Nova Scotia bills

This Nova Scotia bill requires the Minister of Finance to identify areas with the highest child poverty rates and launch a Guaranteed Basic Income pilot project within one year, running for at least four years with a formal evaluation tabled in the legislature.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the government to appoint an independent panel to study grocery pricing and food affordability in the province, with the panel required to deliver an interim report within 12 months and a final report within 18 months, after which the government must publicly respond with an action plan.

This Nova Scotia bill reorganizes government departments, updates the names and responsibilities of ministries, adjusts compensation for elected officials and ministerial staff, modifies rules around the Auditor General's independence and reporting, restricts frivolous freedom of information requests, allows dismissal of civil servants without cause, and shifts private land access disputes from Cabinet to the courts.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the Minister of Health and Wellness to establish a dedicated, formula-based funding program for organizations that work to prevent and address gender-based violence, along with a community advisory body and annual public reporting on how funds are spent.

This Nova Scotia bill establishes Clare's Law (allowing people to request disclosure of a partner's history of violence), expands the legal definitions of domestic and family violence to include digital abuse and reproductive coercion, and requires mandatory training for justices of the peace and provincial court judges on coercive control, sexual assault law, and trauma-informed practices.

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Gaming Control Act to prohibit gambling advertisements in places or through mediums where minors are likely to see them, while exempting community fundraising activities from these restrictions.

This Nova Scotia bill replaces the existing Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, consolidating and modernizing rules governing public access to government records and the protection of personal information held by public bodies, including provincial departments, municipalities, hospitals, universities, and similar entities.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the provincial government to offer free well-water testing for coliform bacteria, arsenic, lead, and uranium to residents who rely on well water for drinking, with coliform testing available at least every six months and the other contaminants tested at least every two years.

Nova Scotia's Free Trade and Mobility within Canada Act removes trade and licensing barriers between Nova Scotia and other provinces or territories that pass equivalent legislation, meaning goods approved elsewhere are accepted in Nova Scotia and workers licensed elsewhere can work in Nova Scotia without additional requirements.

This Nova Scotia private member's bill proposes a government program to provide free heat pumps to eligible homeowners with household incomes of $100,000 or less, covering detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, condominiums, and mobile homes connected to the electrical grid.

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Health Services and Insurance Act to make prescription birth control — including oral/injectable contraceptives and long-acting devices like IUDs — a fully covered insured service under the provincial MSI Plan, with no deductibles or co-payments required from patients.

This Nova Scotia bill prohibits the sale of products containing intentionally added PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as 'forever chemicals') in the province starting January 1, 2028, with exceptions for Health Canada-approved medical devices and products deemed essential to health, safety, or societal functioning where PFAS-free alternatives don't exist.

This Nova Scotia bill exempts Canadian Armed Forces veterans from needing a licence or paying fees to hunt, angle, or fish recreationally in Nova Scotia, provided they carry their official Record of Service Card (NDI 75) while doing so.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the provincial Minister of Health and Wellness to create decontamination protocols for firefighter protective equipment, review and potentially phase out toxic chemicals like PFAS in firefighting gear, and provide firefighters with covered cancer screening and diagnostic services under provincial health insurance.

This Nova Scotia bill directs the Ministers of Municipal Affairs and Emergency Management to conduct a six-month public consultation and develop a new legislative framework for fire safety, fire services, training, and certification, with a new bill to be introduced by September 30, 2026.

Nova Scotia's Financial Measures (2026) Act is an omnibus bill that makes a wide range of changes to provincial laws, including raising the financial institutions capital tax, introducing a levy on electric and hybrid vehicles, updating vaping product stamp requirements, dissolving the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission, and making numerous administrative and regulatory amendments across sectors including forestry, mining, meat inspection, gaming, and securities.

Nova Scotia's Financial Measures (2025) Act is an omnibus bill that implements a range of provincial budget and administrative changes, including cutting the small business tax rate to 1.5% and raising the small business limit to $700,000, increasing personal tax credit amounts, doubling the non-resident property transfer tax to 10%, removing tolls from Halifax Harbour Bridges, and enacting new entertainment licensing legislation.

This Nova Scotia bill establishes a Financial Accountability Office, an independent, non-partisan body that provides fiscal and economic analysis to the House of Assembly, including costing bills and assessing government forecasts and long-term financial sustainability.

This bill transfers the authority to approve supplementary government appropriations (extra spending beyond the original budget) from the Governor in Council (Cabinet) to the full House of Assembly, and limits the legislative debate on those appropriations to 20 hours.

This bill amends Nova Scotia's Finance Act to require the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board to table a report in the House of Assembly whenever supplementary warrants or special appropriations are issued during a fiscal year, and to have that report reviewed by the Committee of the Whole on Supply for up to 15 hours.