Halifax (NS)

Canada β€’ North America

Primary City: Halifax (NS)

Primary State/Province: Nova Scotia

Primary Language: English

Population: 503K

GDP: $23B β€’ GDP per capita: $46,287

GAWC Class: 12

#327

Global Rank

7.8

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

2.7%


Share

Halifax (NS) metro area

44.65, -63.59
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer β€’ Canada

HFX Wanderers FC

Halifax (NS) β€’ Level: 2

Other Men’s Teams2 teams

Hockey β€’ Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Halifax Mooseheads

Halifax (NS)

Lacrosse β€’ Other Sports

Halifax Thunderbirds

Halifax

Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team

Major Sporting Events

Annual Sporting Events1 event

Canada Sail Grand Prix

Sailing

β€’ Halifax

Top Companies

#CompanyValuationType
1Emera$16BPublic

Total Market Cap: $16B across 1 companies

Source data as of June 7, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#353

Dalhousie University

Halifax (NS), Canada

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Goffs β€’ 3 - International

Port1 entry

Port of Halifax

Halifax β€’ Passenger

Luxury Hospitality

FTG 4-Star1 entry

Muir, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Halifax

Halifax

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