Nova Scotia has cut ties with the Nova Scotia Firefighters School following a value-for-money audit that found serious safety problems and governance …
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FeaturedLegislation & ComplianceWorkplace Safety & OHS
Nova Scotia WCB’s duty to co-operate rules take effect July 15 in bid to improve return-to-work
Nova Scotia employers and injured workers will face new legal obligations starting July 15, when the province’s Duty to Cooperat legislation comes …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Irving Shipbuilding faces charges of safety violations in Halifax worker’s 2024 death
Irving Shipbuilding is scheduled to enter a plea Oct. 1 on charges of violating workplace safety rules after an employee died last …
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FeaturedRecruitment
Nova Scotia opens healthcare worker housing complex as part of strategy to fill critical positions
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNova Scotia has opened a fully occupied eight-unit housing complex for healthcare workers in Guysborough County, part of a provincial strategy to …
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Non-union civil servants dismissed without cause in Nova Scotia will now be eligible for up to 80 weeks of severance under new …
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GreenShield expands free drug coverage program to Nova Scotia and Alberta
GreenShield has expanded its Essential Medicines Program to Nova Scotia and Alberta, bringing free prescription drug access to underserved Canadians who lack …
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Nova Scotia Health and IWK health support workers voted 58% in favour of a new collective agreement that includes general wage increases …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Nova Scotia kicks in $7 million to help farmers extend growing seasons
Nova Scotia will invest an additional $7 million to help fruit and vegetable farmers extend their growing seasons and meet year-round demand …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsTraining & Development
Nova Scotia invests in youth education, skills training for low-income households
Nova Scotia is expanding access to post-secondary education and skills training for vulnerable youth with new funding for employment support programs aimed …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLegislation & Compliance
Nova Scotia releases new three-year accessibility plan
Nova Scotia has unveiled its third multi-year accessibility plan that outlines the province’s commitments and priorities for creating a more accessible environment …


