Nova ScotiaBill 123First Reading
Bill 123: Housing Supply and Services Act (amended)
Sponsor: Suzy HansenIntroduced March 26, 2025Checked September 4, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Nova Scotia House of Assembly
What this bill does
This Nova Scotia bill amends the Housing Supply and Services Act to require that every unit in seniors-designated public housing buildings be equipped with a cooling system within three months of the law taking effect, at no cost to the senior residents.
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Business impact
Compliance
This bill primarily affects Nova Scotia's provincial government and its public housing program administrators rather than private businesses directly. Contractors and HVAC companies operating in Nova Scotia could see increased demand for cooling system supply and installation in government-owned seniors' housing. Suppliers of air conditioning units, heat pumps, or similar equipment may benefit from a provincially funded procurement push. Private landlords and property managers outside the Public Housing Program are not directly affected by this legislation.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingMarch 26, 2025
Next: Second Reading debate
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- Bill number
- NS-123
- Type
- Private Member's Public
- Jurisdiction
- Nova Scotia
- Session
- 65-1