Government of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia based businesses with export capacity are identified in the Nova Scotia quality food and beverage export directory, identifying products and suppliers for interested importers in a variety of markets.

Wave time series data collected at various locations throughout the waters of Shelburne County by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture’s Aquaculture Division.

[ARCHIVED] Community Counts data is retained for archival purposes only, such as research, reference and record-keeping. This data has not been maintained or updated. Users looking for the latest information should refer to Statistics Canada’s Census Program...

This dataset provides information about how agricultural land is being protected through municipal land use planning. Each municipality is listed along with the level of agricultural land protection found within municipal land use plans. Agricultural protection is described as either exclusive...

The Wildlife Compensation Program provides compensation to producers who experience damage to specified agricultural products caused by specific wildlife species. Compensation compliments crop insurance plans that list wildlife as an insurable peril as well as operates on its own for crop and/or...

Farm Registration is a voluntary annual program that provides managed access to government programs by farm businesses, collection of farm information to develop agricultural policy and provide stable funding of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture.

The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture offers a number of funding programs (grants) to assist in the development of the agricultural industry and sustainable agricultural practices.

Wave time series data collected at various locations throughout the waters of Digby County by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture’s Aquaculture Division.

Dataset indicates the total number of dairy livestock animals, total premiums collected and the claims paid for all perils within each fiscal year, and a loss ratio associated with each. The Loss ratio is determined by the claims paid/total premiums collected.

This dataset provides an annual update based on the fiscal year (April 1- March 31) of all the insurance plans outlined by regulations under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act for the number of growers participating in the plan, number of acres, herds, trees or animals insured, total coverage...

Dataset indicates the total number of flocks, the number of insured birds, total premiums collected, claims paid, and total coverage for all poultry plan types within each fiscal year.

Current speed and direction time series data collected in a vertical profile at various locations throughout the coastal waters of Inverness County.

[ARCHIVED] The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture offers a number of funding programs (grants) to assist in the development of the agricultural industry and sustainable agricultural practices.

A list of non-department led workshops sponsored/funded by the ThinkFARM new entrant program

Deployment specifications for wave time series data collected at various locations throughout the waters of Nova Scotia by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture’s Aquaculture Division.

Deployment locations and configuration details of Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) included in the Centre for Marine Applied Research’s (CMAR) “Current Data” county datasets. The dataset for each county is available at...

Fish stocking records from Nova Scotia fish hatcheries. Includes trout and salmon stocking, size, number, location, stock and growth stage. Records contain both fall and spring distributions.

Formerly known as the Nova Scotia Sportfish Registry, this dataset is a list of the current record holders for several popular Nova Scotia sportfish. There are both youth and adult, catch and release and catch and keep and smallmouth bass tournament categories.

A list of all smallmouth bass and chain pickerel tournaments permitted under the Competitive Fishing Policy

File contains all issued marine aquaculture leases along the coast of Nova Scotia. Fisheries and Aquaculture also provides a mapping tool for this data at: http://novascotia.ca/fish/aquaculture/site-mapping-tool/