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Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS NS72211CA

Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia industry analysis

Revenue for the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to grow x.x% to x,xxx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia Market Research Report

Definition of the Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia?

The Full-Service Restaurants industry in Canada includes restaurants that provide food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e. waiter or waitress service) and pay after eating. These establishments may provide this type of food service to patrons in combination with selling alcoholic and other beverages.

What’s included in the Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia?

The Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia includes serving food and beverages to customers, owning and operating full-service restaurants and managing chain or franchised restaurants. Related terms covered in the Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia industry report includes a restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by minimal table service, a retail measure used to assess the true performance of retail outlets by taking out the effect of new store openings and only including sales growth of existing stores and the location where a transaction occurs at a retail establishment or store.

Industry Performance of the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia

Benchmark the Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia

#7 in Highest Revenue 2.1% of province's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Full-Service Restaurants in Canada


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Key Drivers of the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia

See how key industry drivers, such as population, net migration, private investment in residential construction, consumer spending, number of households earning $100k or more and corporate profit are impacting Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Economic Indicators

Population
Net Migration
Private Investment in Residential Construction

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Canada Key External Drivers

Consumer spending
Number of households earning $100K or more
Corporate profit

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia

Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Full-Service Restaurants in Nova Scotia, such as Halifax, Cape Breton and Truro. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.

Key Statistics of the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia

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What is the market size of the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

The market size of the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia is $1.1bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

There are 1,917 businesses in the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.9% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia has been growing at an average annual rate of 12.8% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

There are 14,498 employees in the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Nova Scotia, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 12.4% from 2020 to 2025.