Halifax (NS)

Canada North America

Primary City: Halifax (NS)

Primary State/Province: Nova Scotia

Primary Language: English

Population: 503K

GDP: $23B • GDP per capita: $46,287

GAWC Class: 12

#326

Global Rank

7.8

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

2.7%


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Halifax (NS) metro area

44.65, -63.59
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Airport Score, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research, Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/SoccerCanada

HFX Wanderers FC

Halifax (NS)Level: 2

Other Men’s Teams2 teams

HockeyMinor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Halifax Mooseheads

Halifax (NS)

LacrosseOther Sports

Halifax Thunderbirds

Halifax

Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team

Major Sporting Events

Annual Sporting Events1 event

Canada Sail Grand Prix

Sailing

Halifax

Top Companies

1Emera
$16B
Public

Total Market Cap: $16B across 1 companies

Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Sound of Halifax (NS)

#92 by artist origin · combined 33.8 (US 2.9 / UK 0.1) · signature decade 1990s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Anne Murray, Sarah McLachlan

Number-one singles by Halifax (NS) artists1

You Needed Me

Anne Murray

US1978

Screen of Halifax (NS)

#349 by film pedigree · score 7.9 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Elliot Page, Ruby Keeler

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#353

Dalhousie University

Halifax (NS), Canada

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Goffs • 3 - International

Port1 entry

Port of Halifax

Halifax • Passenger

Luxury Hospitality

FTG 4-Star1 entry

Muir, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Halifax

Halifax