Provincial governments have responsibility for hospitals, prisons, education, marriage and, property and civil rights. Like the Canadian federal government, they are able to tax citizens and share resposibility for agriculture and immigration.
View the disclosure log of Nova Scotia Freedom of Information Protection of Privacy government information requests. The repository started in Jan. 2017 and maintains a 3 year moving wall of documents.
Captures the the name changes and administrative histories and mergers of all Government departments as well as all current agencies, boards, commission and offices.
The Nova Scotia Legislative Library maintains a monthly checklist of publications emanating from the provincial legislature as well as various provincial departments, agencies and commissions. It is not a comprehensive list but it is an excellent starting point.
Nova Scotia Legislative Information
Debates and proceedings (official transcripts), Nova Scotia House of Assembly
1855-1858,1954-1964 available on microfilm in the Killam Library under the call number J 104 K22
1858 -1861,1864 - 1881,1883 - 1916,1973 - 2011 available in print in the Killam Library under the call number 2CP NS P 2.2
Debates and proceedings (official transcripts), Nova Scotia Legislative Council (*Nova Scotia had an upper house of appointed members called the Legislative Council from 1838-1928)
1875-1913 available in print in the Killam Library under the call number 2CP NS P 3.2
Journals and proceedings, Nova Scotia House of Assembly
1758 - 2003 available online - These journals start with the first sitting of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1758 when they were initially recorded by hand.
1843 - 2005 available in print in the Killam Library under the call number 2CP NS P 2.1