Nova Scotia Business ToolkitLocate in Nova Scotia

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For information on any of our key sectors, please contact:


Brenda Baker
Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Tel: 902.424.5054
Fax: 902.424.0664
Toll Free in Nova Scotia: 1.877.297.2124
Toll Free in North America: 1.800.260.6682
Email: gov.ns.ca 

Business Sectors

To this end, our business development team has concentrated its activities on the following key sectors:

Financial ServicesFinancial Services
Nova 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 TechnologyInformation Technology
The 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.

Defense & AerospaceDefence & Aerospace
The defence & aerospace sector has a long, proud history in Nova Scotia and share a strategic future. 


EnergyEnergy
Nova 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 SciencesLife Sciences
Nova 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.

ManufacturingManufacturing
Nova 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 / BPOContact Centres / BPO
The 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.