Nova Scotia to Introduce Its Largest Minimum Wage Increase Ever Nova Scotians will benefit this year from the largest minimum wage increase in the province’s history. Quick Facts: the current minimum wage of $15.20 per hour took effect April 1, 2024; the rate reached...

Bank of Canada Cuts & Ends QT, Loonie Plunges Further Canada’s central bank slashed its key interest rate, as widely expected—but went even further. Earlier today, the Bank of Canada (BoC) announced it would slash the overnight rate by 25 basis points (bps), as...

Simmons Appeal Decision Released The Simmons Appeal Decision, which overturns the Nova Scotia Small Claims Court ruling, has been released. Justice John A. Keith delivered a clear and thoughtful judgment, emphasizing that adjudicators must base their decisions...

What Will Happen To Liberal Housing Policies After Trudeau’s Resignation? With Conservatives firmly leading the polls, we may have mere months with a Liberal government. What's next for federal housing policy is very much so up in the air. It’s been quite the run for...

Population growth in N.S. now mainly driven by international migration Pandemic-driven stream of people moving to N.S. from other provinces has slowed The flow of people moving to Nova Scotia from other Canadian provinces has slowed down over the last two years,...

Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis; advocates disagree The worst of Halifax’s homeless crisis is over, says the city’s new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible — even as homelessness advocates vigorously...

N.S. premier announces Treasury Board members, new House leader Brendan Maguire takes over government House leader role from Kim Masland Premier Tim Houston has announced more key appointments as his government settles into its second mandate. An order-in-council...

Fall 2024 Rental Market Report In Halifax, strong rental supply growth and slower population growth relieved some of the pressure in the rental market. As a result, the vacancy rate saw significant growth to 2.1% this year, while average rent growth saw the largest...

Supporters, opponents of rent cap seek change to Liberal legislation "If we're going to look hard on the revenue side, we've got to make sure we've got guardrails on the cost side," said Jeremy Jackson, a vice-president at Killam Apartments, which owns more than a...

Vancouver passes motion for multi-residential cooling solutions Vancouver City Council passed a motion calling for the provincial government to address critical gaps in access to cooling solutions, particularly for those living in multi-unit residential buildings,...