French is part of daily life in Shippagan: 95.9% of residents have French as their first official language. Those numbers say a lot about what a Shippagan business website needs to do. Our team builds a professional site for your business for CA$119 a month: domain, email and hosting included, and nothing to pay until you approve it.
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Shippagan, NB: the place behind the numbers
Homeowners (89.5% of households in Shippagan) spend on renovations, landscaping, repairs and services for the house. For trades and home services, photos of finished work and a clear service area are what turn a search into a quote request.
Population and households in Shippagan
The census counted 2,248 households in Shippagan, and 89.5% of them own their home. The median household income in Shippagan was $60,400 in 2020, below the New Brunswick median of $70,000, so clear prices matter. The median age is 54.8, compared with 46.8 for New Brunswick. Spread over 205 square kilometres, Shippagan has a density of 23.4 residents per square kilometre.
Other numbers worth knowing
- Residents per square kilometre: 23.4
- Mean commuting time: 14.4 minutes
- One-person and shared households: 36.2%
- Adults 25 to 64 with a college diploma: 20.3%
- Share of residents 85 or older: 2.2%
Shippagan against the provincial average
The share of residents born in New Brunswick is 92.4% in Shippagan and 75.5% in New Brunswick. Households that rent: 10.7% in Shippagan, against 26.2% across New Brunswick. On working from home, Shippagan (11.0%) compares with 15.9% for the province as a whole.
The population barely moved between 2016 (4,800) and 2021 (4,781). Across New Brunswick, the population grew 3.8% over the same period.
The area your Shippagan website can cover
Within a short drive of Shippagan: Shippagan Town (0 km, pop. 2,672), Le Goulet (3.5 km, pop. 749) and Inkerman (11 km, pop. 2,373). Shippagan is part of Gloucester County. If you work in Bas-Caraquet or Le Goulet as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
In Shippagan Town, 67.8% of households own their home; in Shippagan, 89.5%. Next to Shippagan, Shippagan Town counted 2,672 people in 2021, with a median household income of $59,600.
Who is in business in Shippagan
Shippagan had 275 employer businesses in June 2026. The sectors below are more common here than across New Brunswick, with what each one’s website should show:
- Furniture, electronics and home stores, 4 in Shippagan: the site should show delivery areas and a contact form for stock questions.
- Farms and agricultural businesses, 6 in Shippagan: the site should show a form for wholesale enquiries and where to buy their products.
- Hotels, inns and other places to stay, 4 in Shippagan: the site should show rates by season and what is nearby.
Most are small: 77.1% of them had one to four employees.
Among residents who work, the largest sectors are agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32.8%), manufacturing (14.3%) and health care and social assistance (13.8%).
Know your Shippagan audience
97.7% of commuters drive to work. Parking details and a map save customers a phone call.
92.4% of residents were born in New Brunswick. Local roots matter here: tell them since when you have been in business.
60.3% of commuters get to work in under 15 minutes. Mention the streets and areas you cover.
The process, from first email to launch
Since 2008, Aria has been setting up websites, domains and business email for small companies. Wherever in New Brunswick you are, the price is the same: one monthly fee of CA$119, and we keep in touch by email.
- Fill in the sign-up form at cadastro.ariaserv.com; it takes about 5 minutes.
- You get a temporary link within 3 business days, so you can click through every page and ask for changes by email.
- Approve the site and pay the first month: only then does it go live on your domain.
After it goes live, the technical side stays with us, and the changes you email in are included.
- 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
Paperwork and rules for New Brunswick businesses online
Selling or advertising online brings no special licence, but a few rules are worth checking:
- 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
General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.
Questions from Shippagan business owners
Is a website worth it in a municipality of 4,781 people?
Your market is bigger than the municipality. People across Gloucester County look up services online, and a clear website brings them to you.
Many of my customers speak French. What can the site say?
Yes. The site can say clearly that you serve customers in French and in English.
What about my domain name?
Your domain stays yours. Bring the one you have, or let us know you need one and we will help you choose.
Can the website be an online store?
Yes. Choose an online store in the sign-up and you get catalogue, cart and online payment at the same monthly fee.
Do we need to meet?
Everything happens by email: you send your material and any changes, and you check the whole site on a temporary link before anything is published.
How long until my website is ready?
The first version is ready within 3 business days, on a temporary link. Going live on your domain comes after your approval and the first payment.
Who keeps the website up to date?
Send the new prices or texts by email and we update the pages; it is included in the CA$119 plan.
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.
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- Census figures for Shippagan: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, data tables 98-10-0002 to 98-10-0458. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Businesses: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Locations: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB), contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; distances are straight-line.
- Localities of Shippagan: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification 2021.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.