For information on any of our key sectors, please contact:Brenda BakerNova Scotia Business Inc.Tel: 902.424.5054Fax: 902.424.0664Toll Free in Nova Scotia: 1.877.297.2124Toll Free in North America: 1.800.260.6682 Email: gov.ns.ca
To this end, our business development team has concentrated its activities on the following key sectors:Financial ServicesNova Scotia, Canada is becoming a strategic growth centre for international financial services and insurance companies. Leading hedge fund administration and reinsurance firms are servicing their global client base from the province's capital city of Halifax.
Information TechnologyThe information communications technology (ICT) sector in Nova Scotia is strong, diversified and growing. We continually attract international, award-winning IT service firms like CGI, Sierra Systems and Research In Motion (RIM) to the province.
Defence & AerospaceThe defence & aerospace sector has a long, proud history in Nova Scotia and share a strategic future.
EnergyNova Scotia is home to a strong oil and gas industry, and has the ability to supply a variety of energy types such as electricity, renewable energy, coal, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) using state-of-the art technology.
Life SciencesNova Scotia’s life sciences sector is diverse, with activity in human health, animal health, marine biotech, natural resources, medical device design and manufacturing, nutraceuticals and functional foods, the environment, bioinformatics, drug development & food processing.
ManufacturingNova Scotia’s competitive labour and energy costs, resources, and solid transportation infrastructure make Nova Scotia the location of choice for a variety of manufacturing applications.
Contact Centres / BPOThe contact centre / BPO sector has undergone considerable change in recent years. The industry has seen growing trends in establishing offshore locations, and a shift from traditional call centre activities.