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Injury claims in New Brunswick
Structure reviewed May 2026Tort claims survive, but an indexed cap sits over soft-tissue injuries.
Injured people may sue the at-fault driver, with early treatment funded by their own policy. Damages for injuries meeting the statutory definition of minor personal injury are limited to an indexed amount. As elsewhere in Atlantic Canada, the medical characterisation of the injury does most of the work.
Deadlines
Two years from discovery
The Limitation of Actions Act sets two years from discoverability with a fifteen-year ultimate bar.
These are the ones that end otherwise strong claims, because they are measured in days or weeks rather than years.
- Notice to municipalities is required within a short statutory period.
- Benefit applications carry early deadlines that run from the accident.
Matching in New Brunswick
What the match has to account for here
- Bilingual service is a genuine requirement in much of the province, not a nicety.
- Smaller bar, closer relationships. Conflict screening matters more here than in a large market.
Claim types in New Brunswick
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