Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association (NSBA)
The Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association was established in 1998 by a small group of leading boatbuilders who shared a common vision of growing and diversifying the industry beyond its original domestic fishing boat market.
NSBA offers two categories of membership: Members are companies that build, repair, refit, restore, or service custom and semi-custom boats in the Canadian Maritimes, and Associate Members are companies that offer goods and/or services to the marine industry.
NSBA’s mission is to support the success of our members in building, repairing, and selling quality boats. It does this by:
- Promoting the industry to markets in Canada, the US and around the world;
- Promoting industry careers;
- Managing and administering the Nova Scotia Boat Builder and Nova Scotia Marine Service Technician Apprenticeship Programs;
- Coordinating other training to meet industry needs;
- Building partnerships with organizations who have aligned goals and values;
- Representing the boatbuilding industry with various orders of government; and
- Providing technical and market advice to boatbuilders and repairers.
NSBA's members build workboats (fireboats, ferries, tugboats, SAR, policing / patrolling, windfarm, etc), commercial fishing boats, sail boats and a wide array of pleasure boats.
Visit https://www.nsboats.com for more information.