Percentage increase in reported COVID-19 cases in Canada Sept.1-30: 22.6%<\/p>\n
Percentage increase in reported COVID-19 cases in United States Sept. 1-30: 19.5%<\/p>\n
Number of countries with more COVID-19 cases than Canada as of Sept. 30: 25<\/p>\n
Number of those countries with September increases lower than Canada\u2019s: 11\u00a0[1]<\/a><\/p>\n Fishing Income<\/strong><\/p>\n Average net fishing income for Nova Scotia tax filers 2010: $16,794<\/p>\n Average net fishing income for Nova Scotia tax filers 2017: $43,189<\/p>\n Percentage of tax filers reporting net fishing income over $100,000 in 2010: 3.97%<\/p>\n Percentage of tax filers reporting net fishing income over $100,000 in 2017: 26.09%<\/p>\n Percentage over $250,000 2010: 0.18%<\/p>\n Percentage over $250,000 2017: 2.55%\u00a0[2]<\/a><\/p>\n Value and volume of Fish Landings:<\/strong><\/p>\n Value of fish landings Nova Scotia 2010: $\u00a0\u00a0 647.6 million<\/p>\n Value of fish landings Nova Scotia 2017: $1,255.5 million<\/p>\n Value of lobster landings Nova Scotia 2010: $348.2 million<\/p>\n Value of lobster landings Nova Scotia: 2017: $802.2 million<\/p>\n Total landings Nova Scotia 2010: 253,997 million tonnes<\/p>\n Total landings Nova Scotia 2017: 243,819 million tonnes<\/p>\n Lobster landings 2010: 37,945 million tonnes<\/p>\n Lobster landings 2017: 47,115 million tonnes\u00a0[3]<\/a><\/p>\n Wage subsidies<\/strong><\/p>\n Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) payments to August 29: $37.44 Billion<\/p>\n Percentage of those payments to small business (less than 25 employees): 21.9%<\/p>\n Percentage to medium (25-250 employees) businesses: 40.7%<\/p>\n Percentage to large (250-plus employees) businesses: 34.7%<\/p>\n CEWS payments to Nova Scotia industry to August 29: $0.69 Billion<\/p>\n Percentage of Nova Scotia CEWS to firms in retail and wholesale trade: 19.8%<\/p>\n Percentage to manufacturing firms: 11.9%<\/p>\n Percentage to construction firms: 11.3%<\/p>\n Percentage to accommodation and food services: 9.1%<\/p>\n Percentage to arts, entertainment and recreation industry: 1.8%\u00a0[4]<\/a><\/p>\n Emergency Relief Benefits (CERB)<\/strong><\/p>\n CERB applications as percentage of Canadian population as of Oct. 4: 23.4%<\/p>\n CERB applications as percentage of Atlantic Canada population: 22.6%<\/p>\n CERB applications as percentage of Nova Scotia population: 21.9%<\/p>\n Province with highest percentage of CERB per population: Alberta 24.2%\u00a0[5]<\/a><\/p>\n -30-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [1]<\/a> Worldometer<\/p>\n [2]<\/a> Canada Revenue Agency-T1 Final Statistics<\/p>\n [3]<\/a> Department of Fisheries and Oceans<\/p>\n