The document discusses population growth and economic trends in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It notes that Halifax experienced strong population growth in 2014 that was even higher than previously estimated for 2013. It also discusses Halifax's growing startup culture and economy, with sectors like ocean technology continuing to expand. Sustainability indicators like decreased car dependency and increased apartment construction are improving the city's quality of place. Crime and workplace safety rates continue to climb while measures of community remain middle of the pack.
6. …AND STRONGER THAN THOUGHT IN 2013
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Halifax Population Growth (people)
Population Growth 2015 Revision Annual average
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8. Out Migration is an Age Thing
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Net Outmigration by Age Group
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9. THE IMPACT OF NET OUTMIGRATION ON NOVA
SCOTIA
• 1300 PEOPLE A YEAR (NET)
• $80,000 in net taxes if they have a bachelors
degree or higher, for each person
• $47 million in lifetime net taxes, every year
• $1.2 billion in lifetime income, every year
• A focus on retaining new grads…over $1 billion in
provincial revenue over the last 10 years
The Halifax Index measures Halifax’s progress toward broad economic development
It benchmarks Halifax’s progress against five Canadian cities
Eliminating net youth out migration would double our growth rate for GDP in any given year and make us the fastest growing province in Canada.
Net provincial taxes = tax revenues after program spending
the Island Sandbox: Cape Breton University and NSCC Marconi Campus-- the Community Sandbox: Saint Mary's University, NSCAD University, and Mount Saint Vincent University-- the Nova Scotia Agriculture Sandbox: Dalhousie University and Acadia University-- the ICT Sandbox: Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, NSCAD University and Volta Labs
Strong growth in 2015 led by the manufacturing sector as work gets underway at the Halifax Shipyard
Construction sector output forecast to increase as housing starts begin to turn around after a very soft year in 2014
Services sector expected to benefit from strength in goods sector
New Ocean Innovation Centre at former Canadian coast Guard site in Dartmouth
Waterfront Dev Corp to work with gov, industry, and post-secondary to drive more investment, commercialization, exports, and growth
Adds to province’s 200 company ocean tech sector which employs 15% of Nova Scotian’s, includes 450 PhDs and accounts for a third of the province’s R&D
Dr. Katherine LoflinPlacemaking – Soul of the Community and BeyondIn a multi-year, multi-city study led by Dr. Loflin called "The Soul of the Community," nearly 43,000 people in 26 communities across the United States indicated the three main factors that describe why they have become attached to, and stay in, a community. The three factors are aesthetic beauty, the opportunities for socializing that the place provides, and its openness. This attachment improves a community's economic prospects-people who are more attached to a place tend to work harder, spend more locally, and are more entrepreneurial, and places worth attaching to are able to attract and retain a more talented workforce, which in turn attracts more business.
The Halifax Index measures Halifax’s progress toward broad economic development
It benchmarks Halifax’s progress against five Canadian cities