New Brunswick (; ,
Quebec French pronunciation: ) is one of
Canada's three
Maritime provinces and is the only
constitutionally bilingual (English–French) province. It was created as a result of the partitioning of the British Colony of Nova Scotia in 1784.
Fredericton is the capital,
Moncton is the largest metropolitan (CMA) area and
Saint John is the most populous city. In the 2011 nationwide census,
Statistics Canada estimated the provincial population to have been 751,171. The majority of the population is English-speaking, but there is also a large Francophone minority (33%), chiefly of
Acadian origin. The flag features a ship superimposed on a yellow background with a yellow lion above it.