About Nova Scotia Start

Welcome to Nova Scotia!

If you are getting ready to immigrate to Nova Scotia, or have just arrived here, this is the place to start. Nova Scotia Start offers you information and support to:

  • Develop your communication skills
  • Settle into your new community
  • Work in Nova Scotia
  • Information about how to qualify to work in your field
All our services are free of charge and they are available both before and after you arrive in Nova Scotia. Start here and start now!

Are you already in Nova Scotia?

In Nova Scotia

Click here to learn more about organizations that can support you.

Are you currently outside Canada?

Outside Canada?

Click here to register for online pre-arrival programs and services.

A program of the Government of Nova Scotia
in cooperation with the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration