Why you'd want to live in Halifax

Halifax is located on the East Coast of Canada, in the Maritime province of Nova Scotia. Jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, Nova Scotia is one of the smallest Canadian provinces, shaped a bit like a lobster claw, one of the sea creatures popular in Nova Scotia’s fishing industry. Halifax is the largest Canadian city east of Quebec. Halifax is known to have a slower pace than the popular immigrant destinations of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, but this Atlantic gem has a lot to offer. The city sits on the Atlantic coast and, as such, hosts the beautiful Halifax harbour. On hot summer days you can take a stroll on the boardwalk, take in the ocean breeze, and maybe catch a street performer busking on a pier as part of the Halifax Busker Festival. Yours truly saved up for music lessons in high school by playing music for passersby on the harbourfront boardwalk. Throughout the city, you’ll find a range of restaurants, bars, and pubs, offering drinking and dining. Many of the city’s establishments have a Celtic feel, honouring the history of the province, Nova Scotia, afterall, is latin for New Scotland. But, as Nova Scotia’s immigrant population has been steadily rising over the past few years, Halifax’s cultural mosaic has been evolving, too. Life-long residents, newcomers, and tourists alike now benefit from one another’s diverse cultures and lived experiences. via moving2canada.com