Province profile
Nova Scotia
Canada · GDP 2024
#7 of 13 Canadian provinces by GDPtop-quartile growth
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$47.7B
Statistics Canada · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.0%
Statistics Canada · 2024
Jobs tracked
523,500
StatCan · 2025
Employers
31,939
StatCan · 2022
Avg. wage
$43.4k
StatCan · 2025
Population
1,093,245
StatCan · 2025
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Empire Company LimitedConsumer Defensive$23.1B63C2Emera IncorporatedUtilities$6.3B52D3High Liner Foods IncorporatedConsumer Defensive$1.0B65B4Chorus Aviation Inc.Industrials$941.8M60C5WildBrain Ltd.Communication Services$375.1M60C6Crombie Real Estate Investment TrustReal Estate$357.7M64C7Killam Apartment REITReal Estate$274.3M62C8GoGold Resources Inc.Basic Materials$72.5M79B+9Clarke Inc.Consumer Cyclical$58.3M55C10Nova Leap Health Corp.Healthcare$32.0M75B+11Meta Materials Inc.Technology$8.0M——12Torrent Capital Ltd.Financial Services$2.7M——13Appili Therapeutics IncHealthcare$177.1k28D14MedMira Inc.Healthcare$172.4k31D15Morien Resources Corp.Energy$16.2k21D16Zonte Metals Inc.Basic Materials$0——17Elcora Advanced Materials Corp.Basic Materials$0——18Silver Tiger Metals Inc.Basic Materials$0——19Fortune Bay Corp.Basic Materials$0——20Sylla Gold Corp.Basic Materials$0——21Silver Spruce Resources Inc.Basic Materials$0——22Sona Nanotech Inc.Healthcare$0——23Maritime Launch Services Inc.Industrials$0——24Antler Gold Inc.Basic Materials$0——25EDM Resources IncBasic Materials$0——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
No sector-employment detail published for this place. CBP/StatCan
GDP trend
2020–2024 · nominal
$34.4B2020
$41.0B2021
$43.2B2022
$44.8B2023
$47.7B2024
Filing activity
SEC · cross-listedWage trend
StatCan · 2021–2025$43.4k
avg. annual pay · +7% since 2021
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What is the GDP of Nova Scotia?
Nova Scotia's economy produced $47.7B in 2024, growing 8.0% year over year — faster than most Canadian provinces.
Native: 65.3B CAD · converted at the 2024 average rate.
GDP: Statistics Canada (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: StatCan (2025) · Population & migration: StatCan · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.