Shediac Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the town, see Shediac.

Shediac
Parish
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Location within Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 64°36′W / 46.19°N 64.60°W / 46.19; -64.60
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyWestmorland County
Erected1827
Area
[1]
 • Land178.79 km2 (69.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
5,144
 • Density28.8/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-2021
Increase 7.4%
 • Dwellings
2,976
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the city of Dieppe, the town of Shediac, the village of Cap-Pelé, and the rural community of Beaubassin East

Shediac is a geographic parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]

For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Dieppe,[5] the towns of Cap-Acadie[5] and Shediac,[5] the incorporated rural communities of Beausoleil[6] and Maple Hills,[5] and the Southeast rural district.[a] Beausoleil is a members of the Kent Regional Service Commission, with the rest all belonging to the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[7]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Dieppe,[8] Shediac,[8] the village of Cap-Pelé,[8] the rural community of Beaubassin East,[9] and the local service districts of Grande-Digue, Pointe-du-Chêne, Scoudouc, Scoudouc Road, Shediac Bridge-Shediac River, Shediac Cape, and the parish of Shediac.[10] With minor boundary changes, Grande-Digue and Shediac Bridge-Shediac River are now part of Beausoleil; Pointe-du-Chêne, Scoudouc, Scoudouc Road, and Shediac Cape were annexed by Shediac; Cap-Pelé and Beaubassin East merged to form Cap-Acadie; and the Shediac Parish LSD was divided between Beausoleil and Maple Hills.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Chapter I-13 Interpretation Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Southeast Regional Service Commission: RSC 7". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Kent Regional Service Commission: RSC 6". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Regions Regulation – Regional Service Delivery Act". Government of New Brunswick. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 95-36 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 95-342)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Local Service Districts Regulation - Municipalities Act". Government of New Brunswick. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.


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