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Pictou County offers a range of employment opportunities with large companies, growing small businesses, and a robust entrepreneurial community. It is also a great location for remote work.
Large national companies, like Sobeys Inc., Crombie REIT, and Michelin, mid-size companies, like MacGregor's Industrial Group, Wearwell Garments Limited, J.J. MacKay Canada Limited (MacKay Meters), and Velsoft training materials have all made Pictou County home.
(Photo of the New Glasgow Crombie REIT office)
There are opportunities in almost every sector, including the service industry, technology, manufacturing, professional services, and the not-for-profit sector.
Are you looking for employment opportunities?
Nova Scotia Works is part of a province-wide network of employment service centres that are committed to providing inclusive employment services to all Nova Scotians. Career Connections is the Nova Scotia Works office that serves the counties of Pictou, Antigonish, Guysborough.
Nova Scotia Works offices provide a welcoming atmosphere with access to free employment services. Staffs are qualified Certified Career Development Professionals who are knowledgeable, confidential, and experienced in assisting both job seekers and employers.
To view the job board, please click here.
Are you an employer who is seeking talent and skills?
The Pictou County Partnership supports employers in “being immigration ready.”
For support, you can reach out to the Pictou County Partnership by contacting Becky at becky.cowen@pictoucountypartnership.com
Work Remotely from Pictou County
If you are looking for something new. We are looking for great people to join our community.
In Pictou County, you can sign off from work and still catch a few hours at the beach before sunset. You can get across town or to your favourite restaurant in no more than a few songs on your playlist. Fresh vegetables are available weekly at the Farmer's Market or pick up your fresh goods right from one of our farms. The city of Halifax is only an hour and a half drive, so if you need a connection to the city but aren't looking for the busyness that comes with it - we are a great option!
These are just a few reasons why we know that you will love it here!
IGNITE ATLANTIC: Provides a co-working space at a reasonable fee.
Digital Nomad 101
In this 90 minute workshop, you will be introduced to the rapidly growing world of digital nomads, remote workers, and mobile workers. Accelerated by workplaces shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic, there have never been more opportunities to leverage location mobility to grow your business, or to access career growth opportunities. These new age workers embrace technology, and their skill sets, to work from anywhere, and to design a life on their terms. And, with the exciting announcement of Digital Nomad Visas in Canada, there are new opportunities for digital nomads, remote workers, and mobile workers from around the world, to pursue career advancement opportunities with Canadian employers.
For folks with digital skill sets who are looking to catalyse career growth / business growth by adopting a more mobile lifestyle, this workshop will introduce you to the world of work mobility and a guide to follow to start your journey of combining career and location movement. Plus, you will be introduced to an emerging hub for Mobile Workers, Digital Nomads, and Remote Workers in Canada: the coastal region of Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
Presented by The Maker’s Collective, a team of Digital Nomads who provide a range of educational offers to empower workforce mobility, this webinar will introduce you to the broad spectrum of new work lifestyles that are popular heading into 2024. The live session will also dive into why this trend of mobility focused work has taken off, and then you will be provided with a detailed overview of how you can get started on your own journey to embrace being part of the most mobile workforce in history.