State of the Municipality Address

Mayor Mike Savage November 24, 2016

@MikeSavageHFX

2012 2016

Photo credit: T.J. Maguire

“Realizing

Halifax’s

potential to be

among the top

3 highest

growth city

economies in

Canada by

2018”

CROSS-CITY COMPARISON

Real GDP Growth, 2016

RANKING CITY

1 Vancouver

2 Halifax

3 Toronto

4 Winnipeg

5 Victoria

6 Hamilton

7 Quebec City

8 Ottawa-Gatineau

9 Saskatoon

10 Montreal

BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 83% of Halifax businesses feel optimistic about the

local economy. - Halifax Partnership

Talent | Location | Cost

WITH MAYOR OF HOUSTON, SYLVESTER TURNER AND MAYOR OF CAPE TOWN, PATRICIA DE LILLE

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TAX RATES REDUCED THREE OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS

OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES 2006-2016

$108.6M IN RESERVE CAPITAL

DARTMOUTH 4-PAD ARENA

2016 Population:

420,000

ECONOMIC GROWTH PLAN

2016-2021: GROW

POPULATION BY

50,000

2021 Population:

470,000

BILL 52 MORE AUTONOMY IN SETTING

COMMERCIAL TAX RATES

HRM CENTRE PLAN

TOURING 100 WILD ISLANDS

Blue Mountain Birch

Cove Wilderness Area

Photo credit: Irwin Barrett

COVE Centre for Ocean Ventures and

Entrepreneurship

HALIFAX: 2,550 net gain of 25-39 year-olds between 2014 and 2015

SIMPLY CAST

NATIONAL

T4G

EMERA OCEAN SONICS

GRANT-THORNTON

RBC

IBM

Tech sector employment in Halifax has jumped

50 percent in five years.

- CBRE Tech Talent Score Sheet 2016

Courtesy of

Elfinesh Zewd – Senior Accountant

Abdel Karim Musa & family

Reham Ibrahim – Pharmacist

Adhikari Family

Johmeh Mahgol & Mah Gol

Nader Parsarad – Artisan blacksmith

1 in 4 households

spend more than

30% of their income

on housing;

12% spend 50% or more.

THANK YOU!