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When did New Brunswick become separate from Nova Scotia?

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New Brunswick was established as a separate province from Nova Scotia in 1784.1

Prior to this separation, the British governed the area as part of Nova Scotia following their military defeat of the French in the 1750s. The creation of the new province was largely driven by the influx of approximately 14,000 loyalist refugees who arrived in the region following the American Revolution.1