Some Executive Council Office information is on the old website (you're on the old website now).

Recycling and composting programs may vary throughout the province, depending on where you live. Nova Scotia is divided into seven different solid waste-resource management regions. Please click on ...

On 20 December 2023, the Minister of Environment announced new and expanded protected areas and released the Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy. Parks and protected areas play an important role in ...

This page lists Acts in alphabetical order - linked to a list of active regulations under each Act. Only Acts that have regulations made under them are listed. The Nova Scotia regulation number ("N.S.

Some Department of Community Services information is on the old website (you’re on the old website now).

The province's new responsible gaming strategy is focused on protecting the health and well-being of Nova Scotians and improving the regulation of gaming. The plan includes measures to increase the ...

Boggy Lake Wilderness Area is located in the interior of Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, north of Moser River. Expanded in 2015, this wilderness area now protects close to 4,680 hectares (11,560 acres) ...

The Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act (PDF) was passed in the Nova Scotia Legislature in October 2021. It is the Province’s commitment to build a sustainable future, and a healthier ...

Fossil Coast Nature Reserve partially overlaps with and complements a portion of the Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site and the associated provincially-designated Joggins Fossil Cliffs ...

c. apply for a mining lease within an area designated by the licence. This licence includes all minerals except Coal, Salt, Potash, Uranium, and Geothermal reserves. Note: This licence does not apply ...

Information regarding the application of the Non-Resident Deed Transfer Tax & Property Tax is available via novascotia.ca/finance/en/home/taxation/tax101/non-resident ...

Food safety courses are for those who handle and work with food regularly, like those in the food service industry. The Food Safety Regulations require that at least one person per shift must have ...