This study provides a labour overview of the sector. It identifies labour market issues in the sector such as training needs, recruitment and retention issues as well as other human resource challenges.A labour profile for the sector documenting employment levels, occupational information by sub-sector, and percentage of workforce that have immigrated to Nova Scotia, demographic and income information is prepared, existing and potential labour market issues are analyzed and recommendations are developed to outline areas where the provincial government can support the sector from a labour perspective.20 telephone interviews were conducted.

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This study provides an economic impact analysis of the Donkin Coal Mine located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The deposit contains a saleable reserve of 48 million tonnes and further inferred resources of 254 million tonnes suggesting an operational mine life of at least 29 years. Economic impacts are estimated separately for both capital construction activity as well as annual operation. The impacts are reported according to conventional indicators including GDP, employment, labour income, and provincial and federal tax revenues. The analysis generates direct and spinoff (indirect and induced) impact estimates for the Cape Breton and Nova Scotia economies based on Statistics Canada�s Interprovincial Input-Output Model.

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This study completes an economic impact assessment of the Rum Runners Trail in the summer of 2016. The Rum Runners Trail Committee (RRTC) is focused on developing non-resident tourist activity on the Rum Runners Trail from Halifax to Lunenburg. The Trail is jointly funded by ACOA, the Nova Scotia Tourism Agency and the municipalities of Halifax, Chester and Lunenburg. There is a pressing need to develop baseline estimates of trail use and expenditures attributed to the trail. The intent is to replicate the study in three years to determine the impact on tourism of the promotion and development of the Rum Runners Trail.

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