Window Tint Laws in New Brunswick
The current window tint limits in New Brunswick, verified August 2026. Where a figure is given it is a minimum visible light transmission for the glass and film measured together, so a higher percentage requires a lighter film.
What is the legal tint in New Brunswick?
- Front side windows
- 70%
- Back side windows
- Any darkness
- Rear window
- Any darkness
- Windshield
- 70%+ transmittance required
- Medical exemption
- Available
Measured against the other jurisdictions that publish a numeric limit, 0 require a lighter film than New Brunswick does and 1 allow a darker one. The identical front-side figure applies in Quebec, Yukon.
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Verified August 2026 · General information, not legal advice — always confirm with your DMV, provincial authority, or installer before applying film.
New Brunswick: current tint limits
Medical exemption: available with physician certification — paperwork generally must be carried in the vehicle.
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New Brunswick compared with bordering jurisdictions
Tint is enforced where you are stopped, not where it was installed, so a legal install at home can be a ticket one line over. These are the jurisdictions sharing a land border with New Brunswick.
| Jurisdiction | Front side windows | Back side windows | Rear window | Windshield | Medical exemption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick | 70% | Any darkness | Any darkness | 70%+ transmittance required | Available |
| Nova Scotia | No film allowed | Any darkness (no explicit limit) | Any darkness (no explicit limit) | No tint allowed | None |
| Prince Edward Island | No film allowed | Any darkness | Any darkness | No tint allowed | None |
| Quebec | 70% (glass + film combined, measured by the SAAQ) | Any darkness | Any darkness | Top 15 cm strip only | None |
| Maine | 35% | Any with dual mirrors | Any with dual mirrors | Strip above the AS-1 line; no reflective film | Available |
Comparing more than the neighbors? The complete tables for all 50 states, D.C. and the 13 Canadian provinces and territories are on one page.
How to read these numbers
Three details trip up more drivers than the percentages themselves. First, the limit applies to the combined reading of glass plus film, and factory glass is never perfectly clear, so a film's box rating always overstates what a meter will read on the car. Second, the windshield is its own category everywhere: below the AS-1 line (the small marking near the top corner of the glass), meaningful tint is illegal across both countries, whatever the side windows allow. Third, reflectivity is regulated separately from darkness, and mirrored or metallic film fails in most jurisdictions even at a legal VLT.
Sources: state statutes and DMV publications including NY VTL §375(12-a), Cal. Vehicle Code §26708, Texas Transp. Code §547.613, La. R.S. 32:361.1 (as amended 2025), Iowa HF 766 (2026), NH RSA 266:58-a, the SAAQ's Quebec standards, and provincial highway traffic regulations, cross-checked against 2026-current legal references. Last verified August 2026. Spot an error? Email info@carwraps.net.
New Brunswick tint law questions, answered
What is the legal tint limit in New Brunswick?
Front side windows: 70%. Back side windows: Any darkness. Rear window: Any darkness. Where a figure is given it is a minimum VLT, meaning the share of light that must still pass through the glass and film together, so a higher number requires a lighter film.
Is 5% limo tint legal in New Brunswick?
Not on the front side windows: New Brunswick requires them to pass at least 70% of light, and 5% film blocks far more than that. Behind the driver the answer flips: New Brunswick sets no darkness floor on the back side or rear windows, so 5% limo film is fine there, subject to the mirror and vehicle-type conditions noted in the table.
What is the darkest legal tint in New Brunswick?
The darkest legal film on the front side windows in New Brunswick is 70% VLT. Of the shades shops commonly stock, 70% passes there, while 50%, 35%, 20% and 5% do not. Behind the driver there is no floor at all, so the darkest film available is legal on the back side and rear glass. A lower VLT number is a darker window.
Is a medical exemption for darker tint available in New Brunswick?
Yes. New Brunswick provides a medical exemption route for documented photosensitivity conditions. The paperwork has to travel in the vehicle, and an exemption attaches to the person's own car rather than to any car they drive.
What does New Brunswick allow on the windshield?
70%+ transmittance required. The windshield is regulated separately from side glass everywhere in North America, so whatever shade is legal on the doors says nothing about what is permitted up front.
Is New Brunswick stricter than other states on window tint?
New Brunswick requires 70% on the front side windows. Of the jurisdictions that publish a numeric limit, 0 require a lighter film than that and 1 allow darker. The same front-side figure applies in Quebec, Yukon.