For Employers & Professionals in the Trucking Industry
Industry Resources
Incentives for Hiring Employees
Funding to help you hire an apprentice from a diverse group or in a rural area.
Wage assistance when you hire university or community college co-op students for career-related work terms.
A 2-year salary incentive that reduces the cost of hiring recent post-secondary graduates for full-time, permanent jobs.
A salary incentive that helps you hire recent master’s and PhD graduates for jobs focused on research, innovation and exports.
A wage subsidy to reduce the cost of hiring post-secondary students for quality summer jobs if you work for a non-profit or registered charity.
An incentive to help you hire unemployed Nova Scotians.
Help Finding Employees
A range of services, including in-person support, to help you recruit, retain and strengthen talented employees.
Sector-specific resources and expertise to help you attract, retain and train employees.
An online service where you can post your jobs and look for matches with skilled job-seekers.
Help recruiting, custom-training and hiring groups of unemployed or underemployed Nova Scotians when there’s a labour shortage in your industry.
Training Resources and Support
Online tips and tools to help you reach, recruit, hire and retain younger workers.
Free access to hundreds of online training courses on work-related topics. You can set up a free private learning network to assign training to staff and monitor their progress.
Help to plan education programs for your teams, secure funding to hire instructors and support while the training is taking place.
Funding to help train your employees to improve the productivity and competitiveness of your business.
The Department of Labour and Advanced Education works to provide fairness, safety and prosperity for all Nova Scotians by helping them live, learn and work to their highest potential.
Labour and Employment Issues
Employment Nova Scotia