Welcome to Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia is Canada’s ocean playground. We enjoy a temperate climate with four distinct seasons, including snowy winters and warm summers. Approximately one million people live here, with roughly half living in the capital city harbour city of Halifax. A rich, multicultural history, and a mix of urban and rural lifestyles make this a popular place to call home.
Quality of life
Finding things to do here is easy. Choosing might not be.
Arts & Culture
From fine art to folk art to music, theater and visual arts. Art lives here in Nova Scotia.
Beaches
With 13,000km of coastline, you’re always within an hour’s drive or less from the water.
Communities
Nova Scotia is famous for its sense of community and friendly people. Everyone’s included. We encourage talking to strangers.
Events
International jazz and film festivals. The world’s only pumpkin boat race. All kinds of fun in between.
Parks
Neighbourhood playgrounds, plenty of hiking and camping opportunities, and host to North America’s oldest Victorian garden. NS offers up all kinds of parks. All over the province.
Recreation
Surf, ski, snowboard. Hike, canoe, kayak. Or just relax. You can do it all here. Or as little as you like.
Restaurants
From the world’s best seafood to the height of haute cuisine. Whatever you’re hungry for.
Sports
Whatever your game, on land, water, or snow. Watch or play.
We have space for you
Over 55,000 square kilometers (more than 21,000 square miles) to work and play in. Modern cities, quaint seaside towns, farms, forests, orchards, vineyards… Nova Scotia is a peninsula (shaped like a whale), surrounded on three sides by ocean. For a deeper dive into each unique part of the province, get your feet wet here.
As a pharmacist in Nova Scotia, I take pride in our vibrant and dynamic province that actively supports our profession and empowers me to reach my fullest potential as a health-care provider.
Pharmacists are no longer just the healthcare professionals that educate patients on medications.
What makes Nova Scotia unique is our broad scope of practice. We work in pharmacy clinics where we can intervene and help patients.
With the evolving and expanded scope of practice, pharmacists are now able to practice more fully.
Reach out, we’ll reach back
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Learn more about Nova Scotia, Canada
Find what piques your interest and get more information about living and working here.
- Annapolis Valley
- Artisans, Shops & Galleries
- Atlantic International Film Festival
- Campgrounds & Parks
- Cape Breton Island
- Coastal Nova Scotia
- Discover Halifax
- Festivals & Events
- Halifax
- Museums & Historic Sites
- Nova Scotia Tourism
- Sports
- Taste of Nova Scotia
- Winter Fun in Nova Scotia
- Yarmouth and Acadian Shores