Issues, Trends, Supports & Resources - A Profile of the Quad Counties in the Strait Region

1.Painting the Landscape of Rural Nova Scotia. Rural Communities Impacting Policy (RCIP) Project, October 2003.

2.Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profiles.

3.The Strait of Canso Region, A Gateway to Opportunity. Strait-Highlands Regional Development Agency Business Case Plan., 2002.

4.Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profiles.

5.Nova Scotia Department of Finance, Statistics Division, Statistical Profile, November 2002.

6.Rural Nova Scotia Means Business: Nova Scotia Rural Development Paper. Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

7.Help Wanted: Results of CFIB Surveys on the Shortage of Qualified Labour. Doug Bruce and Andreea Dulipovici, February 2001.

8.Highlights from Toward an Integrated Labour Market Framework. A Consultation with Nova Scotia's Labour Market Partners. September 1999.

9.The Chronicle Herald, Friday, August 1, 2003.

10.Benefits for Business Backgrounder. Skills Solution Forum, April 2003. The Conference Board of Canada.

11.Knowledge Economy Report Card, NovaKnowledge, October 2003.

12.Skills Nova Scotia Framework and 2002-2003 Action Plan. Province of Nova Scotia, 2002)

13.Highlights from Toward an Integrated Labour Market Framework. A Consultation with Nova Scotia's Labour Market Partners, September 1999.

14.Skills Nova Scotia Framework and 2002-2003 Action Plan. Province of Nova Scotia, 2002.

15.Nova Scotia Department of Education, Annual Accountability Report for the Fiscal Year 2002-03. October 17, 2003.

16.A Gateway to Opportunity: The Strait of Canso Region. Business Case. Strait-Highlands Regional Development Agency, 2002.

17.Who Wants to Learn? Patterns of Participation in Canadian Literacy and Upgrading Programs. ABC Canada, 2001.

18.Highlights from Toward an Integrated Labour Market Framework. A Consultation with Nova Scotia's Labour Market Partners, September 1999.

19.NS Department of Education, Annual Accountability Report for the Fiscal Year 2002-03. October 17, 2003.

20.News Release: Government Invests in Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning Education, May 27, 2003.

21.Welfare to Work Phase 2: Provincial and Territorial Updates. Revised December 17, 2001.