White Lake Wilderness Area protects a rugged, boulder and lake-strewn wilderness in the granite uplands just north of Musquodoboit Harbour, in Halifax Regional Municipality. It also extends into part ...

Q: What are designated wilderness areas? A: Wilderness areas are significant natural areas designated under Nova Scotia's Wilderness Areas Protection Act (the Act) and administered by the Nova Scotia ...

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 ...

Pesticide applicator certification in Nova Scotia is based on the National Standard for Pesticide Education Training and Certification in Canada. Individuals wishing to obtain their initial pesticide ...

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 ...