Infographic: Building Canada’s next generation of naval vessels at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure thousands of long-term jobs, bolster Nova Scotia’s economy for a quarter-of-a-century and provide substantial economic benefits across Canada. If Halifax Wins, Everyone Wins.

1. Building Canada’s next generation of naval vessels at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard is
a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure thousands of long-term jobs, bolster Nova Scotia’s
economy for a quarter-of-a-century and provide substantial economic benefits across Canada.
NATIONAL IMPACT
INCREASE IN REAL BUILDING THESE
GDP FOR EVERY VESSELS AT HALIFAX
$
1000 OF PROCUREMENT SHIPYARD WOULD DRIVE
IN NOVA SCOTIA SUPERIOR BENEFITS TO
THE REST OF CANADA.
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PROVINCIAL IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY COMPARISON
UNIVERSITIES 11,030 PEAK OF 11,500 JOBS.
COMBAT VESSEL PROJECT* 8,453
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION 6,138 OVER $400 MILLION IN
PERSONAL DISPOSABLE
ACCOMMODATION SERVICES 5,217
INCOME.
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MANUFACTURING 4,645
NON-COMBAT VESSEL PROJECT* 3,744
OVER $350 MILLION IN
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 3,262 FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL
AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE.
0 4,000 8,000 12,000
* AVERAGE ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT
NOTE: CHART IS MEANT AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SHIPBUILDING PROJECTS
AND NOT ACTUAL INDUSTRY TO INDUSTRY COMPARISONS
INCREASE IN NOVA SCOTIA EMPLOYMENT
COMBAT VESSEL SCENARIO
12,000
NON-COMBAT VESSEL SCENARIO
10,000
8,000
NUMBER OF JOBS
6,000
4,000
2,000
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
YEAR
LOCAL YEARLY IMPACT
420 NEW 750 NEW CARS $38.5 MILLION OTHER BENEFITS
HOUSING UNITS ON GROCERIES A GENERATION OF STABLE
EMPLOYMENT; CATALYST TO
REVERSE OUTWARD MIGRATION
OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ATTRACT
OTHERS TO COME AND GROW
$8.5 MILLION $11 MILLION
ON TELEPHONE IN RESTAURANTS OUR POPULATION; STABILITY FOR
SERVICES SMALL BUSINESSES; INCREASED
CONFIDENCE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND WITH BUSINESSES; HALIFAX
BECOMES A HIGH-GROWTH CITY.
NEW JOBS AND NEW INCOME WILL DRIVE DEMAND FOR:
JOBS AT PEAK IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUES NATIONAL SHIPBUILDING
PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
SOURCE : CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA
JUPIA CONSULTANTS INC.
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