Mark your calendar and join us at this year’s gala. Special for Members only: Purchase using code: Chamber2026 and receive one drink ticket for each of your guests. Tickets are now on sale. To learn more visit  nsbusinesshalloffame.ca.

JA Nova Scotia (JANS) is proud to announce this year’s 33rd Class of Laureates and 2nd Annual Legacy In The Making Recipients being honoured at the Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame on October 14th, 2026 at the Halifax Convention Centre.

Our Laureates have been chosen for their unmatched dedication and commitment,  their lifetime contributions to the economic development and growth of Nova Scotia. This year we will celebrate:

James (Jim) Kehoe

Thomas (Tim) Moore

and

William (Bill) Hay (posthumous)

Nova Scotia’s newest award, Legacy In The Making, recognizes emerging entrepreneurs within the first 15 years of their professional journey who are building businesses, and lives, of purpose and impact. This year they include:

Jaime Landry

Mina Mekhail

and

Ross Simmonds

“Each year, as I learn more about our inductees and recipients, I look forward to sharing their stories”, says Shannon Harding, Present & CEO of JA Nova Scotia. “these are role models for JA youth; individuals to learn from, and aspire to emulate.”

Biographies have been prepared and are published on our website. 

Laureates and Legacy In The Making Recipients are formally welcomed into the NS Business Hall of Fame at the Induction Gala hosted at the Halifax Convention Centre in Halifax on October 14th, 2025.

The NS Business Hall of Fame Gala is the signature fundraising event in support of JA Nova Scotia. Funds are used to provide financial health, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs, at no cost, to youth across the province. Learn more by visiting www.janovascotia.ca.