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Halifax is the capital city of Nova Scotia and the economic centre for Canada's East Coast.

With a population of over 370,000, it is the largest city east of Québec and north of Boston. Halifax is experiencing consistent growth, with annual population increases of 1%. The Conference Board of Canada predicts the population of Halifax will reach 450,000 by the year 2020.

65% of residents are under 45 years of age
More than 1/4 are under 20 years of age
Working age student population of 50,000

Smart City
Halifax has 81.1 post-secondary students per 1,000 people, three times the national average. There are six degree-grantling institutions in Halifax. 67% of the working population has post-secondary education - one of the top five cities in Canada.

With seamless connections to the rest of the world, Halifax is easily accessible no matter where you are in the world.

"We've got some of the smartest minds and some of the best research going on, right here."

Janet MacMillan,
Principal
MT&L Public
Relations Limited