Business View Magazine | March 2020

19 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 Albert: “The City of Dieppe is the fourth largest city in New Brunswick and the largest predominantly French-speaking city east of Quebec. Between 2001 and 2016, its population grew by 70%, and its favorable geographical location gives access to more than 1.4 million consumers within a two-and-a-half-hour drive. With a dynamic business community and an economy founded on respect for the environment, Dieppe is a great place in which to do business, raise a family or spend your vacation. Dieppe’s enviable geographic location and the presence of the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport within the city limits give residents and visitors access to the entire world. It is an important distribution hub for goods and services for the Atlantic region and the Northeastern United States. Dieppe benefits from the presence of a highly qualified and bilingual workforce. More than three quarters of residents speak both official languages—French and English. Dieppe residents are young, dynamic, and skilled. In 2017, the median age of the population was 37.5 years, compared to 43.7 years for the province of New Brunswick, as a whole. Both residential and commercial construction continues to grow rapidly: the City of Dieppe issued a total of 563 building permits in 2019 valued at a total of $96.9 million, surpassing