Nova ScotiaBill 254First Reading
Bill 254: Affordable Homeownership for Nova Scotians Act
Sponsor: Claudia ChenderIntroduced September 8, 2026Checked September 9, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Nova Scotia House of Assembly
What this bill does
This Nova Scotia bill establishes the Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Land Trust, a Crown corporation that acquires and holds land for permanently affordable housing, and creates a Shared Equity Homeownership Program allowing eligible lower-income households to purchase homes on publicly owned land.
Plain-language summary by Legisail — not legal advice.
Business impact
Compliance
Real estate developers, property owners, and municipalities in Nova Scotia are most directly affected. If you own property in a designated Affordable Housing Priority Area, you must notify the Trust before selling certain classes of real property, and the Trust has a right of first refusal to match any accepted offer — meaning your sale could be delayed or redirected. Municipalities must also notify the Trust before proceeding with tax sales of qualifying properties. Private developers, non-profits, co-operatives, and construction firms may find new business opportunities by partnering with the Trust to build homes, while community land trusts — including Black-led organizations serving historic African Nova Scotian communities — can access land transfers, financial assistance, and technical support.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingSeptember 8, 2026
Next: Second Reading debate
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- Bill number
- NS-254
- Type
- Private Member's Public
- Jurisdiction
- Nova Scotia
- Session
- 65-1