Percentage increase in reported COVID-19 cases in Canada Sept.1-30: 22.6%
Percentage increase in reported COVID-19 cases in United States Sept. 1-30: 19.5%
Number of countries with more COVID-19 cases than Canada as of Sept. 30: 25
Number of those countries with September increases lower than Canada’s: 11 [1]
Fishing Income
Average net fishing income for Nova Scotia tax filers 2010: $16,794
Average net fishing income for Nova Scotia tax filers 2017: $43,189
Percentage of tax filers reporting net fishing income over $100,000 in 2010: 3.97%
Percentage of tax filers reporting net fishing income over $100,000 in 2017: 26.09%
Percentage over $250,000 2010: 0.18%
Percentage over $250,000 2017: 2.55% [2]
Value and volume of Fish Landings:
Value of fish landings Nova Scotia 2010: $ 647.6 million
Value of fish landings Nova Scotia 2017: $1,255.5 million
Value of lobster landings Nova Scotia 2010: $348.2 million
Value of lobster landings Nova Scotia: 2017: $802.2 million
Total landings Nova Scotia 2010: 253,997 million tonnes
Total landings Nova Scotia 2017: 243,819 million tonnes
Lobster landings 2010: 37,945 million tonnes
Lobster landings 2017: 47,115 million tonnes [3]
Wage subsidies
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) payments to August 29: $37.44 Billion
Percentage of those payments to small business (less than 25 employees): 21.9%
Percentage to medium (25-250 employees) businesses: 40.7%
Percentage to large (250-plus employees) businesses: 34.7%
CEWS payments to Nova Scotia industry to August 29: $0.69 Billion
Percentage of Nova Scotia CEWS to firms in retail and wholesale trade: 19.8%
Percentage to manufacturing firms: 11.9%
Percentage to construction firms: 11.3%
Percentage to accommodation and food services: 9.1%
Percentage to arts, entertainment and recreation industry: 1.8% [4]
Emergency Relief Benefits (CERB)
CERB applications as percentage of Canadian population as of Oct. 4: 23.4%
CERB applications as percentage of Atlantic Canada population: 22.6%
CERB applications as percentage of Nova Scotia population: 21.9%
Province with highest percentage of CERB per population: Alberta 24.2% [5]
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[1] Worldometer
[2] Canada Revenue Agency-T1 Final Statistics
[3] Department of Fisheries and Oceans
[4] Canada Revenue Agency
[5] Canada.ca
