Topic

Public transit

Which governments hold powers over public transit, and the laws that give them those powers.

Governments covering Edmundston · About Edmundston

Each power below comes from a law, agreement or official page, linked under it. This page lists the powers each government holds. It does not say how they are used.

Municipal

Edmundston City Council

Governs Edmundston

Streets and traffic Report
Related: Potholes, roads and snow clearing
Manages local roads, streets, sidewalks and street lighting, and regulates traffic and parking, subject to the Motor Vehicle Act and the Highway Act (s. 10(1)(o), (p)).
Source: laws.gnb.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Regional

Northwest Regional Service Commission

Governs Region 1 (Northwest Regional Service Commission)

Regional transportation Report

Provides or facilitates a regional transportation service, a common service (s. 4(2)(b)).
Source: laws.gnb.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Provincial

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Governs New Brunswick

Local works and undertakings Report
Related: Potholes, roads and snow clearing
Local works and undertakings, including provincial highways and roads (s. 92(10)).

Provincial highways and, in rural districts, local roads (Department of Transportation and Infrastructure); streets inside local governments are mostly municipal.
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

No power over public transit recorded

Other governments covering Edmundston. We have no power over public transit on record for them. If one holds such a power, tell us.

School board: Anglophone West District Education Council, Conseil d'éducation du District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
Provincial: Executive Council of New Brunswick
Federal: Parliament of Canada

Sources

laws.gnb.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 councils: Local Governance Act, SNB 2017, c. 18 (as consolidated on laws.gnb.ca); Regional Service Delivery Act, SNB 2012, c. 37; Community Planning Act. For: Streets and traffic (Edmundston City Council)
laws.gnb.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 regional: Regional Service Delivery Act, SNB 2012, c. 37. For: Regional transportation (Northwest Regional Service Commission)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 provincial: Constitution Act, 1867 Part VI; Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Local Governance Act. For: Local works and undertakings (Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick)

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