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The Province Of Nova Scotia
ova Scotia is one of the
three Maritime Provinces There is a population of 940,000
located in Eastern Canada. people (Jan 2002) and most of the
It comprises of a peninsula on larger towns are located along
the mainland and Cape Breton the seacoasts. The provincial
Island. With an area of 21,345 capital is Halifax located on the
square miles, including 751 south coast and an international
square miles of inland water, it seaport. Dartmouth, across the
is Canada's second smallest harbour from Halifax, is the
Province. Provinces second largest town.
There are dozens of fishing
Nova Scotia is situated in the villages and towns scattered
Atlantic Ocean and is almost around the coastline of Nova
completely surrounded by water; Scotia.
no part of the province is more
than 35 miles from the ocean. The There are hundreds of rivers and
peninsula is joined to the small streams; thousands of lakes
mainland and the Province of New and many areas of bogs throughout
Brunswick by a narrow strip of the Province. The Cape Breton
land called Isthmus of Chignecto. Island is home to the highest
To the North is Prince Edward point of Nova Scotia 532 metres
Island (PEI) and to the West is above sea level and is very
Maine, USA. hilly. The mainland has two
ridges that run over 100 miles
The Province is in the Atlantic long. Both the mainland and the
Time Zone which is Greenwich Island are an outdoor
Meantime -4 hours. Between the enthusiast’s paradise being rich
months of April and October in recreational opportunities and
Daylight Saving is in effect and over 120 Parks to enjoy.
the difference is GMT -3 hours.
There are several areas of the years have seen the Province turn
Province that lie below sea level around its fortunes and have now
with huge dikes that hold back balanced the budget and are
the sea, allowing for thousands attracting several large IT
of acres of farmland. Nova Scotia companies to the Halifax area.
is famous for its many gravel and
sand beaches, but the ocean The Province has an active
temperatures only allow for Provincial Nominee Program aiming
swimming during July and August. to attract certain skills and
January is generally the coldest trades - if you meet the
month of the year with an average qualifying criteria it can make a
temperature of -4 degrees Celsius difference for your application
near the coast; the hottest month processing time. Not only is the
is normally July when the average Province trying to attract new
temperature is 16 degrees Immigrants but also providing
Celsius. The interior of the Settlement Support Services to
province has colder winters and give people every chance of
warmer summers by a few degrees. making a successful start to
An average of more than 45 inches their new lives.
of rain falls annually and more
than 70 inches of snow covers Other responsibilities of the
most of the province in the Provincial Government are the
winter. Ice storms and rain can Healthcare System administration
also happen during the winter. which is partially funded by
extra cash from the Federal
The Provincial Government of Nova Government. The Provincial
Scotia is led by newly elected Education System is also
Premier Rodney Macdonald, the benefiting from the injection of
leader of the Progressive Federal funds. Both of these
Conservative party. The past few issues were election pledges for
the Hamm Government, so it will own levels of Taxation in
be interesting to see if Mr addition to the Federal rates.
MacDonald lives up to them! These taxes are needed to pay for
all the Provincial
As with all the Provinces, the responsibilities and will include
laws for Driving are administered the Harmonised Sales Tax (HST)
by the Provincial Government. which is 15%. This figure
includes the Federal GST at 7%
Each Province also has to set its though.
About the Author:
Dave Lympany and his family emigrated to Canada in 2003 and have produced a free information resource for Canada and Canadian Immigration – http://www.onestopimmigration-canada.com
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