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Loans in New Brunswick

New Brunswick borrowers have access to the same core loan types as the rest of Canada, with provincial licensing rules layered on top of the federal 35% criminal rate ceiling. Where payday lending is licensed, the federal $14 per $100 cost cap applies.

Loan types in New Brunswick

Every product below has a New Brunswick-specific page with local rules applied, plus a comparison step.

Local rules and licensing

Payday lending position in New Brunswick, with the federal rules that apply regardless.
RulePositionPublisher
Payday lending licensingLicensed regime — federal cap appliesFinancial Consumer Agency of Canada — provincial and territorial regulators
Federal cost cap where licensed$14 per $100 advancedSOR/2024-114
Federal criminal rate ceiling35% per yearCriminal Code s. 347

This province operates a licensed payday lending regime, so the federal cost-of-borrowing cap of $14 per $100 advanced applies, or a lower provincial cap if one is in force. Confirm the current cap with the provincial regulator before relying on it.

Cities we cover in New Brunswick

2021 Census of Population counts for the municipalities covered by this site. Source: Statistics Canada table 98-10-0002.
City2021 populationRank in provinceLocal page
Moncton79,4701Loans in Moncton
Saint John69,8952Loans in Saint John
Fredericton63,1163Loans in Fredericton
Dieppe28,1144Loans in Dieppe
Riverview20,5845Loans in Riverview
Quispamsis18,7686Loans in Quispamsis
Miramichi17,6927Loans in Miramichi
Edmundston16,4378Loans in Edmundston
Tracadie16,0439Loans in Tracadie
Bathurst12,15710Loans in Bathurst
Rothesay11,97711Loans in Rothesay
Oromocto9,04513Loans in Oromocto

Population counts are the published census figures, not estimates. See all cities.

Questions from New Brunswick borrowers

Are payday loans allowed in New Brunswick?

This province operates a licensed payday lending regime, so the federal cost-of-borrowing cap of $14 per $100 advanced applies, or a lower provincial cap if one is in force. Confirm the current cap with the provincial regulator before relying on it.

What is the legal maximum interest rate in New Brunswick?

The federal criminal rate of interest is 35% per year, and it applies across Canada. Provinces can add their own licensing and disclosure rules on top, but they cannot raise that ceiling.

How much can I borrow in New Brunswick?

Lenders set their own limits based on the product and your file, so there is no single provincial number. The New Brunswick pages for each loan type explain what each lender category typically looks at.

Where do I complain about a lender in New Brunswick?

Federally regulated financial institutions are handled by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. Most other lenders are licensed provincially, and each province has a consumer protection office.

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Sources

  1. Payday Lending Regulations, SOR/2024-114Government of Canada (Canada Gazette), as of 2024-06-19
  2. Criminal Code s. 347 — criminal rate of interestGovernment of Canada (Justice Laws), as of 2025-01-01
  3. FCAC — debt and borrowingFinancial Consumer Agency of Canada, as of 2025-01-01
  4. Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, table 98-10-0002Statistics Canada, as of 2022-02-09

Every figure on this page is attributed to the publisher above. Where a value could not be verified against the publisher's own publication, it is left out rather than estimated.

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