Tourism and food service businesses
Percentage change in active tourism industry businesses in Canada between February and November 2020: – 8.75%
Percentage change in active tourism businesses in Nova Scotia: – 4.01%
Percentage change in active accommodation and food service businesses in Canada between February and November 2020: – 8.16%
Percentage change in active accommodation and food service businesses in Nova Scotia: – 5.16%[1]
Hotel and motel room nights sold in Nova Scotia August 2019: 397,000
Percentage of available room nights sold August 2019: 73%
Hotel and motel room nights sold Nova Scotia August 2020: 166,000
Percentage of available room nights sold August 2020: 39%[2]
COVID-19 relief to business
Total number of businesses receiving Nova Scotia COVID-19 relief and reopening grants 2020: 4,227
Total value of grants: $20,400,000
Percentage of total grants to restaurants: 40.2%
To health professionals: 21.9%
To personal care services: 10.8%
To dental offices: 5.9%
To drinking establishments: 4.9%
To performing arts: 2.9%[3]
Nova Scotia Nominee Program
Most common language of immigrants to Nova Scotia under nominee program 2012: Tagalog
Second most common language 2012: English
Most common language of nominee program immigrants 2019: Chinese
Second most common language 2019: Arabic
Largest occupation group under nominee program 2012: cooks
Second largest 2012: computer programmers
Largest occupation group under nominee program 2019: nurses
Second largest group 2019: early childhood educators
Number of prospective immigrants through nominee program 2019: 1,610
Number who intended to settle in Halifax County: 1,363[4]
Nova Scotia farms
Percentage change in number of registered farms in Nova Scotia 2016-2020: – 5.53%
Number of Nova Scotia counties with reduction in registered farms 2016-2020: 12
County with largest reduction in registered farms: Digby: – 33.3%[5]
Net farm income Nova Scotia 2016: $6.17 million
Net farm income Nova Scotia 2019: – $35.0 million (loss)[6]
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[1] StatsCanada Table 33-10-0270-01
[2] Nova Scotia Tourism
[3] N.S. Department of Business
[4] N.S. Department of Immigration
[5] N.S. Department of Agriculture
[6] Statistics Canada Table 32-10-0052-01
