In all four Atlantic provinces, workers at the national average income level must earn more than $152 to boost their after-tax income by $100.
Atlantic Canada Prosperity
December 20, 2022
2:38PM
Between 2010 and 2020, the percentage of tax filers giving to charity decreased by 24.7 per cent in Nova Scotia.
August 10, 2022
9:53AM
Government spending in Nova Scotia encompassed 60.2 per cent of the economy.
July 27, 2022
9:45AM
The province's private-sector investment per worker was $11,300—the lowest level in Canada and 47 per cent below the national average.
March 31, 2022
9:06AM
The province's spending is projected to increase by $664 million over the next three years.
February 25, 2022
8:29AM
The province's per-person spending will increase from $15,022 before the pandemic to $15,738 by 2024/25.
January 24, 2022
8:57AM
Students in the province have missed at least 21 weeks of in-class learning in less than two years.
December 21, 2021
9:09AM
In the Maritimes, a larger share of provincial revenue comes from Ottawa than in any of the other provinces.
October 8, 2021
2:33PM
The recent inflow of people to the region does not mean the problem of outmigration has been solved.
August 23, 2021
2:10PM
The province spent more per-capita on health care than any other province.
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