Nova Scotia bills

This bill amends Nova Scotia's Midwifery Act to set government targets for midwife availability (one per 14,000 residents per health zone), require annual public reporting by the Midwifery Regulatory Council, and allow the Minister of Health and Wellness to set implementation timelines.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the provincial health authority to establish, train, and fully fund mobile mental health care teams in every management zone, providing same-day in-home mental healthcare to residents who are unable to leave their homes.

This Nova Scotia private member's bill establishes a Mental Health Bill of Rights, entitling individuals with mental disorders or psychological distress to dignified, timely, and evidence-based care, while requiring the provincial government to meet WHO funding benchmarks and coordinate mental health services by 2027.

This Nova Scotia bill creates a Medically at-Risk Registry for people who depend on electricity-powered medical equipment at home, requiring Nova Scotia Power to prioritize restoring their power first during outages.

This bill amends Nova Scotia's Medical Act to add protections for complainants in sexual assault or sexual misconduct cases against physicians, requiring advance notice before identifying information is disclosed to the accused doctor and prohibiting the respondent or their representatives from contacting the complainant.

This Nova Scotia private member's bill proposes creating a Maritime Health Network by directing the provincial health minister to collaborate with New Brunswick and PEI counterparts to lobby Ottawa for demographic-based federal health transfers and to build a shared healthcare system allowing residents to access services across provincial borders.

This Nova Scotia bill makes birth control and hormone replacement therapy (for menopause) free under the provincial MSI health insurance plan, creates a publicly funded IVF program with income-based eligibility, and eliminates the existing Fertility and Surrogacy Tax Credit under the provincial Income Tax Act.

Nova Scotia's Making Business Easier Act streamlines and modernizes regulations across multiple sectors by repealing outdated laws, reducing licensing burdens, consolidating appeal boards, and introducing service efficiency requirements — particularly for businesses dealing with government permits, licences, and natural resource projects.

This bill modernizes the governance structure and administration of the Lunenburg Area Fire Commission (formerly the Fire Protection Commission of District Numbers One and Two), updating its name, commissioner eligibility rules, notice procedures, fiscal year, and removing the requirement for ministerial approval of bylaws.

This Nova Scotia bill increases the Household Energy Rebate Program from the current provincial HST rate to a flat 19% rebate on residential electricity and heating fuel purchases, effective January 1, 2026, and requires the Minister of Finance to review the rebate amount annually.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the provincial government to develop and publish a long-term care strategy by October 2026, sets minimum care standards of 4.1 hours of hands-on care per resident per day, restricts new public funding to non-profit and public facilities only, and mandates annual compliance reporting.

This Nova Scotia bill establishes the Local Grocery Infrastructure Fund to provide financial grants to small, independently owned grocery stores for renovations, equipment upgrades, energy efficiency improvements, and accessibility enhancements.

This Nova Scotia bill establishes a Local Action on Climate Change Fund to help municipalities fund climate-related projects, and expands municipal spending authority to explicitly include environmental sustainability and climate change initiatives.

This Nova Scotia bill bans the sale of energy drinks (beverages with more than 150 mg/L of added caffeine) to anyone under 16 years old, prohibits their sale in schools and through vending machines, and requires retailers to post notices about the age restriction.

This Nova Scotia bill establishes an independent Legislative Budget Officer (LBO) to provide non-partisan fiscal and economic analysis to members of the House of Assembly, including costing of proposed legislation, government spending reviews, and election platform analysis.

This Nova Scotia bill requires warning labels on lead fishing tackle, lead ammunition, and lead tire weights sold in the province, covering health hazards and safe handling/disposal instructions. It also authorizes public education campaigns about lead's dangers and requires the Minister to review the Act's effectiveness within three years.

This bill adds Remembrance Day (November 11) as a general holiday under Nova Scotia's Labour Standards Code, giving employees the same statutory holiday pay protections on that day as they have on other public holidays like Labour Day or Canada Day.

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Labour Standards Code to protect employee tips and gratuities, reduce the overtime threshold from 48 to 44 hours per week, and enable future regulations making company directors personally liable for unpaid wages.

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Labour Standards Code to give employees who have experienced gender-based violence the right to a paid leave of absence (up to 10 days paid per year, plus up to 16 weeks unpaid) for purposes such as seeking medical or psychological help, relocating, or pursuing legal action.

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Labour Standards Code to give employees the right to paid sick leave — up to one day per month, capped at ten days per year — for their own illness, injury, or medical emergency, or for a family member's medical emergency or death. It also clarifies that employers cannot retaliate against workers who ask them to follow the Act.