Accessibility Across Nova Scotia

Collaboration is key to meeting our goal of an accessible Nova Scotia. Organizations around the province have a vital role in working toward accessibility.

The Accessibility Act requires some organizations (called prescribed public sector bodies) to establish an accessibility advisory committee and develop an accessibility plan.

Prescribed public sector bodies are prescribed in two groups:

• There are 90 PPSBs in the first group. They include 70 municipalities, 11 post-secondary institutions, and 9 public libraries. Their first accessibility plans were due April 1, 2022.
• There are 17 PPSBs in the second group. They include the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority, the Regional Centres for Education, Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, Events East, the IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health, the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation, Build Nova Scotia, Invest Nova Scotia, and the Nova Scotia Museum. Their first accessibility plans are due April 1, 2023.

Accessibility plans must show progress made preventing and removing barriers, how organizations will prevent and remove barriers, and the processes in place to access the impact of proposed actions on accessibility.

Accessibility plans must also be made available to the public (by posting their plans to their websites), and be updated every three years.

Below is a list of prescribed public sector bodies and links to their accessibility plans.

These links are provided for information purposes. Please contact the specific organization listed for any additional information on their accessibility plans.

Municipality, Town or Village
Cape Breton Regional Municipality	Read Plan
Halifax Regional Municipality	Read Plan
Municipality of the County of Annapolis	Read Plan
Municipality of the County of Antigonish	Link not available
Municipality of the County of Colchester	Read Plan
Municipality of the County of Cumberland	Read Plan
Municipality of the County of Inverness	Read Plan
Municipality of the County of Kings	Read Plan
Municipality of the County of Richmond	Read Plan
Municipality of the County of Victoria	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of Argyle	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of Barrington	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of Chester	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of Clare	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of Digby	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of East Hants	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of Guysborough	Link not available
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of Pictou	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of Shelburne	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s	Read Plan
Municipality of the District of Yarmouth	Read Plan
Region of Queens Municipality	Read Plan
Town of Amherst	Read Plan
Town of Annapolis Royal	Read Plan
Town of Antigonish	Read Plan
Town of Berwick	Read Plan
Town of Bridgewater	Read Plan
Town of Clark’s Harbour	Link not available
Town of Digby	Read Plan
Town of Kentville	Read Plan
Town of Lockeport	Read Plan
Town of Lunenburg	Read Plan
Town of Mahone Bay	Read Plan
Town of Middleton	Read Plan
Town of Mulgrave	Link not available
Town of New Glasgow	Read Plan
Town of Oxford	Read Plan
Town of Pictou	Read Plan
Town of Port Hawkesbury	Read Plan
Town of Shelburne	Read Plan
Town of Stellarton	Read Plan
Town of Stewiacke	Read Plan
Town of Trenton	Read Plan
Town of Truro	Read Plan
Town of Westville	Read Plan
Town of Wolfville	Read Plan
Town of Yarmouth	Read Plan
Village of Aylesford	Read Plan
Village of Baddeck	Link not available
Village of Bible Hill	Read Plan
Village of Canning	Read Plan
Village of Chester	Read Plan
Village of Cornwallis Square	Read Plan
Village of Dover	Link not available
Village of Freeport	Read Plan
Village of Greenwood	Read Plan
Village of Hebbville	Read Plan
Village of Kingston	Read Plan
Village of Lawrencetown	Read Plan
Village of New Minas	Read Plan
Village of Port Williams	Read Plan
Village of Pugwash	Read Plan
Village of River Hebert	Read Plan
Village of St. Peters	Read Plan
Village of Tatamagouche	Read Plan
Village of Tiverton	Read Plan
Village of Westport	Read Plan
Village of Weymouth	Read Plan
West Hants Regional Municipality	Read Plan

Postsecondary institution
Acadia University	Read Plan
Atlantic School of Theology	Read Plan
Cape Breton University	Read Plan
Dalhousie University	Read Plan
Mount Saint Vincent University	Read Plan
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design	Read Plan
Nova Scotia Community College	Read Plan
Saint Mary's University	Read Plan
Université Sainte Anne	Read Plan
University of Kings College	Read Plan
St. Francis Xavier University	Read Plan

Libraries
Annapolis Valley Regional Library	Read Plan
Cape Breton Regional Library	Read Plan
Colchester-East Hants Public Library	Read Plan
Cumberland Public Libraries	Read Plan
Eastern Counties Regional Library	Read Plan
Halifax Public Libraries	Read Plan
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library	Read Plan
South Shore Public Libraries	Read Plan
Western Counties Regional Library	Read Plan

Health
IWK Health	Read Plan
Nova Scotia Health	Read Plan

Regional Centres for Education
Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education	Read Plan
Cape Breton-Victoria Centre for Education	Read Plan
Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education	Read Plan
Halifax Regional Centre for Education	Read Plan
South Shore Regional Centre for Education	Read Plan
Strait Regional Centre for Education	Read Plan
Tri-County Regional Centre for Education	Read Plan
Conseil Scolaire Acadian Provincial	Read Plan

Other
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia	Link not available
Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority	Read Plan
Build Nova Scotia	Link not available
Events East	Read Plan
Invest Nova Scotia	Read Plan
Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation	Read Plan
Nova Scotia Museum	Read Plan