The Halifax Index is a definitive look at Halifax's economic and community progress. It tells our city’s story – the strength of our economy, the health of our community, and the sustainability of our environment – and provides insights for actions that will strengthen and grow our city.
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Halifax Index Presentation 2013
1. The Halifax Index
An economic gut check with insights for action
May 22nd, 2013
Fred Morley
Executive Vice-President and Chief Economist
2. The Halifax Index
• A gut check on our performance
• Share timely and relevant information in narrative form
• Create a dialogue that allows us to ask the right questions
• Affirm actions and suggest course corrections to our
Economic Strategy
3. The Halifax Index Approach
• Broadening the definition of economic progress;
• Working with research capable organizations to find the most
accurate measures of success;
• Benchmarking our progress against others;
• Don’t point fingers, build partnerships.
8. 2011-12 Migration, Benchmarks
3288
1473
3250 3286
4970
1913
-2000
-1000
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
International
Interprovincial
Intraprovincial
International
Interprovincial
Intraprovincial
International
Interprovincial
Intraprovincial
International
Interprovincial
Intraprovincial
International
Interprovincial
Intraprovincial
International
Interprovincial
Intraprovincial
Halifax St. John's Quebec City London Regina Victoria
12. Workforce Stability
10.2 10.4
9.6
8.2
10.0
11.1
Halifax St.
John's
Quebec
City
London Regina Victoria
2010 2011
Absence rates of full-time employees – illness,
Disability, personal or family responsibility
0.021
0.007
0.027
0.010
0.000
0.034
NovaScotia
Newfoundland
Quebec
Ontario
Saskatchewan
BritishColumbia
2011 2012
Per capita days lost due to strike
25. Business Confidence
15%
64%
16%
5%
19%
59%
18%
4%
Above Average Just Average Below Average Don't Know/No
Answer
Spring 2012 Spring 2013
Rating of Halifax as a place to do business
12%
74%
10%
2% 2%
10%
77%
11%
1% 1%
Extremely
Optimistic
Moderately
Optimistic
Not Very
Optimistic
Not at all
Optimistic
Don't
Know/No
Answer
Spring 2012 Spring 2013
Optimism of current economic prospects in Halifax
37. Density
Persons per km2 , urban areas
# of permits and value, Regional Centre
And rest of HRM, 2012-13
Regional Centre Residual HRM
Total Value Permits Total Value Permits
2011 $112,138,880 313 $366,145,609 495
2012 $274,183,327 321 $334,241,514 360
% of Value in RC
- 2011
23.40%
% of Value in RC
- 2012
45.10%
44. Labour Force Analysis
• An expanded labour force analysis against 12 other Canadian
cities
• Outcomes by – gender and age
• In 2014 – ethnicity and immigration outcomes (with NHS
release)
45. Overall – Labour Force & Employment
Change – 2006 to 2012
-5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%
Canada
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Halifax Growth
Labour Force
11.1% - 9th
Employment
9.8% - 8th
46. Participation/Unemployment Rates
2012
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%
Canada
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Halifax
Participation
69.8% - 7th
Unemployment
6.1% - 7th
48. Population 2012 – 000’s
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Male Female
Halifax
Growth 2006-2012
Female: 9.4% - 7th
Male: 10% - 8th
49. Labour Force – 000’s
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Male Female
Two cities with more
women than men in
labour force (Halifax and
Victoria)
Halifax
Growth 2006-2012
Female: 13.7% - 4th
Male: 8.5% - 10th
50. Employment - 000’s
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Female Male
Two cities with more
women than men with
Jobs (Halifax and
Victoria)
Halifax
Growth 2006-2012
Female: 13.7% - 4th
Male: 8.5% - 10th
51. Unemployment/Participation Rates
0.0% 50.0% 100.0%
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Female Male
Participation, 2012
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0%
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Female Male
Unemployment, 2012
53. Why are women doing comparatively better in Halifax?
One possible reason – alignment of education and growth sectors
Program % of enrolled who are
female in Maritime
universities
Health care, social
assistance and education
made up over 50% of new
jobs since 2006
Health professions
Social sciences
Education
81%
62%
71%
55. 15-24 – Labour Force and Employment
Change 2006-2012
-20.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%
Canada
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Employment Labour Force
Halifax Growth
Labour Force
-0.3%- 6th
Employment
-3.4%- 6th
56. 15-24 Unemployment/Participation Rates
2012
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%
Canada
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Unemployment Rate Participation Rate
Halifax
Participation
67.8% - 6th
Unemployment
12.3% - 6th
6th highest spread
Between UE of 15+
and UE of 15-24
57. 25-44 – Labour Force and Employment
Change 2006-2012
Halifax Growth
Labour Force
0.9%- 11th
Employment
-1.2%- 12th
-5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%
Canada
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Employment Labour Force
58. 25-44 Unemployment/Participation Rates
2012
Halifax
Participation
88.7% - 5th
Unemployment
6.2% - 8th
Halifax had 2nd
highest increase
in UE since 2006 –
4.2% to 6.2%
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%
Canada
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Unemployment Rate Participation Rate
59. 45+ – Labour Force and Employment
Change 2006-2012
Halifax Growth
Labour Force
30.1% - 1st
Employment
30.3% - 1st
Halifax also
ranks 1st in 55+
and 65+ LF
growth
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%
Canada
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Employment Labour Force
60. 45+ Unemployment/Participation Rates
2012
Halifax
Participation
57.9% - 5th
Unemployment
3.5% - 4th
Halifax had 2nd
highest spread
Between 45+ UE and
15+ UE – 2.6%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%
Canada
Halifax
St. John's
Quebec City
Montreal
London
Toronto
Ottawa
Regina
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Unemployment Rate Participation Rate
61. Halifax Labour Force and Employment
2006-2012
15-24 25-44 45+
Labour Force – Actual (000’s) -0.1 0.9 23.1
Employment – Actual (000’s) -1.2 -1.1 22.4
Labour Force - % of Total -0.4% 3.8% 96.7%
Employment - % of Total -6.0% -5.5% 111.4%
62. Steps towards ensuring a sustainable
workforce
• Labour market education for youth
• Flexible work strategies to maximize productivity
• Workforce development through partnership
• Young and foreign student entrepreneurship
64. Canada’s Innovation
Problem
Conference Board of Canada’s annual How Canada Performs
Publication
Canada particularly struggles in: exports, venture capital,
patents, ICT investment and connectivity, business R & D
Spending
Scientific research and creation of new business is high,
however they lack the follow through towards commercial
products and services
65. Why does innovation matter?
“Innovation is essential to a high-performing economy. Overall, countries that are
more innovative are passing Canada on measures such as income per capita,
productivity, and the quality of social programs.
It is also critical to environmental protection, a high-performing education system,
a well-functioning system of health promotion and health care, and an inclusive
society. Without innovation, all these systems stagnate and Canada’s performance
deteriorates relative to that of its peers.” – CBOC
• These critical systems are at the heart of our broader definition of economic and
community progress – and why the Halifax Index was developed.
66. Nova Scotia’s R & D Investment Deficit
Per capita investment in R & D -2009
$0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600
Federal Government
Provincial Government
Business Enterprise
Higher Education
Private Non-Profit
Foreign
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Canada
Compared to national
average:
• Foreign: 15%
• Business: 23%
• Provincial: 29%
69. Developing a Halifax Innovation Agenda
• Develop more industry-driven university and college
partnerships aimed at commercialization
• Mitigate the risk of new entrepreneurship through support for
cluster incubation and acceleration
• Foster the development of private-sector led regional
business clusters around industries that are already
succeeding
• Adjust our culture from risk-adverse to one with an
abundance of support for new ideas, opportunities and
partnerships - making winning bets