Both Gas and Diesel prices increased in Nova Scotia last night.

Gasoline prices increased 0.7 cents per litre. The minimum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline is now 165 cents per litre. 

Diesel prices increased 0.5 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price at 193.1 cents per litre in the local area.

 

 

A report released by Statistics Canada shows that Nova Scotia had the highest rate of poverty among the provinces in 2022, and Manitoba had the highest rate of deep poverty. 

The report states that someone is statistically considered to be in poverty if they can’t afford the cost of a basket of goods and services that represents a basic standard of living, and a person is in deep poverty if their income falls below 75 percent of that threshold. One in five people who immigrated to Canada between 2017 and 2022 lived below the poverty line, and more than half of those lived in deep poverty.

 

 

The province is creating channels for business owners who deal with the United States to stay up to date on the latest information regarding the developing tariff situation.

A survey is available at https://novascotia.ca/tariffs . Business people who fill out the online survey will be able to share information about barriers to expanding into interprovincial or international markets. The Province will take that information into account as it moves forward with its tariff response.

There is also a tariff information line at: 1-800-670-4357. If a business person calls and needs follow up, a business navigator will contact them. Other Nova Scotians with questions that require follow up should leave their name, email address and phone number.