accepted for clearance through DTC, Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear. The Common Code for the Bonds is , the ISIN for the Bonds is and the CUSIP number for the Bonds is .

The issue and sale of the Bonds was authorized by Orders of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council of New Brunswick dated March 30, 2006, October 26, 2006 and December 7, 2006, theProvincial Loans Act (New Brunswick), theLoan Act 2005 (New Brunswick) and theLoan Act 2006 (New Brunswick).

There have been no significant changes in the Province’s public finance and trade position since March 31, 2006, the end of the Province’s last fiscal year.

Except as disclosed in this prospectus supplement or in the Basic Prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference herein), there are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (including any such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which the Province is aware), during a period covering the 12 months preceding the date of this prospectus supplement (and this prospectus, for purposes of the Prospectus Directive) which may have, or have had in the recent past, significant effects on the Province’s financial position.

New Brunswick issues debt that requires the payment of principal at the maturity of the bond rather than repaying a portion of principal each year. The Province maintains a sinking fund to provide a mechanism for the orderly retirement oflong-term Provincial debt. To comply with the Provincial Loans Act, the Province must contribute annually a minimum of 1% of the principal amount outstanding. To ensure that funds are available when a bond matures, typically 1.5% of the principal amount of each bond is contributed to the Sinking Fund. The Sinking Fund invests the contributions in government bonds and short-term assets to meet the future liabilities. Instalments plus interest earned are designed to repay debt over a 20 to 30 year financing period. Bond issues with an original term to maturity of less 20 years are refinanced and only repaid from the Sinking Fund when the original term plus the term of the refinancing is greater than 20 years. As at March 31, 2006, the market value of the Sinking Fund was $4.6 billion.

Copies of the following documents will, so long as any Bonds are outstanding, be available for inspection during usual business hours at the specified office of the London paying agent: (a) the documents incorporated by reference herein for purposes of the Prospectus Directive only under “Documents Incorporated by Reference”; (b) the fiscal agency agreement (which will contain the form of the Global Bonds); (c) the underwriting agreement; and (d) the Orders of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council of New Brunswick and the Order of the Minister of Finance authorizing the issue and sale of the Bonds.

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ISSUER

Province of New Brunswick

c/o Assistant Deputy Minister

Treasury Division

Department of Finance

670 King Street, Room 376

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Canada E3B 5H1

UNDERWRITERS


CIBC World Markets Corp. 300 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10017 U.S.A.		Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 4 World Financial Center New York, NY 10080 U.S.A.

RBC Capital Markets Corporation One Liberty Plaza, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10006 U.S.A.

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REGISTRAR, FISCAL, TRANSFER, AND

PRINCIPAL PAYING AGENT AND DTC CUSTODIAN

The Bank of New York

101 Barclay Street, 21st Floor

New York, New York

U.S.A. 10286

LONDON PAYING AGENT

The Bank of New York

One Canada Square

London E14 5AL, England

LEGAL ADVISORS


to the Issuer		to the Underwriters
as to Canadian law Office of the Attorney General Legal Services Division 670 King Street, Room 447 Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada E3B 5H1		as to Canadian law Stewart, McKelvey, Stirling & Scales Suite 600, Frederick Square 77 Westmorland Street Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada E3B 5B4

as to U.S. law Shearman & Sterling LLP Commerce Court West 199 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario Canada M5L 1E8		as to U.S. law Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York United States of America 10004-2498

as to United Kingdom Listing Authority listing requirements

Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP

Broadgate West

9 Appold Street

London EC2A 2AP

England

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Prospectus

PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK

(Canada)

U.S. $1,500,000,000

Debt Securities

By this prospectus, the Province may offer its debt securities, consisting of any combination of debentures, notes and bonds. The specific terms of each series of debt securities will be set forth in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the related prospectus supplements carefully before you invest.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This prospectus is dated December 13, 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS


	Page

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS		3
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		3
PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK		3
APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS		3
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES		3
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION		9
DEBT RECORD		10
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE		10
EXPERTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS		10
LEGAL MATTERS		10
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		10

The prospectus supplement that relates to your debt securities may update or supersede any of the information in this prospectus.

The words “the Province”, “we”, “ours” or “us” refer to the Province of New Brunswick.

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a Registration Statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, under a “shelf” registration process. Using this process, we may offer the debt securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings for a total aggregate principal amount of up to $1,500,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we use this prospectus to offer debt securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add to, update or change the information this prospectus contains. Please carefully read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the information contained in the documents we refer to under the heading WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The following documents relating to the Province’s debt securities offered by this prospectus may contain forward-looking statements: this prospectus; any prospectus supplement; and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, which may change, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any of them in light of new information or future events. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK

The Province of New Brunswick is located on the eastern seaboard of Canada and has a total area of 28,355 square miles of which about 12,877 square miles is Crown land owned by the Province. The St. John River flows for a distance of over 300 miles through the Province to its mouth on the Bay of Fundy. The Province’s population is concentrated principally in the valleys of the St. John and other rivers.

A large part of New Brunswick is covered by forests, which constitute a major natural resource. Other natural resources include fish and shellfish, farmland and base metals, coal, potash, limestone and other minerals. The location of the Province provides the advantage of cost-effective water transportation for its products to export markets in the eastern United States, Great Britain and Western Europe. Saint John, New Brunswick’s largest city, located at the mouth of the St. John River on the Bay of Fundy, is home to one of North America’s largest oil refineries and is one of the two principal seaports in eastern Canada that remain open throughout the year. Consequently, some Canadian shipping, which would otherwise pass through the St. Lawrence River, is diverted to the Saint John port during the winter months.

According to Statistics Canada, the population of the Province on July 1, 2006 was estimated at 749,168. The three largest urban areas of New Brunswick and their respective populations based on 2001 census figures are Saint John (122,678), Moncton (117,727) and Fredericton (81,346), the capital of the province.

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

The net proceeds to the Province from the sale of the debt securities will be added to the Consolidated Fund of the Province to be used for general Provincial purposes and may be advanced to, or applied to the purchase of securities issued by, New Brunswick Electric Finance Corporation.

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

The Province may issue debt securities in distinct series at various times. This section summarizes the terms of the debt securities that are common to all series. The particular terms and provisions of a series of debt securities, and how the general terms and provisions described below may apply to that series, will be described in a supplement to this prospectus.

If the terms described in the prospectus supplement that relates to your series differ from the terms described in this prospectus, you should rely on the terms described in the prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement that relates to your debt securities may update or supersede any of the information in this section.

General

The debt securities will be issued under the authority of the Provincial Loans Act and Orders of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council and of the Minister of Finance of the Province and, where required, under a loan act or the Electricity Act. The debt securities will be our direct unsecured obligations and among themselves will rank pari passu and be payable without preference or priority. The debt securities will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and obligations from time to time outstanding. Payments of principal and interest on the debt securities will be a charge on and payable out of the Consolidated Fund of the Province.

The prospectus supplement that relates to your debt securities will specify the following terms:


	•	price and aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;

	•	title of the debt securities;

	•	the stated maturity date of the debt securities, which is the date on which the Province must repay the principal amount of the debt securities;

	•	the interest rate which the debt securities will bear and, if variable, the method by which the interest rate will be calculated;

	•	the issue date and the date from which interest will accrue, the dates on which the Province must pay interest, and the record dates for payment of interest;

	•	where and how the Province will pay principal and interest;

	•	whether and in what circumstances the debt securities may be redeemed or repaid before maturity;

	•	whether and in what circumstances the debt securities may be convertible into debt securities of a different series or other indebtedness of the Province;

	•	whether and in what circumstances sinking fund payments will be made;

	•	whether any amount payable in respect of the debt securities will be determined based on an index or formula, and how any such amount will be determined;

	•	whether the debt securities will be issued as discounted debt securities (bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issue is below market rates) to be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount;

	•	any currency in which the Province may denominate or pay interest or principal on the debt securities;

	•	whether any part or all of the debt securities will be in the form of a global security and the circumstances in which a global security will be exchangeable for certificated (physical) securities;

	•	the exchange or exchanges, if any, on which application for listing of the debt securities may be made; and

	•	any other material terms of the debt securities.

If applicable, the prospectus supplement will also describe any material United States or Canadian federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities.

Prescription

The debt securities will become void unless presented for payment within a period of the lesser of six years, or the period prescribed by law, from the date on which payment in respect of such debt securities become due and payable or if the full amount of the moneys payable on such date in respect of the debt securities has not been received by the fiscal agent on or prior to such date, the date on which notice is duly given to the holders of the debt securities that such moneys have been so received.

Form, Exchange and Transfer

The debt securities will be issued:


	•	only in fully registered form;

	•	without interest coupons; and

	•	in minimum aggregate principal amounts of U.S.$5,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 for amounts in excess of U.S.$5,000, or as described in the prospectus supplement.

The Province may, but is not required to, appoint a fiscal agent or agents to act on its behalf in connection with the debt securities. If appointed, the duties of the fiscal agent for any series of debt securities will be governed by a fiscal agency agreement for that particular series. The Province may appoint different fiscal agents for different series of debt securities and may vary or terminate the appointment of any fiscal agent at any time. The Province may maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking and financial transactions with the fiscal agent. The fiscal agent, if any, will be the agent of the Province, will not be trustee for the holders of debt securities and will not have the same responsibilities or duties to act for such holders as would a trustee.

Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities, the Province will maintain at an office in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, a register for the registration of transfers of debt securities issued in registered form.

You may exchange debt securities registered in your name for other authorized denominations of the same series of equal aggregate principal amount. You may arrange to exchange or transfer debt securities registered in your name at the office of the fiscal agent or other person identified in the prospectus supplement. You will not be required to pay a service charge to transfer or exchange debt securities, but you may be required to pay for any tax or other governmental charge associated with the transfer or exchange. The transfer or exchange will be made after the fiscal agent or other person authorized by the Province is satisfied with your evidence of title.

Registered Global Securities

The prospectus supplement that relates to your debt securities will indicate whether any of the debt securities you purchase will be represented by one or more fully registered global debt securities. The aggregate principal amount of any global security equals the sum of the principal amount of all the debt securities it represents. The global security will be registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee identified in the prospectus supplement, and will be deposited with the depositary, its nominee or a custodian (the “depositary”). The specific terms of the depositary arrangement in respect of registered global securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the global securities. Beneficial interests in the debt securities will be represented through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants of the depositary. The debt securities represented by a global security may not be transferred to the name of the investor unless the special circumstances described below occur. Any investor wishing to beneficially own a debt security represented by a global security must do so indirectly through brokers, banks or other financial institutions who are participants in the depositary.

Special Investor Considerations for Global Securities

Our obligations, as well as the obligations of the fiscal agent and those of any agents retained by us or the fiscal agent, are owed only to persons who are registered as holders of debt securities. For example, once we make payment to the registered holder, we have no further responsibility for the payment even if that holder is legally required to pass the payment along to you but does not do so. As an indirect holder, an investor’s rights relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of the investor’s financial institution and of the depositary, as well as general laws relating to these types of arrangements.

An investor should be aware that when debt securities are issued in the form of global securities:


	•	the investor cannot get debt securities registered in its own name;

	•	the investor cannot receive physical certificates for its interest in the debt securities;

	•	the investor must look to its own bank or brokerage firm for payments on the debt securities and protection of its legal rights relating to the debt securities;

	•	the investor may not be able to sell or pledge interests in the debt securities to some insurance companies and other institutions that are required to hold the physical certificates of debt securities that they own;

	•	the depositary’s policies will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to the investor’s interest in the global security;

	•	the Province and the fiscal agent have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s actions or for its records of ownership interests in the global security;

	•	the Province and the fiscal agent do not supervise or review the records of the depositary in any way; and

	•	the depositary will usually require that interests in a global security be purchased or sold within its system using same-day funds.

Special Situations When the Global Security Will be Terminated

In a few special situations described below, a global security will terminate and interests in it will be exchanged for physical certificates. The Province will issue debt securities in the names advised by the depositary. An investor may choose whether to hold debt securities directly in its own name or indirectly through an account at its bank or brokerage firm. Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to find out how to have their beneficial interests in debt securities transferred into their own names, so that they will be direct registered holders.

The special situations for termination of a global security are:


	•	when the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no longer qualified to continue as depositary (unless a replacement depositary is named); and

	•	when and if we decide to terminate a global security.

The prospectus supplement may list situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of debt securities covered by the prospectus supplement. When a global security terminates, the depositary (and not the Province or the fiscal agent) is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions that will be the registered holders after the exchange and also for advising the Province and the fiscal agent what the names will be.

Payment of Interest and Principal

On every interest payment date specified in the prospectus supplement, the Province will pay the interest due on a debt security to the person in whose name the debt security is registered at the close of business on the related “record date”. The record date will be specified in the prospectus supplement.

We, our registrar and any of our paying agents appointed through a fiscal agency agreement shall treat the registered holders of the debt securities as the absolute owners thereof for all purposes whatsoever and all payments to or on the order of the registered holders shall be valid and shall discharge our liability and that of the registrar of the debt securities to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.

Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities, the Province will make all payments of principal and interest on the debt securities available to the fiscal agent, if any, on the designated dates in immediately available funds. The fiscal agent, if any, will in turn make payments to the registered holders of the debt securities (or, in the case of a global security, to the depositary) as soon as possible. Any payments of principal and interest on the debt securities are subject to local laws and regulations, including any applicable withholding or other taxes.

Canadian Income Tax Considerations

The following summary of Canadian income tax considerations relevant to the debt securities is general in nature only and does not constitute legal or tax advice to you or any prospective investor in the debt securities. You should consult with your own tax advisor before investing in the debt securities.

The following summary fairly describes the principal Canadian federal income tax consequences generally applicable to a beneficial owner of debt securities who for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Act”) is not resident and is not deemed to be resident in Canada and who does not use or hold and is not deemed to use or hold the debt securities in or in the course of carrying on a business in Canada and is not an insurer carrying on an insurance business in Canada and elsewhere (a “Non-resident Holder”). This summary is based on the provisions of the Act, the regulations thereunder in force on the date hereof and the current administrative and assessing practices and policies published by the Canada Revenue Agency. This summary does not take into account or anticipate any other changes in law, whether by legislative, governmental or judicial action. This summary does not address provincial, territorial or foreign income tax considerations. No assurances can be given that changes in the law or administrative practices or future court decisions will not affect the tax treatment of a Non-resident Holder.

This summary is of a general nature only, does not include all Canadian federal income tax considerations and is not intended to be, nor should it be considered to be, legal or tax advice to any particular beneficial owner and no representation with respect to the consequences to any particular Non-resident Holder is made. Therefore, you should consult your own tax advisors for advice regarding your particular circumstances.

Under the Act, the Province is not required to withhold tax from interest (including amounts on account of or in lieu of payment of, or in satisfaction of, such interest) or principal paid or credited or deemed to be paid or credited by the Province on debt securities to a Non-resident Holder except where all or any portion of such interest

is contingent or dependent upon the use of or production from property in Canada or is computed by reference to revenue, profit, cash flow, commodity price or any similar criterion or by reference to dividends payable on any class of shares of the capital stock of a corporation and the debt security is not a prescribed obligation for purposes of paragraph 212(1)(b) of the Act. A “prescribed obligation” for these purposes is a debt obligation the terms or conditions of which provide for an adjustment to an amount payable in respect of the obligation for a period during which the obligation was outstanding that is determined by reference to a change in the purchasing power of money and no amount payable in respect thereof is contingent or dependent upon the use of, or production from, property in Canada or is computed by reference to any of the criteria described in the previous sentence, other than the purchasing power of money. The applicability of the foregoing exceptions to a particular issue of debt securities will be dealt with as necessary in the prospectus supplement relating to the issue of the debt securities.

In the event that a debt security is redeemed, cancelled, repurchased or purchased by the Province or is otherwise assigned or transferred by a Non-resident Holder to a person resident or deemed to be resident in Canada for an amount which exceeds, generally, the issue price thereof, or in certain cases the price for which the debt security was assigned or transferred by a resident in Canada to the Non-resident Holder, the difference between the price for which the debt security is redeemed, cancelled, repurchased or purchased or otherwise assigned or transferred and the issue (or such other) price may in certain circumstances, be deemed to be interest and may be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding tax if the debt security is not an excluded obligation within the meaning of subsection 214(8) and such interest is not otherwise exempt from Canadian non-resident withholding tax. A debt security will be an “excluded obligation” if interest in respect of such debt security is exempt from Canadian non-resident withholding tax because such debt security is described in the previous paragraph.

Generally, no other tax on income or capital gains is payable in respect of debt securities or the interest thereon by Non-resident Holders.

United States Income Tax Considerations

The following is a summary of the material United States federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of U.S. dollar denominated debt securities to U.S. Holders (as defined below) that acquire debt securities at original issuance at their “issue price” and hold such debt securities as capital assets within the meaning of section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). This discussion is limited to debt securities whose “issue price” is, for United States federal income tax purposes, generally not less than their “stated redemption price at maturity,” each as defined in section 1273 of the Code. Tax consequences of debt securities with different terms will be addressed in the prospectus supplement. This summary is based on the Code, existing and proposed Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code, and administrative and judicial interpretations of the Code and those regulations (all as of the date of this prospectus and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect).

This summary does not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to prospective purchasers in light of their particular circumstances or to prospective purchasers subject to special rules, such as banks, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, dealers in securities or foreign currencies, persons who will hold debt securities as part of a hedging transaction, “straddle,” conversion transaction, or other integrated transaction, or whose functional currency (as defined in section 985 of the Code) is not the U.S. dollar. You should consult with your own tax advisors about the application of United States federal income tax law to your particular situation as well as any tax consequences arising under the federal estate and gift tax laws and the tax laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction.

For purposes of this summary, you are a U.S. Holder if, for United States federal income tax purposes, you are a beneficial owner of a debt security and either:


	•	You are a citizen of the United States or a resident of the United States who is a natural person;

	•	You are a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision of the United States;

	•	You are an estate, and your income is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

	•	You are a trust, and (i) both a United States court is able to exercise primary supervision over your administration, and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all of your substantial decisions, or (ii) you have a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.

If a partnership holds a debt security, the United States federal income tax treatment of a partner generally will depend upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. Partners of partnerships holding a debt security should consult their tax advisor.

Interest

In general, you will be required to include payments of stated interest on the debt securities in your gross income as ordinary interest income at the time the interest is accrued or received in accordance with your method of accounting for United States federal income tax purposes. This interest will be foreign source income for foreign tax credit purposes and generally, for interest paid in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2007, will be either “passive” or “financial services” income, and for interest paid in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, will be “passive category” or “general category” income.

Sale, Exchange, or Retirement

Upon the sale, exchange or retirement of a debt security, you generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange or retirement (not including any amounts attributable to accrued but unpaid interest, which, unless you have previously included the interest in income, will be taxable to you as such) and your adjusted tax basis in the debt security. Your adjusted basis in a debt security generally will be the amount you paid to purchase the debt security. Your gain or loss will generally be a long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the debt securities for more than one year. Non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individuals, generally are eligible for a reduced rate of taxation on long-term capital gain. The deduction of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code. Your gain or loss generally will be U.S. source for foreign tax credit purposes.

Backup Withholding

Certain “backup” withholding and information reporting requirements may apply to payments on the debt securities and to proceeds of the sale before maturity of the debt securities. The Province, its agent, a broker, the relevant trustee or any paying agent, as the case may be, may withhold tax from any of these payments to you if you do not furnish your taxpayer identification number (social security number or employer identification number), if you do not certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or if you otherwise do not comply with the applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Certain U.S. Holders (including, among others, corporations) generally are not subject to the foregoing backup withholding and information reporting requirements. The backup withholding rate is currently 28%.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to you would be allowed as a refund or a credit against your United States federal income tax provided that the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service by the date required.

The above summary does not discuss all aspects of United States federal income taxation that may be relevant to you in light of your particular circumstances and income tax situation. You should consult with your own tax advisor as to the specific tax consequences that would result from your ownership and disposition of the debt securities, including the application and effect of state, local, foreign and other tax laws and the possible effects of changes in federal or other tax laws.

Enforceability and Governing Law

We have not agreed to waive any immunity from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States nor have we appointed an agent in the United States upon which process may be served. As a result, you may not be able to sue us in a United States court or enforce a judgment against us if granted by a United States court.

However, as we have no immunity from the jurisdiction of the New Brunswick courts, you may bring a law suit against us in the New Brunswick courts for matters arising under the debt securities or warrants. You may do so whether or not you are a resident of New Brunswick or a citizen of Canada and without any need to obtain the consent of any public official or authority. A lawsuit against us in a New Brunswick court will be governed by the Proceedings Against the Crown Act, which, for example, makes the remedies of specific performance and injunctions unavailable against us. The Proceedings Against the Crown Act provides that at least 60 days before the commencement of an action against New Brunswick, notice of the claim must be served on the Attorney General of the Province.

Although any order obtained in an action brought in the courts of New Brunswick against the Province may not be enforced by execution or attachment or process in the nature thereof, the Proceedings Against the Crown Act further provides that the Minister of Finance shall pay out of the Consolidated Fund the amount payable by the Crown under an order of a court that is final and not subject to appeal or under a settlement of a proceeding in court.

Further, in the absence of a waiver of immunity by the Province, it would be possible to obtain a United States judgment in an action against the Province only if a court were to determine that the United States Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act of 1976 (the “Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act”) precludes the granting of sovereign immunity.

However, even if a United States judgment could be obtained in any such action under the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act, it may not be possible to obtain in Canada a judgment based on such a United States judgment. Moreover, execution upon property of the Province located in the United States to enforce a judgment obtained under the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act may not be possible except under limited specified circumstances.

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities and the fiscal agency agreement, if any, will be governed by the laws of New Brunswick and the laws of Canada applicable in New Brunswick.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The Province may sell debt securities in any of three ways:


	•	through underwriters or dealers;

	•	directly to purchasers; or

	•	through agents.

The prospectus supplement with respect to each series of debt securities will set forth the terms of the offering of that series of debt securities, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price or prices of the debt securities, the proceeds to the Province from the sale of the debt securities, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation, any initial public offering price and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed or reallowed or paid by any underwriter to other dealers.

We may distribute debt securities from time to time in one or more transactions:


	•	at a fixed price or prices, which may change;

	•	at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

	•	at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or

	•	at prices to be negotiated with purchasers.

Debt securities may be sold through agents designated by us. The agents will solicit offers by institutions to purchase the offered debt securities directly from the Province, pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date. The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the commission we will pay to the agents and any conditions to the contracts. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment and will not be acquiring such debt securities for its own account. The applicable prospectus supplement will also set forth whether underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the debt securities offered thereby if any are purchased.

In connection with the sale of debt securities, the Province, or purchasers of debt securities for whom the underwriters may act as agents, may compensate the underwriters in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of debt securities may be deemed to be underwriters and any discount or commissions received by them from the Province, and any profit on the resale of debt securities by them, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The prospectus supplement will identify any underwriters with respect to the debt securities.

Agents and underwriters who participate in the distribution of the debt securities may be entitled under agreements entered into with the Province to indemnification by the Province against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribution with respect to payments which the agents or underwriters may be required to make with respect to the distribution of debt securities.

DEBT RECORD

The Province has never defaulted on any of its direct or guaranteed obligations. Payments have been made when due, subject during wartime to any applicable laws and regulations forbidding such payment.

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

The authorized representative of the Province in the United States is John McNab, at the Canadian Consulate General, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

EXPERTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

Information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, which is designated as being taken from a publication of the Province or Canada, or any agency or instrumentality of either, is included herein upon the authority of that publication as a public official document.

All financial information of the Province included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus was obtained from the annual Budget and Main Estimates of the Province and the Public Accounts (subject to certain adjustments for purposes of comparability) of the Province, or was prepared by representatives of the Department of Finance of the Province in their official capacities. The information set forth or incorporated by reference herein, other than that set forth under the headings “Description of Debt Securities”, “Plan of Distribution” and other than as described in the preceding paragraph, was supplied by LeonardLee-White, Managing Director Debt Management, Treasury Division, Department of Finance, or by his representatives in their official capacities.

LEGAL MATTERS

Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the legality of each series of debt securities offered by this prospectus, and certain other matters of Canadian and New Brunswick law, will be passed upon by:


	•	the Deputy Attorney General of the Province of New Brunswick, the Acting Deputy Attorney General of the Province of New Brunswick, the Assistant Deputy Attorney General Legal Services of the Province of New Brunswick or the Acting Assistant Deputy Attorney General Legal Services of the Province of New Brunswick.

Certain matters of United States law in connection with the offering of the debt securities will be passed upon by:


	•	Shearman & Sterling LLP, United States counsel to the Province.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

The Province is not subject to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Province does, however, file annual reports on Form 18-K with the SEC on a voluntary basis. These reports and their exhibits include certain financial, statistical and other information concerning the Province. The Province may also file from time to time amendments on Form 18-K/ A to its reports on Form 18-K, including amendments for the purpose of filing with the SEC exhibits which have not been included in the Registration Statement or Registration Statements to which this prospectus and any prospectus supplement relates. These exhibits would then be incorporated by reference into each of the Province’s outstanding Registration Statements. These reports may be inspected at the SEC’s public reference room at Room 1580, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about the operation of the SEC’s public reference room by calling the SEC at1-800-SEC-0330. Information filed by the Province is also available from the SEC’s Electronic Document Gathering and Retrieval System (http://www.sec.gov), which is commonly known by the acronym EDGAR, as well as from commercial document retrieval services.

This prospectus is part of a Registration Statement the Province has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the debt securities. This prospectus does not contain all the information the Registration Statement sets forth or includes in its exhibits and schedules, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, and we refer you to that omitted information. The statements this prospectus makes pertaining to the content of any contract, agreement or other document that is an exhibit to the Registration Statement necessarily are summaries of their material provisions, and we qualify them in their entirety by reference to those exhibits available at the SEC’s public reference room.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus information the Province files with the SEC, which means we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and later information that the Province files with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, and any future filings the Province makes with the SEC on Form 18-K or Form 18-K/ A until all the debt securities are sold:


	•	our Annual Report on Form 18-K for the year ended March 31, 2006, and the exhibits thereto; and

	•	all amendments to our Annual Report on Form 18-K for the year ended March 31, 2006 filed prior to the date of the prospectus.

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents we incorporate by reference in this prospectus, other than any exhibit to any of those documents, unless we have specifically incorporated that exhibit by reference into the information this prospectus incorporates. You may request copies by writing or telephoning the Province at the following address:

Province of New Brunswick

Department of Finance

Treasury Division

670 King Street, Room 376

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5H1

Attention: Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Division

Telephone: (506) 453-2515

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any person to provide you with different or additional information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted by law. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on its cover page or that any information in any document we have incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference. Accordingly, we urge you to review each document we subsequently file with the SEC and incorporate by reference as described above for updated information.

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