Nova ScotiaBill 58First Reading
Bill 58: 2SLGBTQIA+ Bill of Rights
Sponsor: Lisa LachanceIntroduced February 28, 2025Checked September 4, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Nova Scotia House of Assembly
What this bill does
This Nova Scotia bill establishes a 2SLGBTQIA+ Bill of Rights by creating a government equity directorate and a permanent community advisory body to report on and make recommendations regarding 2SLGBTQIA+ issues, including housing, employment, health care, and government services.
Plain-language summary by Legisail — not legal advice.
Business impact
Employment
This bill primarily affects Nova Scotia's public sector and health care industry rather than private businesses directly. Healthcare providers and organizations — including clinics, hospitals, and community health and sexual health organizations — could see new training requirements and potential funding changes based on the advisory body's recommendations. Employers across Nova Scotia may eventually be touched by policy recommendations related to 2SLGBTQIA+ workplace equity, though no immediate obligations are placed on private businesses by this bill as introduced. The impact is most relevant to organizations already working in health services, social services, or receiving provincial government funding.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingFebruary 28, 2025
Next: Second Reading debate
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- Bill number
- NS-058
- Type
- Private Member's Public
- Jurisdiction
- Nova Scotia
- Session
- 65-1