Bill 139: Nova Scotia Power Cybersecurity Transparency Act

This bill directly targets Nova Scotia Power Incorporated, a regulated electric utility operating in Nova Scotia. In practice, Nova Scotia Power's compliance team and IT security staff will need to prepare detailed annual reports covering spending on cybersecurity hardware, software, and training, as well as disclosing any breaches to the public and a legislative committee. The most significant business risk is financial: if the utility fails to meet its own reported cybersecurity standards, it cannot recover penalty costs or breach-related losses through customer rates, meaning those costs hit the company's bottom line directly. While the bill applies only to this one Crown-adjacent utility, it signals a broader regulatory direction for critical infrastructure operators in the province.