mayor savage presentation - 2016 state of the city forum
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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!