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Process server in New Brunswick
Routine service in New Brunswick is from $110 to $210 CAD before GST/HST for one recipient at one address, with every attempt tracked and a sworn affidavit of service in your dashboard.
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Overview of process serving in New Brunswick
A verified process server near the address in New Brunswick accepts your job. Every attempt is tracked with the time, GPS location and photos, and the sworn affidavit of service is in your dashboard when the job is done.
Main cities in New Brunswick: Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton. Routine service for one recipient at one address is from $110 to $210 CAD before GST/HST. Affidavit of service form: Form 18B - Court of King’s Bench.
Main cities in New Brunswick
- Moncton
- Saint John
- Fredericton
Pricing for New Brunswick
From $110 to $210 CAD before GST/HST for one recipient at one address. That is the total range in Canadian dollars: the process server's fee plus the flat service fee. GST/HST for the province of the service address is added at checkout as its own line. The request form shows the total range before you submit, and the exact price once a process server accepts. More than one address is priced per address.
- Routine serviceOne recipient at one address, up to three attempts, the flat service fee included
- $110–$210 CAD
- RushPriority speed; the process server sets it inside this range
- +$40–$75
- Same-dayFirst attempt the same day; the process server sets it inside this range
- +$75–$125
- Another person at the same addressServed at the same visit, with their own affidavit
- +$40–$60
- Mailed original affidavitOptional; PDF remains included
- +$25
- Printing beyond shared request allowanceThe first 15 printed pages are shared once across everyone in one request
- $0.30 per additional page after the 15-page shared allowance
Affidavit of service
Affidavit of service form
- Form 18B
- Court of King's Bench
The process server completes the affidavit, has it sworn (or affirmed) before a commissioner for taking affidavits and uploads it. You receive the sworn copy in your dashboard and by email.
Court forms and rules change - check with the court or a lawyer or paralegal.
Who can serve documents in New Brunswick
Requirements depend on the court and document
The New Brunswick Rules of Court and Small Claims regulation cited here do not establish a general server qualification that can safely be applied across all proceedings. For Small Claims, follow the regulation’s procedures for the particular document and recipient; superior-court civil process follows Rules 18–20. New Brunswick Small Claims Regulation, ss. 50–53 · Rules of Court, Rules 18–20.
Accepted methods of service
Methods depend on the court, document and any order
The Small Claims regulation sets out methods for individuals and separate requirements for corporations, partnerships and other recipients. It also provides a court route for service in another manner. New Brunswick Small Claims Regulation, ss. 50–52.
Superior-court civil process follows the separate Rules of Court, including rules for service of process and service outside New Brunswick. New Brunswick Rules of Court, Rules 18–19.
Time limits and rules for serving
For a Small Claims claim, the regulation sets a one-year service period after filing, subject to an extension under section 62; a defendant generally has 30 days after service to respond. These periods are specific to Small Claims. New Brunswick Small Claims Regulation, ss. 6(2), 9 and 62.
Superior-court defence periods are separately set out in Rule 20. New Brunswick Rules of Court, Rule 20.
Restrictions on serving
Court- and document-specific limits
Small Claims uses recipient-specific service rules and a separate court procedure for another manner of service. Superior-court Rules separately address service outside the province, divorce proceedings and Family Division matters; do not assume one method covers every case. New Brunswick Small Claims Regulation, ss. 50–52 · Rules of Court, Rules 18–20 and 72–73.
Proof of service and affidavit requirements
For Small Claims, section 53 provides for the person effecting service to swear or affirm an Affidavit of Service (Form 20); registered-mail or courier proof requires the applicable acknowledgment or confirmation to be attached. New Brunswick Small Claims Regulation, s. 53.
For superior-court process, Rule 18 includes Form 18B, Affidavit of Service. New Brunswick Rules of Court, Rule 18 and Form 18B. This is general information, not legal advice; confirm which form applies to the document.
New Brunswick FAQs
Does New Brunswick’s one-year service period apply to every court document?
No. The one-year period cited here is for a Small Claims claim. Superior-court civil, divorce and family matters have separate rules. New Brunswick Small Claims Regulation, s. 6(2) · Rules of Court.
Do Small Claims and superior-court cases use the same proof form?
No. The Small Claims regulation names Form 20, while the Rules of Court provide Form 18B for superior-court process. New Brunswick Small Claims Regulation, s. 53 · Rules of Court, Rule 18.
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