Bill 6: Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources, An Act Respecting

The bill touches several distinct business types in Nova Scotia. Farmers and rural landowners must comply with updated noxious weed control obligations — including treating, destroying, and disposing of noxious weeds at their own cost, and facing inspections and orders if they don't. Agrologists (agricultural scientists who advise on farming and land management, typically working in small professional practices or for agricultural firms) now operate under a modernized licensing regime with stricter conduct and discipline rules. Oil and gas companies doing onshore drilling or well completion work in Nova Scotia face a clarified prohibition on hydraulic fracturing and other well activities unless specifically authorized, and the province now has authority to create an orphan well fund that operators may need to contribute to. Nova Scotia Power and the province's energy efficiency franchise holder (a utility-scale operation) must comply with a one-year contract extension through 2026 at a fixed $63.75 million payment, with a new five-year agreement required before January 1, 2027.