🦞 New Brunswick Tax Sale Properties 2026

New Brunswick is unique among Canadian provinces: tax sales are managed centrally by Service New Brunswick (SNB) on behalf of the province, not by individual municipalities. This means a single source lists all NB tax sale properties — making it one of the easiest provinces to monitor without needing to track hundreds of individual municipal websites.

When provincial property taxes remain unpaid, Service NB takes action under the Real Property Tax Act. After the statutory notice period, SNB lists the property for tax sale and publishes it in the Royal Gazette and on the SNB website. TaxSaleProperty.ca monitors SNB listings daily and republishes them with enriched data.

Service NB provides a Property Information Sheet (PIS) for each listed property, containing the PID, legal description, civic address, assessed value, lot area, and upset price. Download the PIS from the SNB tax sale portal or request it directly from Service NB offices. Cross-reference the assessed value with SNB's own Assessment and Planning Services to understand market context.

Search the NB Land Registry (SNB GeoNB) for encumbrances, caveats, and mortgages. Verify access via GeoNB's mapping tools — many NB rural lots are legally landlocked or require Crown land access by road allowance. Check the NB Crown Land registry for adjacent Crown parcels. Contact the local zoning authority for land use rules. For Saint John, Moncton, or Fredericton properties, order a municipal certificate of compliance.

Prepare a written tender at or above the upset price using SNB's official tender form. Attach a certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Minister of Finance for the required deposit. Submit your tender to the SNB office by the published deadline. Tenders must be physically delivered — confirm the submission address and hours.

Service NB opens all tenders on the specified date. The highest tender above the upset price wins. SNB notifies successful bidders in writing. If no qualified tenders are received, SNB may re-list the property or the Province may acquire it. In some cases SNB will sell Province-owned properties from prior non-sale acquisitions at fixed prices.

After notification of successful bid, pay the remaining balance within the specified period. Service NB then registers a Tax Deed in your name in the NB Land Registry. There is no post-sale redemption period in New Brunswick — title transfers cleanly once the deed is registered.