With 63,116 people at the 2021 Census, Fredericton ranks 3rd among the 245 municipalities of New Brunswick. A website for a Fredericton business has to work for neighbours who already know you and for people searching from further away. Our CA$119 plan covers the website or online store, your domain, email and hosting, ready within 3 business days on a temporary link.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
The local picture in Fredericton
A young population checks reviews, photos and hours on mobile. For a Fredericton business, a fast site with real photos does more than any brochure.
Renters (43.4% of households) move more often than owners, and each move starts with a search for local services. A website with up-to-date contact details is how a Fredericton business gets found by people who are new to the street.
Working from home was common in Fredericton in May 2021 (21.5% of employed residents). People who work locally shop locally, and they look up businesses on their laptops between meetings.
The people a Fredericton website talks to
41.3% of households are people living alone or with non-relatives. Smaller households value delivery and quick service.
Recent arrivals (2016 to 2021) are 5.6% of the population. Newcomers to Fredericton find local services by searching.
9.1% of commuters walk or cycle to work. A landmark or cross street in the address saves people a search.
55.2% of commuters get to work in under 15 minutes. Customers are mostly local, so local details count.
Where Fredericton sits in New Brunswick
Within a short drive of Fredericton: Douglas (6.2 km, pop. 5,935), New Maryland (York) (7.4 km, pop. 2,806), New Maryland (7.4 km, pop. 4,153) and Hanwell (15 km, pop. 4,743). It is part of the Fredericton census metropolitan area. Fredericton is part of York County. A website can name each place you serve, from Hanwell to Douglas.
In Douglas, 92.7% of households own their home; in Fredericton, 56.6%. Douglas (5,935 residents) and New Maryland (York) (2,806) are the closest neighbours with their own page.
Fredericton by the numbers
Spread over 134 square kilometres, Fredericton has a density of 471.3 residents per square kilometre. Fredericton has 28,478 occupied private dwellings; 56.6% are owned by the people living in them. The median household income in Fredericton, $73,000 in 2020, is close to the New Brunswick figure of $70,000.
A few more figures
- Workers with no fixed workplace address: 9.4%
- Couples with children, share of households: 20.0%
- Private dwellings: 29,892
- Share of residents under 5: 4.4%
- Households of people living alone or with non-relatives: 41.3%
How Fredericton compares with New Brunswick
The share of employed residents working at home in May 2021 is 21.5% in Fredericton and 15.9% in New Brunswick. Residents born in New Brunswick: 62.4% in Fredericton, against 75.5% across New Brunswick.
The population went from 58,721 in 2016 to 63,116 in 2021, a gain of 7.5%. Over the same five years, New Brunswick grew 3.8%.
The business mix in Fredericton
Of the 2,591 businesses with employees counted in Fredericton (June 2026), these groups stand out against the provincial mix:
- Professional services such as accountants, lawyers and engineers, 309 in Fredericton: the site should show how a first consultation works and the team with qualifications.
- Clinics, dentists, physiotherapists and other health offices, 261 in Fredericton: the site should show the treatments offered and what to expect on a first visit.
- Real estate agents and property managers, 121 in Fredericton: the site should show the areas they cover and current listings with photos.
- Sporting goods, hobby, book and gift stores, 69 in Fredericton: the site should show events or classes they host and an online shop.
43.6% had between one and four employees, so this is a market of small firms. Whatever the sector, customers check the same things first: what you do, where, and how to reach you.
Among residents who work, the largest sectors are health care and social assistance (13.7%), public administration (13.5%) and retail trade (12.1%).
What New Brunswick asks of a business online
A website does not need a special licence, but the business behind it follows the usual rules. A few that come up often:
- PIPEDA sets the ground rules for how private-sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information. Office of the Privacy Commissioner: PIPEDA
- Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.
What happens once you sign up
Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. The plan is the same in Fredericton as in any other town in Canada: one monthly fee, everything arranged by email.
- Fill in the sign-up form at cadastro.ariaserv.com; it takes about 5 minutes.
- Within 3 business days, your website is ready on a temporary link, built with your brand on a proven professional template.
- Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.
A price change or a fresh photo: send it by email and it is done, with no extra charge.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
Questions from Fredericton business owners
Do I need a domain already?
If you have one, keep it: we point it to the website. If not, mention it when you sign up and we sort out the options with you by email.
Will customers in Douglas and New Maryland (York) see that I serve them?
Yes. A service area page can name Douglas, New Maryland (York), New Maryland and the rest of the places you cover; email us the list and we add it.
Will customers in Fredericton be able to use the site on their phones?
Yes. The layout adapts to phones, tablets and computers, and every page keeps the contact form and your details.
How long until my website is ready?
You see it within 3 business days. Then you ask for changes, approve, pay the first month, and it goes live with your email.
Which platform do you use?
On the Aria Platform, which is built on WordPress and set up by our team, so you get a professional site without dealing with the technical side.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
Web design near Fredericton
Your website, ready within 3 business days
Tell us about your business in the sign-up form and we take it from there, by email.
- Population, dwellings, land area, age, households, income, housing, language, place of birth, commuting, work and education: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0022, 98-10-0057, 98-10-0193, 98-10-0240, 98-10-0307, 98-10-0400, 98-10-0456 and 98-10-0458). Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Employer businesses in Fredericton and New Brunswick: Statistics Canada, tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174 (Canadian Business Counts, June 2026).
- Locations: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB), contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; distances are straight-line.
- Place names inside Fredericton: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.
- Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.