About the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
Definition of the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia?
Glasses and contact lens manufacturers design, produce and distribute eyewear products, including prescription glasses and contact lenses. These manufacturers create optical products using various materials, such as plastic, glass and specialized polymers, to meet vision correction needs.
What’s included in the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia?
The Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia includes producing eyeglasses, producing eyeglass frames, producing eyeglass lenses and producing contact lenses. Related terms covered in the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia industry report includes the removal of eye tissue with a laser to correct corneal irregularities, generic lenses for glasses that need to be cut and shaped to prescription and fit to frame, also known as a lensmeter, this device verifies that a lens prescription is correct and that the lens is correctly mounted on a frame, seeing close objects clearly while distant objects appear blurred; often referred to as nearsightedness, a condition where an individual loses his or her ability to focus on close-up objects, a person who is professionally trained and licensed to check the eyes for visual defects, diagnose problems and prescribe corrective lenses or other solutions and a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.
Industry Performance of the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia
Benchmark the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia
#6 in Highest Revenue 2.3% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Canada
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia
See how key industry drivers, such as population, net migration, private investment in residential construction, per capita disposable income, total health expenditure and number of adults aged 65 and older are impacting Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Economic Indicators
Population
Net Migration
Private Investment in Residential Construction
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Canada Key External Drivers
Per capita disposable income
Total health expenditure
Number of adults aged 65 and older
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing in Nova Scotia, such as Halifax, Cape Breton and Kentville. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Glasses & Contact Lens Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.


