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Nova ScotiaBill 267First Reading

Bill 267: Safe Indoor Temperatures Act

Sponsor: Iain RankinIntroduced September 9, 2026Checked September 10, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Nova Scotia House of Assembly

What this bill does

This Nova Scotia bill requires owners of long-term care homes, multi-unit residential buildings (5+ units), and public buildings to install and maintain cooling systems capable of keeping indoor temperatures at or below 26°C during June 1 to September 30 each year. It establishes inspection, complaint, and enforcement mechanisms including fines up to $10,000 per day of non-compliance.

Plain-language summary by Legisail — not legal advice.

Business impact

Compliance
This bill primarily affects landlords and property managers running apartment buildings with more than four units, as well as operators of nursing homes, residential care facilities, and public or government-owned buildings in Nova Scotia. If you own or manage a rental building, you'll need to make sure your property has a working cooling system every summer — and you can't charge tenants a separate fee just for having that system available. Long-term care home operators face additional requirements around backup systems, staff training, and heat mitigation protocols. Smaller condo corporations only need to worry about shared common areas, not individual owner-occupied units.

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Where this bill is

First ReadingSeptember 9, 2026
Next: Second Reading debate

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At a glance

Bill number
NS-267
Type
Private Member's Public
Jurisdiction
Nova Scotia
Session
65-1
Official record