Local Employment Potential Information

Table on the employment potential for Library and Archive Technicians and Assistants in Halifax Region as well as in the rest of the Nova Scotia.

Location	Employment Potential	Release Date
Halifax Region		2011-05-20

Currently the chances of qualified Library and Archive Technicians and Assistants finding employment are considered to be fair in the local area. There are more libraries, archives, and post-secondary institutions in the city than other parts of the province. This results in more employment opportunities for this group in this area of the province and some replacement positions do arise. However, the college program for Library Technicians also exists in the city and competition for jobs can be stiff. The position can also be somewhat dependant on government budgets and funding. Positions are often part time, and library technicians may therefore work between employers.

Technology may have reduced some of the tasks of library technicians, but the demand for information will maintain demand for the role, which will likely continue to evolve along with changing technology.

In addition to employment opportunities locally, opportunities may exist in other areas of the province or in other regions of the country. People who are able to work elsewhere may want to research opportunities for this occupation in other labour markets within Nova Scotia and across the country. The future employment outlook for Library and Archive Technicians and Assistants in Nova Scotia is expected to be fair over the next 5 years.

Additional information on Library and Archive Technicians and Assistants (opportunities in other areas, training, who hires, current job openings, statistics and other information), is available on other parts of this web site.

Local Labour Market News

Week of Apr 29 – May 03, 2013

• Flight-simulation developer Atlantis Systems Corp., which employs 73 people in Dartmouth, will work with Calian Technologies Ltd. as part of a two-year technician training project for the Defence Department beginning in 2013
• Pogue Fado, a pub located on Barrington Street in Halifax, has closed, putting 80 people out of work
• Taz Records will open its second location in the Halifax metro area in June 2013 with a store on the Bedford Highway
• The Avalon Sexual Assault Centre in Halifax will get a boost in emergency funding from government which could result in additional hires

Week of Apr 22 – Apr 26, 2013

• Ocean Optometry and Moksha Yoga have recently opened locations in the area, while the Cellar Bar & Grill and the Gracious Indian takeout will close
• Armco Capital Inc. expects to begin work on a subdivision near McCabe Lake in Middle Sackville in May 2013
• Thermo Dynamics, a Dartmouth-based manufacturer of solar heating hardware, expects to hire around 10 new employees over the next two years. The company will install systems in homes as part of a pilot project run by city council.

Week of Apr 15 – Apr 19, 2013

• Bird Construction continues work on the Homewood Suites and Hampton Inn hotel project in Halifax. The two hotels will employ about 120 people when completed in April 2014.
• The Stubborn Goat Gastropub will open in July on Grafton Street in Halifax

Week of Apr 08 – Apr 12, 2013

• Burrito Jax will open four new locations in the Halifax area in the spring of 2013. The burrito restaurant already has two locations in the area.
• The New Palace Cabaret in downtown Halifax has closed. The owners plan on opening some sort of new business in the space once renovated.