Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Cape Breton Regional Municipality (often referred to as simply "CBRM") is the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's second largest municipality and the economic heart of Cape Breton Island. As of July 2024 the municipality has a population of 112,789.
Created in 1995 through the amalgamation of the eight municipalities of Cape Breton County, the region is home to a significant concentration of government services, social enterprises, and private sector companies, including the Canadian Coast Guard College, Cape Breton University, NSCC Waterfront campus, and New Dawn Enterprises. The rural areas of the municipality continue to host resource industries such as agriculture, fishing, mining, and forestry. CBRM is host to many cultural landmarks and institutions such as the historic Savoy Theatre, the Cape Breton Miners Museum, the Celtic Colours International Festival, the Cape Breton Centre for Craft, the Highland Arts Theatre, and the Holy Angels Arts & Cultural centre.
The area hosts one of Nova Scotia's premier tourism destinations, the Fortress of Louisbourg national park site, operated by Parks Canada as a living history museum. The site stands as the largest reconstruction project in North America. The Port of Sydney was projected to welcome a record 135,000 cruise ship visitors in 2017, a 67 percent increase from 2016. The Trans-Canada Highway terminates in North Sydney where Marine Atlantic ferries connect to both Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, where the highway starts again, and Argentia.