Administrative divisions of New Brunswick

A local government can be a city, town, village, regional municipality or rural community, mainly according to population.

[3] Ninety-five per cent of the population lives in a city, town, village, regional municipality, or rural community and can vote to elect responsible local government.

[citation needed] Each district elects councillors to form an advisory committee to advise the minister on local matters.

[7] In response, Liberal premier Louis Robichaud introduced the Equal Opportunity Program.

In 1967 counties ceased to exist as government units and nonmunicipal incorporated bodies[a] were converted to villages.