The dataset provides information on industry specialization, industry structure and employment for Nova Scotia’s Functional Economic Regions. The data fields include: Functional Economic Region Name, North American Industry Classification (NAICS) - 4-digits; Category and Type of Industry; Location Quotient by Employment; and Level of Specialization category. Fields may be updated or change over time.

Small business recipients of the Small Business Impact Grant and the Small Business Reopening and Support Grant, and aggregate dollar grant amounts by business type.

Invest Nova Scotia is Nova Scotia’s business development agency that works to promote economic growth and community economic development in the province by enabling business, innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship.

Early stage deep technology start-ups are a key focus area for Invest Nova Scotia. They are supported through venture capital, incubation facilities, expert advice, and other acceleration initiatives.

Invest Nova Scotia makes equity investments through the Nova Scotia First Fund (NSFF), a venture capital fund backed by the Nova Scotia government. Venture capital-backed start-ups typically have a greater economic impact than their non-backed peers, demonstrating stronger growth in revenue, employment and assets. Invest Nova Scotia is driven by generating financial returns on its fund, and also seeks to leverage its deals with other venture capital and angel co-investors, attracting new capital and expertise for the region.

The Amount Raised by Invest Nova Scotia Investment Portfolio Companies dataset shows the total investment dollars raised by Invest Nova Scotia’s investment portfolio throughout the year. The amount speaks to the strength of the companies in Invest Nova Scotia’s portfolio (i.e., their ability to attract capital) and Invest Nova Scotia’s ability to support them in those efforts.

The dataset provides information on industry specialization, industry structure and number of business locations for Nova Scotia’s Functional Economic Regions. The data fields include: Functional Economic Region Name, Month and Year; Category (e.g., Farming); Type (Traded or Local); North American Industry Classification (NAICS) - 6-digits; Location Quotient; and Employment Size Categories for Business Locations. Fields may be added to or change over time.

The dataset provides indicators for assessing “innovation-driven entrepreneurship’ in regional ecosystems (iEcosystems) based on Nova Scotia’s Functional Economic Regions. Each indicator includes a score of 1 to 10 on how a region performs against other regions across Canada. The data fields include: Index Year, Functional Economic Region Name, Indicator, and Score. Indicators are subject to change over time.

Organizational names of applicants and recipients of the COVID Small Business Impact Grant and Small Business Reopening and Support Grant, with organizational classification

The dataset provides information on industry specialization, industry structure and employment for Nova Scotia’s Functional Economic Regions. The data fields include: Functional Economic Region Name, North American Industry Classification (NAICS) - 4-digits; Category and Type of Industry; Location Quotient by Employment; and Level of Specialization category. Fields may be updated or change over time.

Aquaculture Production (Volume and Value) and Employment (Full-Time and Part-Time) by County, as reported by Licensed Aquaculturists

[ARCHIVED] Community Counts data is retained for archival purposes only, such as research, reference and record-keeping. This data has not been maintained or updated. Users looking for the latest information should refer to Statistics Canada’s Census Program (https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm?MM=1) for the latest data, including detailed results about Nova Scotia.

This table reports the number of business establishments . By industry (NAICS). By number of employees. Geographies available: Counties

[ARCHIVED] This dataset has been superseded by Access Centres Office Locations & Hours (https://data.novascotia.ca/Public-Service/Access-Centres-Office-Locations-Hours/f35v-t3mg).

Listing of provincial Business Registration Unit office locations and hours of operations