The ocean sector in Canada is large and growing, currently representing $30-billion in GDP and employing more than 300,000 Canadians.
On this week’s Huddle “Insights” podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell talk about this increasingly important sector of our economy, especially for Atlantic Canada, by taking a look at the work of the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE).
In conversation with COVE CEO Melanie Nadeau, they discuss the services and facilities provided by COVE to test new technologies, their incubation work with startups and their contribution to workforce development.
You can listen to Mills’ and Campbell’s conversation with Nadeau in the player above or on your favourite podcast platform.
This is the third in a series of four conversations around the development of economic clusters in the Atlantic region.
Last week, they spoke with Tyson Johnson of CyberNB about how his organization is helping foster a cluster of cybersecurity firms, researchers, and post-secondary education in New Brunswick.
PODCAST: Tyson Johnson On How N.B. Can Secure Its Share Of 3.5 Million Worldwide Cybersecurity Jobs
The week before, Mills and Campbell spoke with Rory Francis of the Prince Edward Island BioAlliance about the province’s biosciences cluster. It boasted 60 firms, 2,200 employees, and more than $300-million worth of exports in 2020.
PODCAST: Rory Francis Talks About How Bioscience Will Become A Billion-Dollar Sector In P.E.I.
The “Insights” podcast combines the experiences of an economist, David Campbell, and a social scientist, Don Mills, to explore the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada, to promote data-driven decision-making among policymakers, and to encourage a wider dialogue and debate leading to greater prosperity for the region.
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