Government of Nova Scotia
Economic Development
Business Climate Index


Nova Scotia’s business climate ranks 4th

PROVINCE 1999    
Alberta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st
Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd
British Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd
Nova Scotia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th
Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th
Manitoba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th
New Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th
Saskatchewan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th
Newfoundland & Labrador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th
Prince Edward Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th

Only 1999 statistics are used to determine rankings.

Indicators

Development Capacity - Rank 5
Development Capacity examines the quality and availability of the of the social and physical infrastructure building blocks of successful economies. Capacity levels impact both short term and long term development prospects.

Economic Performance - Rank 3
Economic Performance measures the strength and growth of the Nova Scotia economy and how well provinces provide opportunities for employment, income, and an improving quality of life.

Tax & Fiscal Environment - Rank 3
Tax & Fiscal Environment measures the extent to which Nova Scotia companies and individuals are taxed and how those funds are used to grow the economy.

Business Vitality - Rank 6
Business Vitality recognizes the importance of the health of businesses located within a province. It measure the strength of the business sector.




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