Province adding 16 public DC fast chargers, plus additional charging ports at provincial parks

The province of New Brunswick announced this week it is investing more than $6 million to expand its eCharge network and electric vehicle fleet.

The provincially owned EV charging network will receive $5 million for 16 new DC fast chargers, adding 29 ports. The new chargers will be installed in underserved areas and at existing high-volume sites.

As of March 2026, the eCharge network had 61 DC fast charging ports and 140 Level 2 ports, according to data from Natural Resources Canada. Those fast chargers offer speeds ranging from 50 kW to 100 kW. No details regarding the speeds of the new chargers have been released.

More charging at provincial parks

EV drivers will also find more opportunities to plug in while camping. An investment of $100,000 will bring additional charging stations to République, Mactaquac and Herring Cove provincial parks. The province has not indicated how many new ports will be added.

“Adding more electric vehicle chargers to the network is a positive step towards achieving our 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target and our goal of being net zero by 2050,” said Gilles LePage, minister of environment and climate change, in a statement.

The provincial government will also be adding EVs to its fleet with $955,000 earmarked for an undisclosed number of vehicles. Three regional charging hubs will be built, located in Moncton, Saint John and Miramichi, and single-port charging stations will also be installed at strategic fleet housing locations.

“New Brunswick remains committed to ensuring the vehicles in its government fleet are both modern and environmentally sustainable,” said Chuck Chiasson, minister of transportation and infrastructure, in a statement. “This additional funding will help us continue this trend, by expanding upon our existing inventory of electric vehicles and increasing the fleet’s charging infrastructure across the province.”

Part of a broader investment

According to Statistics Canada, 421 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) were newly registered in the province in the first quarter of this year, accounting for 4.9 per cent of all new vehicle registrations. StatsCan considers both BEVs and PHEVs as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).

As of February, New Brunswick had a total of 9,113 ZEVs registered and 527 public chargers, for a ratio of 17 ZEVs per public charger.

The $6 million in funding forms part of a larger $64 million investment in 72 projects under the province’s 2026-27 Climate Change Fund, which supports initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.