Business
Business events: mixers, workshops, and the deadlines nobody emails you about
Chamber, Ignite and DFI events from the live feed, merged with the fixed dates: remittances, filings, holiday closings, levy and assessment windows. Deadlines are marked; everything else is optional and usually involves a name tag.
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Pathways to Growth: Quiet Resilience
Fredericton Chamber · Lunch and learn, noon at 364 York St.
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Business Pulse: From Shock to Adaptation
Fredericton Chamber · Webinar, 11 to noon. Building resilience amid economic headwinds.
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Pathways to Growth: Saving Money Through Energy Efficiency
Fredericton Chamber · Lunch and learn, noon at 364 York St.
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PMI New Brunswick Professional Development Days
Project Management Institute NB · Fredericton Convention Centre, full-day workshops and networking.
- Deadline
InnovateNB Awards nominations close
InnovateNB · Last day to nominate for the November 26 awards.
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CRA Liaison Officer for small business
Fredericton Chamber · Free noon webinar on small-business tax obligations.
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Business Immigrant Essentials begins
Ignite · Planet Hatch, 5:30 to 8; then Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:30 through November 17. Free, CLB 5.
- Deadline
Patio season traditionally ends
City of Fredericton · Historic removal date; confirm this year’s with [email protected].
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Business Basics
Ignite · Free online hour, 11 to noon; repeats October 19, November 5 and 16, December 3 and 14.
- Deadline
Overnight parking ban begins
City of Fredericton · Midnight to 7 a.m., October 1 to May 31, snow or no snow; $50 and a tow.
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Community Connections: networking skills and speed networking
Fredericton Chamber · The Cultural Centre, 4 to 6.
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Pathways to Growth: Work-Life Balance
Fredericton Chamber · Lunch and learn, noon at 364 York St.
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WorkSafeNB Health and Safety Conference
WorkSafeNB · October 7 to 9, Fredericton Convention Centre. Keynotes include Tessa Virtue and Will Gadd.
- Deadline
Minimum wage consultation closes
Province of New Brunswick · Last day for input on how the April 2027 minimum wage is set.
- Deadline
Thanksgiving: retail closed
Days of Rest Act · Prescribed day of rest; not a paid public holiday under employment standards.
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TIANB Summit and Gala
Tourism Industry Association of NB · October 13 to 15, Fredericton Convention Centre; gala on the 15th. The tourism industry’s own week.
- Deadline
Payroll remittance due
CRA · Quarterly remitters (July to September). Regular remitters: the 15th of every month.
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The Ignite Summit
Ignite · Fredericton Convention Centre, 8 to 4. Business, policy, place and talent.
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Pathways to Growth: Quiet Presence
Fredericton Chamber · Delta Fredericton, noon. Speaking with confidence as an introverted leader.
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JA New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame gala
Junior Achievement New Brunswick · Delta Fredericton, 5:30 reception, 7 dinner and induction. 2026 laureates: Kara Angus (Go-Go Group), Mike Whittaker (Trucorp: Greco, Captain Sub, Bonté Foods), Andy Zildjian (SABIAN). Sold out.
- Deadline
Remembrance Day: retail closed, staff paid
Days of Rest Act · Prescribed day of rest and a paid public holiday.
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TIAC Tourism Congress
Tourism Industry Association of Canada · November 17 to 19, Fredericton Convention Centre. The national congress, here this year.
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ARTrepreneurship on Wolastoq
Ignite · Indigenous art and business symposium, November 18 and 19, Crowne Plaza. Free.
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Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Summit and Pop-Up Shop
Women in Business NB · Crowne Plaza Fredericton.
- Deadline
Accommodation levy payment due (October stays)
City of Fredericton · Monthly: report by the 15th, pay by the last day of the following month. 1.5 percent a month if late.
- Deadline
Christmas Day: retail closed, staff paid
Days of Rest Act · Boxing Day (Saturday the 26th) is also closed but is not a paid holiday.
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Payroll remittance due
CRA · Quarterly remitters (October to December) and regular remitters for December.
- Deadline
Assessment notices expected in the mail
Service New Brunswick · January mailing since 2025 (January 19 last year). Thirty days from the mailing date to file a free Request for Review.
- Deadline
Family Day: retail closed, staff paid
Days of Rest Act · Payroll remittance is also due today; remit early.
- Deadline
T4 slips and WorkSafeNB Form 100 due
CRA and WorkSafeNB · Last day of February falls on a Sunday. Electronic T4 filing is mandatory above five slips; penalties from $100.
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Good Friday: retail closed, staff paid
Days of Rest Act · Easter Sunday, March 28, is also closed to retail under City By-law R-12.
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Corporate HST and tax balance due (December year-end)
CRA · Annual HST filing and payment for corporations; T2 balance for most small CCPCs (others March 1).
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Minimum wage adjusts
Province of New Brunswick · Figure not yet set; the April formula is under consultation this autumn. $15.90 today.
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Fredericton Home Show
Marketplace Events · April 9 to 11, Capital Exhibition Centre. The trades’ biggest local showcase.
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Payroll remittance due
CRA · Regular remitters: the 15th of the following month. Quarterly remitters too.
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HST due: quarterly return, and annual payment for sole proprietors
CRA · Q1 quarterly filers; annual filers with a December year-end pay today and file by June 15.
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Victoria Day: retail closed
Days of Rest Act · Prescribed day of rest; not a paid public holiday under employment standards.
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NB property tax due
Service New Brunswick · Assessment notices arrive in January, bills in March. Late payments accrue about 0.76 per cent a month.
- Deadline
HST annual return due for sole proprietors; payroll remittance
CRA · December year-end; the payment was due April 30.
- Deadline
T2 corporate return due (December year-end)
CRA · Six months after year-end. The balance was due in March.
- Deadline
Canada Day: retail closed, staff paid
Days of Rest Act · Prescribed day of rest and a paid public holiday.
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HST quarterly return: file early
CRA · Q2 is due July 31, a Saturday, and August 2 is New Brunswick Day; file by Friday.
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New Brunswick Day: retail closed, staff paid
Days of Rest Act · Prescribed day of rest and a paid public holiday.
Every year, roughly when
The fixtures whose next date is not posted yet
Plan around the month, not the day. Each carries the last confirmed date; when the organizer posts the next one it moves up into the calendar.
- November
State of the City address
Fredericton Chamber · Last time: November 13, 2025, Fredericton Convention Centre
- Late January
State of the Province address
Fredericton Chamber · Last time: January 29, 2026, Convention Centre; $275 members, $375 non-members; tickets open December 1
- February
RES CON: CHBA-NB conference and builders’ forum
Canadian Home Builders’ Association NB · Last time: February 19 to 20, 2026, Convention Centre
- March
Down East Brew Conference
Atlantic craft-beer industry · Last time: March 5 to 6, 2026, Delta Fredericton, $195
- March
NBIF breakthru live finale
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation · Last time: March 19, 2026; applications ran late October to late November
- March
Chamber Indigenous Business Forum and curling funspiel
Fredericton Chamber · Last time: March 2025 forum, 200-plus attendees, free
- Spring
BMO Apex Startup Challenge
UNB Faculty of Management · Last time: Early 2026; 55 teams, $30,000 in prizes
- May
Downtown Fredericton Inc AGM
DFI · Last time: May 21, 2025
- May
NB Export Awards
Opportunities NB · Last time: May 29, 2026, Saint John
- July
Business Excellence Awards nominations close
Fredericton Chamber · Last time: July, annually
- August
Chamber golf tournament
Fredericton Chamber · Last time: August 20, 2026, Kingswood; $1,100 a team, members only
- September
Welcome Expo: community connections and career fair
Ignite · Last time: September 14, 2026, Fredericton Inn
- September
Business After Hours season opener
Fredericton Chamber · Last time: September 10, 2026, Edward Jones; first Thursday monthly to May
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