Corporate

We build places that improve our home and enrich our lives.


We leverage our projects and programs as tools to bring people together in pursuit of keeping Nova Scotians healthy, connected, and thriving no matter where they live. A thriving community is a powerful thing, and we’re doing our part to help communities reach their full potential by stewarding projects that enhance quality of life and community well-being, build local pride and momentum, and grow our economy.

Great places are accessible and connected.


A connected Nova Scotia is a thriving Nova Scotia. We are collaborating with communities across Nova Scotia to support rural growth through infrastructure and property development focused on supporting community and economic impact. We’re working to deliver access to high-speed internet to every household, and to enable more businesses to start and scale up, and to provide access to the connections for Nova Scotians to thrive, no matter where they live.

The remarkable intricacy and liveliness of downtown can never be created by the abstract logic of a few men. Downtown has had the capability of providing something for everybody only because it has been created by everybody.

Jane Jacobs

Great places are built for community first.


We develop and steward sustainable, year-round destinations for people, with people. When we invest in building places for people (especially locals), the outcomes are magnetic and sustainable places that create the conditions for community and commerce to thrive and investment to flow. And—perhaps most importantly—these places contribute to enhanced quality of life for everyone.

These intensely local partnerships with community create new avenues for growth, while leveraging our strength of place and community to attract people to Nova Scotia—to visit, to live, to work, to invest, and to participate.

$317.3

MILLION


in direct and spinoff
Gross Domestic Product

5,094

PERSON-YEARS


in direct and spinoff
employment

$238

MILLION


in direct and spinoff
household income

$25.8

MILLION


in direct and spinoff provincial
government tax revenue
Source: Group ATN Consulting (2018). Economic Impact of Develop Nova Scotia’s Approach to Waterfront Development.

Great places build on our collective strengths and natural assets.


Lunenburg Waterfront

Working waterfronts work hard for Nova Scotia. They are critical pieces of economic infrastructure—and it’s no secret that a rising tide lifts all boats! Creating the conditions for innovation is key to Nova Scotia’s economic growth and prosperity. We do our part to foster this growth through strategic partnerships, physical infrastructure, and platforms for business—but it takes a village.

We partner with industry, community, and all levels of government to steward spaces and develop sustainable infrastructure that support the growth of multiple businesses across high-potential ocean sectors. And, along the way, our collective efforts position Nova Scotia as a world leader in both ocean technology and sustainable development.

No place in Nova Scotia
is more than

67km

from the ocean

Ocean industries
employ over

35,000

Nova Scotian
workers

Over

300

oceansector
businesses

$4.5

BILLION


annual revenue for
ocean-related industries
(including spin-off)
Source: Group ATN Consulting (2018). Economic Impact of Develop Nova Scotia’s Approach to Waterfront Development.

News

The Pop Can: Small business pop-ups on the Halifax waterfront

Every week this 2023 season, there is going to be a new business activating “The Pop Can”. This space is a 20-foot shipping container is located in Sa…

Every week this 2023 season, there is going to be a new business activating “The Pop Can”. This space is a 20-foot shipping container is located in Salt Yard on the Halifax Waterfront.

Food & Beverage Business Opportunity on the Halifax Waterfront

Build Nova Scotia is seeking an operator for a food and beverage kiosk along the vibrant and active Halifax waterfront.

Build Nova Scotia is seeking an operator for a food and beverage kiosk along the vibrant and active Halifax waterfront.

Business Opportunity on the Halifax Waterfront

Build Nova Scotia is seeking a local business to operate the unique waterfront property at 1655 Lower Water Street.

Build Nova Scotia is seeking a local business to operate the unique waterfront property at 1655 Lower Water Street.

Weekly Pop-Up Business Opportunities in Salt Yard

Build Nova Scotia is seeking a bunch of local businesses for weekly pop-up opportunities on the Halifax waterfront.

Build Nova Scotia is seeking a bunch of local businesses for weekly pop-up opportunities on the Halifax waterfront.

Province Invests in Independent Pictou County High-Speed Internet Project

February 21, 2023—Pictou, NS: The Province has announced investment in support of the Municipality of Pictou County’s independent high-speed internet…

February 21, 2023—Pictou, NS: The Province has announced investment in support of the Municipality of Pictou County’s independent high-speed internet project on behalf of the Nova Scotia Internet Funding Trust. This invest…

One-Season Business Opportunity on the Halifax Waterfront

February 6, 2023 — Halifax, Nova Scotia: A fresh business opportunity on the Halifax waterfront. Build Nova Scotia is seeking multiple businesses to s…

February 6, 2023 — Halifax, Nova Scotia: A fresh business opportunity on the Halifax waterfront. Build Nova Scotia is seeking multiple businesses to showcase their products or services in pop-up chalet shops on the Halifax…

Premier Announces New Build Nova Scotia CEO

David Benoit will serve as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Build Nova Scotia, one of two new Crown corporations established to drive…

David Benoit will serve as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Build Nova Scotia, one of two new Crown corporations established to drive economic growth across the province.

Major Healthcare Expansion Includes More Services in More Locations

More beds, more operating rooms and two new and larger emergency departments are among the elements of More, Faster: The Action for Health Build, a co…

More beds, more operating rooms and two new and larger emergency departments are among the elements of More, Faster: The Action for Health Build, a comprehensive plan for improving healthcare services for Nova Scotians.

New Crown Corporations Launched to Drive Economic Growth

Today, December 1, the Province launched two new organizations that modernize the government's approach to economic development and improve accountabi…

Today, December 1, the Province launched two new organizations that modernize the government's approach to economic development and improve accountability to Nova Scotians.

Satellite Program Expands to Ensure Internet for Everyone

The Satellite Internet Service Rebate program is expanding once again to help more Nova Scotians get access to internet service faster.

The Satellite Internet Service Rebate program is expanding once again to help more Nova Scotians get access to internet service faster.