Nova Scotia Business Establishments by Industry and Employee Count, 2010-2011

Nova Scotia's archived Community Counts data reports the number of business establishments for the years 2010 and 2011. The Government of Nova Scotia published this data, which is broken down by industry classification (NAICS) and number of employees, with geographic coverage at the county level. The data is retained for archival purposes and has not been maintained or updated since its release.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical business density and distribution based on county geography
• Study industry composition and concentration based on NAICS classification
• Model business size distribution based on employee count categories
• Benchmark regional economic activity for the 2010-2011 period

Strengths

• Data is structured by industry (NAICS), employee count, and county geography, enabling multi-dimensional analysis
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, permitting open use and redistribution

Limitations

• Data is explicitly archived and not maintained; users must refer to Statistics Canada for current information
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Collection Method

Likely sourced from administrative or census-related business registers

Time Range

2010-2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:28:45.527396; freshness should be verified

Geography

Counties in Nova Scotia, Canada