Municipal Restructuring

Municipal restructuring involves reorganizing local government entities to improve efficiency, enhance service delivery, and better meet community needs. This process may include incorporation, annexation, amalgamation, or dissolution. As communities face challenges like population growth and fiscal constraints, restructuring becomes essential for sustainable development. This page explores the benefits, drawbacks, and successes of municipal restructuring.

What is Municipal Restructuring?

Past Restructurings

Restructurings under the previous legislation of the Municipalities Act

• April 29, 2011 – The Community of Richmond dissolves into unincorporated area. 
• November 17, 2014 – The Community of Central Bedeque and the Community of Bedeque amalgamate to form one municipality – the Community of Bedeque and Area
• December 15, 2017 – The Community of Brackley and the Community of Winsloe South amalgamate to form one municipality – the Community of Brackley

Restructurings under the Municipal Government Act 

• September 28, 2018 – The Rural Municipality of Lady Slipper and the Rural Municipality of Ellerslie-Bideford amalgamated to form one municipality – the Rural Municipality of Central Prince. 
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