North Preston is a community located in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Halifax Regional Municipality.

North Preston is the largest Black community in Nova Scotia by population, and has the highest concentration of African Canadians in Canada.

In recent times, lifelong residents have been joined by small numbers of migrants from Ontario, the Caribbean, Africa, and the United States – many of whom are married into families in North Preston.

[7] A $300,000 olympic-sized basketball court was constructed next to the community centre in 2019, as a result of the fundraising efforts of North Preston resident Shaquille Smith.

[8] North Preston has a high home-ownership rate and a stable population, and has resisted gentrification through urban sprawl which has occurred in other Black Nova Scotian settlements.

A number of community buildings, a day care, a medical centre, a volunteer fire department and several local businesses are located in North Preston.