People like living in Atlantic Canada. They like the four-season activities, the natural beauty, the welcoming smiles, the pace, the peace and security. Atlantic Canada is a region of contrasts, where urban flair meets rural charm, and technology is as important as natural resources.
That’s why the region has been able to attract thousands of managers, technicians, engineers and skilled trades people over the last decade.
They’ve come to Atlantic Canada to work in growing industries, such as information technology, biotechnology, business process outsourcing, oil and gas, and aerospace.
They’ve come to enjoy life.
In Atlantic Canada you’re never more than 15 or 20 minutes from the seashore, a lake or a river. The morning commute is more likely to be five minutes than fifty. Housing is affordable, health care is guaranteed, and all levels of government focus on education.
The Atlantic Canada Way of Life
- Housing - A bigger house, a cottage and a boat, all for the price of a home in larger urban markets.
- Education - Public schooling from kindergarten to grade 12, and more universities and colleges per capita than any other region of Canada.
- Golf courses - One of the highest concentrations of golf courses in North America.
- Parks/ecotourism - More national parks per capita than any other Canadian region.
Beaches - Some of the warmest ocean waters north of the Carolinas. - Four-season activities -From ice skating, downhill and cross-country skiing to hiking, biking, sea kayaking, sailing and world-renowned salmon angling.
- Indoor activities - Theatres, festivals, museums, cinemas, urban entertainment centres, modern shopping centres and sporting events.
- Low crime rate – A safe, well-policed environment where citizens and businesses feel safe and secure.
- Community spirit - Almost 12 million Canadians, 45% of the population aged 15 and older, volunteered their time to charities or other non profit organizations in 2004. Moreover, the four Atlantic provinces had a higher percentage of donors than the national rate.