Companies in Nova Scotia (NS)
6,462 active companies are registered in Nova Scotia as of 2026-06-02. They have received 2,892 federal grants worth $1.6B CAD and 4,138 federal procurement contracts worth $10.1B CAD. 0 are currently hiring.
- Active companies
- 6,462
- Industries present (NAICS)
- 0
- Companies hiring now
- 0
- Federal grants received
- 2,892 ($1.6B CAD)
- Federal contracts awarded
- 4,138 ($10.1B CAD)
Browse by other dimensions
All provincesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and HuntingMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas ExtractionUtilitiesConstructionManufacturing (food, textile, leather)Manufacturing (wood, paper, chemicals, plastics)
Top companies in Nova Scotia
Showing 50 of 6,462 companies. View all on Search →
Frequently asked questions
How many companies are based in Nova Scotia?
6,462 active corporate entities are registered in Nova Scotia as of 2026-06-02, including federally and provincially incorporated companies.
How much federal funding has gone to Nova Scotia?
Nova Scotia companies and organisations have received $1.6B in federal grants (2,892 awards) and $10.1B in federal procurement contracts (4,138 contracts) across the years covered in our dataset.
Data provenance: Sourced from Government of Canada Open Data (open.canada.ca), Statistics Canada, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), and Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), under the Open Government Licence — Canada. Last updated: . Deep Data is an independent private project, not affiliated with the Government of Canada.