Truro is known as the Hub of Nova Scotia as it is located at the junction between the Canadian National Railway, running between Halifax and Montreal. Truro is gaining in importance as a logistics and regional centre and is home to Dalhousie Agricultural College, and NSCC Truro Campus which brings ±1,000 students to the city annually. The current population of over 12,000 is continuing to grow and there are a multitude of new multi-residential rental suites under construction and planned to accommodate this growth.