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Halifax is the largest Canadian city east of Quebec. To give you a sense of the distance, it would take about 12 hours to drive from Halifax to Montreal, and another six hours to drive from Montreal to Toronto. According to the most recent census, the entire province of Nova Scotia has a population just under one million. For reference, this is about one-quarter the size of the population Montreal and the surrounding area, and one-sixth the size of the Greater Toronto Area.
If we look specifically at Halifax, the population is about ,, making it the 13th largest city in Canada. Now, any Nova Scotian will tell you not to scoff at the size of the population. People do not come to the East Coast for its bustling streets, busy lifestyle, and fast-pace. Quite the opposite, in fact. Halifax is known to have a slower pace than the popular immigrant destinations of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, but this Atlantic gem has a lot to offer.
The city sits on the Atlantic coast and, as such, hosts the beautiful Halifax harbour. On hot summer days you can take a stroll on the boardwalk, take in the ocean breeze, and maybe catch a street performer busking on a pier as part of the Halifax Busker Festival. Yours truly saved up for music lessons in high school by playing music for passersby on the harbourfront boardwalk.
In Halifax, you might have to look harder if you want that high-paying, ambition-driven job that you would be able to find in Toronto. But, if you plan it right, you can find a comfortable job, with a slow-paced lifestyle, a safe community, and a province dotted with picturesque small towns and gems of natural beauty. The city is investing in more cycling trails and pathways with some new bike lane projects underway now and others planned for And, if you move to Dartmouth, a ferry can get you across the harbour and into downtown Halifax in about 12 minutes.
Access to parks, walking trails and public transportation have become some of the most important considerations when people start looking for a good place to live. Education options are plentiful. Along with its publicly-funded education system, Halifax has some top-notch private schooling options for anyone willing and able to pay for private education for their children.
There are a lot of post-secondary choices as well. Halifax also offers college-level education at the Nova Scotia Community College.
Is Halifax the place for you? Munro admits that he remains concerned about a labour shortage in Halifax. The number of job vacancies rose from just over 4, in early to more than 6, for most of Business confidence is a prime example. Confidence begets investment, which in turn begets confidence, which in turn begets investment. Start your Membership Now. Your home for the news shaping Canada's East Coast. Close Search. Subscribe now Sign in My Account Log out.
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