Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia (NS) is on Canada's east coast.

• Along with New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, it belongs to a region known as The Maritimes or the Maritime Provinces.

• The Maritime Provinces, along with Newfoundland & Labrador, are called Atlantic Canada.

• Being on the east coast of Canada, Nova Scotia is closer to the UK than many other provinces are.

• As the name suggests, Nova Scotia has a strong Scots heritage. There are many Macs in the phone book, for example.

• It gets neither as cold nor as hot as the rest of Canada, though it does get snow.

• It's about the size and ruggedness of Ireland, and home to a million people.

• The main city is Halifax (population 360,000). Several studies have rated Halifax's quality of life second best amongst Canada's cities.

• The economy is somewhat agrarian.

• Along with the other Atlantic provinces, Nova Scotia is exceptionally friendly.

• Housing is much cheaper than it is in many other parts of Canada.

• Nova Scotia generally is divided into the following areas:
  • Annapolis Valley
    • Annapolis County
    • Kings County
  • Cape Breton
    • Cape Breton County
    • Inverness County
    • Richmond County
    • Victoria County
  • Central and North (also called the "North Shore")
    • Colchester County
    • Cumberland County
    • Hants County
  • Eastern
    • Antigonish County
    • Guysborough County
    • Pictou County
  • Halifax Region
    • Halifax County
  • South Shore
    • Lunenburg County
    • Queens County
  • Southwest
    • Digby County
    • Shelburne County
    • Yarmouth County

• For more information about Nova Scotia, see:
  • Wikipedia article on Nova Scotia
  • Nova Scotia - Come to Life
  • Cities/towns in Nova Scotia - Good source of information for towns/cities in Nova Scotia (weather, demographics, employment, etc.)
  • Government of Nova Scotia
  • Nova Scotia Tourism
  • Map of Nova Scotia's counties
  • Nova Scotia Community Identified Stream - a way of fast-tracking your permanent resident visa application
  • Career Beacon - job website
  • Provincial Health Insurance Plan
  • Pharmacare - prescription drug cost assistance
  • Childcare in Nova Scotia - a BE Wiki article