About the Ship Building in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Ship Building in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
Definition of the Ship Building in Nova Scotia?
Companies in the Ship Building industry in Canada build, repair, convert and modify ships in shipyards, including warships, icebreakers and ferries. Shipyards are fixed facilities with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building ships, defined as watercraft suitable or intended for purposes other than personal or recreational use. This does not include boat building activities.
What’s included in the Ship Building in Nova Scotia?
The Ship Building in Nova Scotia includes civil ship building, civil repair and maintenance services, offshore oil and gas structures and components, naval ship building and naval repair and maintenance services. Related terms covered in the Ship Building in Nova Scotia industry report includes a flat-bottomed boat that is built mainly for river and canal transportation of heavy goods, a fixed facility with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship and a ship between 55,000 dwt and 80,000 dwt, the largest ship capable of navigating in the panama canal.
Industry Performance of the Ship Building industry in Nova Scotia
Benchmark the Ship Building in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Ship Building in Nova Scotia
#4 in Highest Revenue 13.4% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Ship Building in Canada
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
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Key Drivers of the Ship Building industry in Nova Scotia
See how key industry drivers, such as population, net migration, private investment in residential construction, government funding for defense, total value of world trade and government consumption and investment are impacting Ship Building in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Economic Indicators
Population
Net Migration
Private Investment in Residential Construction
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Canada Key External Drivers
Government funding for defense
Total value of world trade
Government consumption and investment
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Ship Building industry in Nova Scotia
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Ship Building in Nova Scotia, such as Halifax, New Glasgow and Truro. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Ship Building industry in Nova Scotia
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
