Cost-cutting measures led to an unexpected budget surplus, but also may have led to an exit of doctors, teachers and film industry workers
The budget increases the basic personal exemption by up to $3,000 for taxable income up to $75,000
Local workers are irritated, but Irving's recruiting in Poland for workers to build Canada's new fleet of warships is not unexpected
Think-tank calls for the region to get its economic act together by lowering taxes and increasing natural gas reserves
With a stalled economy and pressure to slow an exodus of the young, Nova Scotia appears to be getting serious about providing boosts for the private sector and reducing public spending. A recent example is pooled registered pension plans: two years after the federal government made these plans available, Nova Scotia adopted them. The hope […]
OSFI will be responsible for licensing, registration and supervision
Five federal liberal cabinet mini-sters have inked a new immigration deal with the four Liberal East Coast premiers that will bring in as many as 2,000 immigrants and their families to Atlantic Canada next year. According to the Atlantic Growth Strategy, as the initiative is called, this is a substantial increase, amounting to almost half […]
The province's Liberals, facing an election next year, have presented a "good news" budget. But there are many skeptics
The changes will allow certain enforcement orders from other provincial regulators to apply right away in Nova Scotia
Spring is around the corner, and as the Easter Bunny prepares to wow little ones with brightly coloured eggs and a wealth of chocolate, some provinces are poised to unveil a goody basket of their own. For Nova Scotia, however, the occasion may be marked by restraint, not celebration. In anticipation of what is expected […]