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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Polletts Cove – Aspy Fault Wilderness Area is Cape Breton’s largest wilderness area. From soaring headlands to forested canyons and highland barrens, it protects a spectacular mix of highland and ...

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 ...

Treaty Education is a vehicle to begin the long-term journey, over generations, toward reconciliation. The Mi’kmaq and provincial government are working together to develop specific programs and ...

Nova Scotia has one of the most thorough food safety systems in the country. Consumers seek assurances that the food they purchase is safe and of high quality. The department must, therefore, address ...