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Part II Halifax, Nova Scotia Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen’s Printer Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act Proclamation of Act, S. 14, S.N.S. 2021, c. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14/2022 33 Continuing Care Assistants Registry Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15/2022 34 Fair Registration Practices Act Regulations Amending the Schedules to the Act Listing Regulating Bodies –amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23/2022 48 Health Services and Insurance Act Prescribed Maximum Amount for Expenditure by the Minister under Subsection 16(1) of the Act Regulations–replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13/2022 32 Labour Standards Code Minimum Wage Order (Construction and Property Maintenance)–amendment . . . . . . . . . 20/2022 43 Minimum Wage Order (General)–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19/2022 43 Minimum Wage Order (Logging and Forest Operations)–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21/2022 44 Natural Products Act Nova Scotia Egg Producers Levy Order–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18/2022 41 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17/2022 39 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22/2022 45

Summary Proceedings Act

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16/2022 38 In force date of regulations: As of March 4, 2005*, the date a regulation comes into force is determined by subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act. The date a regulation is made, the date a regulation is approved, the date a regulation is filed and any date specified in a regulation are important to determine when the regulation is in force. *Date that subsections 3(6) and (7) and Sections 11 and 13 of the Regulations Act and amendments to the Regulations Act made by

Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2004 were proclaimed in force. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 31

N.S. Reg. 13/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 N.S. Reg. 13/2022 Made: February 1, 2022 Filed: February 3, 2022 Prescribed Maximum Amount for Expenditure by the Minister under Subsection 16(1) of the Act Regulations–replacement Order in Council 2022-33 dated February 1, 2022 Repeal of regulations and regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 16(1A) of the Health Services and Insurance Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health and Wellness dated December 14, 2021, and pursuant to subsection 16(1A) of

Chapter 197 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Health Services and Insurance Act, is pleased, effective on and after February 1, 2022, to (

a) repeal the regulations respecting the prescribed maximum amount for expenditure under subsection 16(1) of the Act, N.S. Reg. 207/1994, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 94-912 dated November 8, 1994; and (

b) make new regulations respecting the prescribed maximum amount for expenditure by the Minister under subsection 16(1) of the Act in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting the Prescribed Maximum Amount for Expenditure by the Minister under Subsection 16(1) of the Act made by the Governor in Council under subsection 16(1A) of

Chapter 197 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Health Services and Insurance Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Prescribed Maximum Amount for Expenditure by the Minister under Subsection 16(1) of the Act Regulations.

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Health Services and Insurance Act. Amount Minister may spend under subsection 16(1) of Act 3 The Minister may spend an amount not exceeding $3 000 000 for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, assisting, expanding, constructing or equipping hospitals or health care facilities in the Province under subsection 16(1) of the Act, without the approval of the Governor in Council. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 32

N.S. Reg. 14/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 N.S. Reg. 14/2022 Made: February 1, 2022 Filed: February 3, 2022 Proclamation of Act, S. 14, S.N.S. 2021, c. 4 Order in Council 2022-34 dated February 1, 2022 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 14 of the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health and Wellness dated December 3, 2021, and pursuant to

Section 14 of

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2021, the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2021, the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act, do come into force on and not before February 1, 2022. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: Arthur J. LeBlanc G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, OR WHOM THE SAME MAY IN ANY WISE CONCERN, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 14 of

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2021, the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act , it is enacted as follows: 14 This Act comes into force on such a day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Chapter 14 [4] of the Acts of 2021, the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act, do come into force on and not before February 1, 2022; NOW KNOW YE THAT WE, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that

Chapter 14 [4] of the Acts of 2021, the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act, do come into force on and not before February 1, 2022, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved His Honour Arthur J. LeBlanc, ONS, Q.C., Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 33

N.S. Reg. 14/2022 - 15/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 1st day of February in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-two and in the seventieth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Honourable Brad Johns Provincial Secretary Attorney General and Minister of Justice N.S. Reg. 15/2022 Made: February 1, 2022 Filed: February 3, 2022 Continuing Care Assistants Registry Regulations Order in Council 2022-35 dated February 1, 2022 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 13 of the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health and Wellness dated December 3, 2021, and pursuant to

Section 13 of

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2021, the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act, is pleased to make new regulations respecting the Continuing Care Assistants Registry, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after February 1, 2022.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting the Continuing Care Assistants Registry made by the Governor in Council under

Section 13 of

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2021, the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Regulations .

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act ; “care team assistant” means a person employed in a collaborative acute care team within a health authority to support patients’ activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living; “certified continuing care assistant” is further defined to include any of the following: (

i) care team assistants, (ii) persons employed in a role requiring designation as a certified continuing care assistant; © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 34

N.S. Reg. 15/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 “conditional registration” means registration in the Registry of a person hired by an employer on a conditional basis in accordance with the Educational Requirements for Entry to Practice of Non-Licensed Care Staff Policy; “continuing care assistant in training” means a person employed as a continuing care assistant who is (

i) completing requirements to become a certified continuing care assistant, and (ii) hired on a conditional basis in accordance with the Educational Requirements for Entry to Practice of Non-Licensed Care Staff Policy; “registrant” means a person who is registered in the Registry; “renewal date” means, in any given year, (

i) March 31, and (ii) the date by which a registrant must renew their registration in the Registry. Information in Registry 3

(1) The Registry must include all of the following information about each registrant in accordance with clause 5(2)(

c) of the Act: (

a) contact information, including address, telephone number and email address; (

b) date of birth; (

c) verification of identification; (

d) gender and preferred pronouns; (

e) citizenship status; (

f) languages spoken; (

g) highest level of education obtained outside the continuing care assistant profession; (

h) name of continuing care assistant educational program completed and year of graduation from program; (

i) verification of completion of continuing care assistant educational program; (

j) year of certification as a continuing care assistant in Nova Scotia; (

k) employment status; (

l) information about the registrant’s current employment, including name of employer, start date, hours worked and duties; (

m) location of initial registration as a continuing care assistant or equivalent; © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 35

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n) all locations of past employment as a continuing care assistant or equivalent; (

o) expected retirement date; (

p) whether the registrant is a continuing care assistant in training; (

q) such other information that the Minister determines may be useful to have for the purpose of continuing care assistant workforce planning.

(2) The information included in the Registry under clause (1)(

p) must be made available to the public. Persons required to apply for registration in Registry 4

(1) A person who is employed as a continuing care assistant in training must apply for registration in the Registry.

(2) A person who is a student actively enrolled in a health discipline and hired in the role of a continuing care assistant in accordance with the Educational Requirements for Entry to Practice of Non-Licensed Care Staff Policy must apply for conditional registration in the Registry. Application for registration in Registry 5

(1) An application for registration in the Registry must include the information described in subsection 3(1).

(2) For the year 2022 only, applications for registration in the Registry must be filed by June 30, 2022.

(3) The Administrator must register every person who has applied for registration under

Section 4 in the Registry. Expiry and renewal of registration 6

(1) A registrant’s registration in the Registry expires each year on December 31.

(2) A registrant who wishes to renew their registration in the Registry for the following year must submit a completed application for renewal of registration to the Administrator by the renewal date.

(3) A registrant who is on leave from their employment must maintain their registration. Change to information in Registry 7

(1) A registrant with conditional registration must notify the Administrator if they no longer meet the requirements for conditional registration.

(2) The Administrator must annotate a registrant’s information in the Registry in any of the following circumstances: (

a) there is an error in the Registry; (

b) the registrant’s name has changed; (

c) the registrant’s contact information has changed.

(3) The registrant must provide verification of a name change as described in clause (2)(

b) at the request of the Administrator. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 36

N.S. Reg. 15/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 Removal from Registry 8 The Administrator may remove any of the following from the Registry: (

a) a registrant who has (

i) made a written request to be removed from the Registry, and (ii) confirmed they do not intend to use the title “Certified Continuing Care Assistant” or “continuing care assistant” or any derivative of either title as described in

Section 11 of the Act; (

b) a registrant with conditional registration who no longer meets the criteria for conditional registration; (

c) a registrant who no longer meets the criteria for employment as a continuing care assistant in training in accordance with the Educational Requirements for Entry to Practice of Non-Licensed Care Staff Policy; (

d) a registrant who has been determined by the Administrator to be non-compliant with the Act or these regulations for at least 12 months. Reasons for Administrator’s decision 9

(1) The Administrator must provide an applicant or registrant with written reasons explaining why the Administrator has done any of the following: (

a) declined to register an applicant in the Registry; (

b) declined a registrant’s application for renewal of registration in the Registry; (

c) removed a registrant from the Registry.

(2) The Administrator must include with the written reasons described in subsection (1) information on how the applicant or registrant may have the Administrator’s decision reviewed. Fines 10

(1) If the Administrator has issued a fine to a person under subsection 12(3) of the Act, the Administrator must provide the person with all of the following in writing: (

a) notice of the fine; (

b) information on how the fine may be resolved.

(2) The Administrator must forgive a fine issued to a person under subsection 12(3) of the Act if the offence that precipitated the fine is resolved within 90 days of the person receiving notice of the fine. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 37

N.S. Reg. 16/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 N.S. Reg. 16/2022 Made: February 4, 2022 Filed: February 5, 2022

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment Order dated February 4, 2022 Amendment to regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of the

Summary Proceedings Act Order Made under

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act I, Brad Johns, Attorney General and Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act, effective on and after the date of this order, hereby (

a) amend

Schedule 7 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, to designate certain offences under the Emergency Management Act as

summary offence ticket offences, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”; and (

b) order and direct that the penalty to be entered on a summons in respect of an offence set out in amendments to the schedules to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, as set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, is the out-of-court settlement amount listed in the out-of-court settlement column set out opposite the description for the offence, and includes the charge provided for in, and in accordance with, Sections 8 and 9 of the Act. Dated and made February 4, 2022, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Bradley H Johns Honourable Brad Johns Attorney General and Minister of Justice

Schedule “A” Amendment to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act

Schedule 7 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, is amended by adding “or Minister’s Direction 22-003 (road blockade ban) (specify)” immediately after “(Highway blockade ban)” in items 7 and 8. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 38

N.S. Reg. 17/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 N.S. Reg. 17/2022 Made: February 3, 2022 Filed: February 7, 2022 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated February 3, 2022 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Decision and Order M10432 Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products under

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Stephen McGrath, LL.B., Member Decision and Order Under S. 16 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations , the Board must prescribe a benchmark price for specified petroleum products every Friday. The benchmark price prescribed by the Board is the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) since the last benchmark price adjustment for the petroleum product.

The Board must also prescribe retail mark-ups and calculate wholesale margins considering any factors the Board finds relevant, including transportation adjustments. The Board last set wholesale margins in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 146; retail mark-ups in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 50; and transportation adjustments in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168. Following the Board’s recent retail mark-up decision (2021 NSUARB 50), it approved a monthly retail mark-up adjustment mechanism to address reduced sales volumes from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The adjustment mechanism was implemented by the Board for gasoline and diesel oil adjustments in an order dated June 2, 2021, but discontinued for diesel oil in an order dated November 26, 2021. At each price setting, the Board may apply a forward-averaging correction, based on historical prices, to achieve revenue neutrality. At appropriate times of the year, the Board may also require an additional margin for winter blending of ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil.

Based on the foregoing and other requirements in the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and regulations, the Board finds it appropriate to prescribe the benchmark prices and adjustments in Table “A,” the COVID-19 related retail mark-up adjustment for gasoline in Table “B,” and the prices for petroleum products in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 A.M. February 4, 2022: © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 39

N.S. Reg. 17/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 Table “A” (cents per litre) Petroleum Product Benchmark Price Forward Averaging (+/-) Winter Blending Gasoline (Grade 1) 87.84 +2.20Gasoline (Grade 2) 90.84 Gasoline (Grade 3) 93.84 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Oil 93.90 +2.60 +4.69 Table “B” (cents per litre) COVID-19 Retail Mark-up Adjustment (Gasoline only) Minimum Self-Service and Full-Service +0.3 Maximum Self-Service +0.4 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 3rd day of February, 2022. sgd. Lisa Wallace Clerk of the Board

Schedule “A” Prices Prescribed for Petroleum Products under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on February 4, 2022 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

Schedule Petroleum Prices in Cents/Litre Self-Service Full-Service Pump Prices Pump Prices (Pump Prices includes 15% HST) Base Fed. Wholesale Prov.

Wholesale Excise Selling Tax Price Tax Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 101.47 10.0 15.5 126.97 152.6 155.0 152.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 104.47 10.0 15.5 129.97 156.0 158.4 156.0 999.9 Premium Unleaded 107.47 10.0 15.5 132.97 159.5 161.9 159.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 113.94 4.0 15.4 133.34 159.6 161.9 159.6 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 101.97 10.0 15.5 127.47 153.1 155.6 153.1 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 104.97 10.0 15.5 130.47 156.6 159.0 156.6 999.9 Premium Unleaded 107.97 10.0 15.5 133.47 160.0 162.5 160.0 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 114.44 4.0 15.4 133.84 160.1 162.4 160.1 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 102.37 10.0 15.5 127.87 153.6 156.0 153.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 105.37 10.0 15.5 130.87 157.1 159.5 157.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 108.37 10.0 15.5 133.87 160.5 162.9 160.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 114.84 4.0 15.4 134.24 160.6 162.9 160.6 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 102.47 10.0 15.5 127.97 153.7 156.1 153.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 105.47 10.0 15.5 130.97 157.2 159.6 157.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 108.47 10.0 15.5 133.97 160.6 163.0 160.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 114.94 4.0 15.4 134.34 160.7 163.0 160.7 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 102.47 10.0 15.5 127.97 153.7 156.1 153.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 105.47 10.0 15.5 130.97 157.2 159.6 157.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 108.47 10.0 15.5 133.97 160.6 163.0 160.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 114.94 4.0 15.4 134.34 160.7 163.0 160.7 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 103.17 10.0 15.5 128.67 154.5 156.9 154.5 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 106.17 10.0 15.5 131.67 158.0 160.4 158.0 999.9 Premium Unleaded 109.17 10.0 15.5 134.67 161.4 163.8 161.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 115.64 4.0 15.4 135.04 161.5 163.8 161.5 999.9 N.S.

Reg. 18/2022 Made: December 21, 2021 Approved: January 21, 2022 Filed: February 8, 2022 Nova Scotia Egg Producers Levy Order–amendment Order dated January 27, 2022 Amendment to regulations made by the Egg Producers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to clause 9(1)(hb) of the Natural Products Act Egg Producers of Nova Scotia Amendment to the Nova Scotia Egg Producers Levy Order I certify that on December 21, 2021, the Egg Producers of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause 9(1)(hb) of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act, as delegated by clause 6(

g) of the Nova Scotia Egg Producers’ Marketing Plan, N.S. Reg. 239/82, carried a motion to amend the Nova Scotia Egg Producers Levy Order, N.S. Reg. 170/2006, made by the Egg Producers of Nova Scotia on August 9, 2006, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on August 22, 2006, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after February 20, 2022. Signed at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on January 27, 2022. Egg Producers of Nova Scotia sgd. Wanda Hamilton per: Wanda Hamilton General Manager © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 41

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on January 21, 2022. Natural Products Marketing Council sgd. Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg per: Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg Acting Director

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Nova Scotia Egg Producers Levy Order made by the Egg Producers of Nova Scotia under clause 9(1)(hb) of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Marketing Act Subsection 3(1) of the Nova Scotia Egg Producers Levy Order, N.S. Reg. 170/2006, made by the Egg Producers of Nova Scotia on August 9, 2006, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on August 22, 2006, is amended by striking out “$0.4575” and substituting “$0.4775”. N.S.

Reg. 19/2022 to 21/2022 Made: February 10, 2022 Filed: February 11, 2022 Minimum Wage Order (General)–amendment; Minimum Wage Order (Construction and Property Maintenance)–amendment; Minimum Wage Order (Logging and Forest Operations)–amendment Order in Council 2022-38 dated February 10, 2022 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to Sections 50 and 52 of the Labour Standards Code The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration dated January 28, 2022, and pursuant to Sections 50 and 52 of

Chapter 246 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Labour Standards Code, is pleased, effective on and after October 1, 2022, to (

a) amend the Minimum Wage Order (General), N.S. Reg. 5/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-56 dated February 17, 1999, to increase the minimum wage, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (

b) amend the Minimum Wage Order (Construction and Property Maintenance) , N.S. Reg. 202/2003, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-507 dated November 28, 2003, to increase the minimum wage, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; and (

c) amend the Minimum Wage Order (Logging and Forest Operations), N.S. Reg. 5/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-56 dated February 17, 1999, to increase the minimum wage, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 42

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 N.S. Reg. 19/2022 Minimum Wage Order (General)–amendment

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Minimum Wage Order (General) made by the Governor in Council under Sections 50 and 52 of

Chapter 246 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Labour Standards Code

Section 6 of the Minimum Wage Order (General), N.S. Reg. 5/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-56 dated February 17, 1999, is amended by (

a) repealing subsection (1); (

b) repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

(2) The minimum wage for employees under this Order is fixed at the hourly rate set out in the following table: Effective Date Rate October 1, 2022 $13.60 April 1, 2023 $14.30 October 1, 2023 $14.65 April 1, 2024 $15.00 (

c) in subsection (3), (

i) striking out “2022” and substituting “2025”; and (ii) adding “plus an additional 1%,” immediately after “occurs,”. Subsection 6A(1) of the regulation is amended by striking out “6(1), (2) or (3)” and substituting “6(3)”. N.S. Reg. 20/2022 Minimum Wage Order (Construction and Property Maintenance)–amendment

Schedule “B” Amendment to the Minimum Wage Order (Construction and Property Maintenance) made by the Governor in Council under Sections 50 and 52 of

Chapter 246 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Labour Standards Code

Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Order (Construction and Property Maintenance) , N.S. Reg. 202/2003, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-507 dated November 28, 2003, is amended by © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 1 43

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a) repealing subsection (2); (

b) repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

(3) The minimum wage for employees under this Order is fixed at the hourly rate set out in the following table: Effective Date Rate October 1, 2022 $13.60 April 1, 2023 $14.30 October 1, 2023 $14.65 April 1, 2024 $15.00 (

c) in subsection (3A), (

i) striking out “2022” and substituting “2025”; and (ii) adding “plus an additional 1%,” immediately after “occurs,” 2 Subsection 4A(1) of the regulations is amended by striking out “4(2), (3) or (3A)” and substituting “4(3A)”. N.S. Reg. 21/2022 Minimum Wage Order (Logging and Forest Operations)–amendment

Schedule “C” Amendment to the Minimum Wage Order (Logging and Forest Operations) made by the Governor in Council under Sections 50 and 52 of

Chapter 246 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Labour Standards Code 1

Section 5 of the Minimum Wage Order (Logging and Forest Operations), N.S. Reg. 5/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-56 dated February 17, 1999, is amended by (

a) repealing subsection (2); (

b) repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

(3) The minimum wage for employees under this Order is fixed at the rate set out in the following table: Effective Date Class of Employees Rate October 1, 2022 Time Workers $13.60 per hour Other Workers $2673.76 per month © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 44

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 April 1, 2023 Time Workers $14.30 per hour Other Workers $2811.38 per month October 1, 2023 Time Workers $14.65 per hour Other Workers $2880.19 per month April 1, 2024 Time Workers $15.00 per hour Other Workers $2949.00 per month (

c) striking out “2022” in subsection (3A) and substituting “2025”; and (

d) adding “plus an additional 1%,” immediately after “occurs,” in clause (3A)(a). Subsection 5A(1) of the regulations is amended by striking out “5(2), (3) or (3A)” and substituting “5(3A)”. N.S. Reg. 22/2022 Made: February 10, 2022 Filed: February 11, 2022 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated February 10, 2022 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Decision and Order M10445 Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products under

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Roberta J. Clarke, Q.C., Member Decision and Order Under S. 16 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations , the Board must prescribe a benchmark price for specified petroleum products every Friday. The benchmark price prescribed by the Board is the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) since the last benchmark price adjustment for the petroleum product.

The Board must also prescribe retail mark-ups and calculate wholesale margins considering any factors the Board finds relevant, including transportation adjustments. The Board last set wholesale margins in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 146; retail mark-ups in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 50; and transportation adjustments in itsdecision, 2016 NSUARB 168. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 45

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 Following the Board’s recent retail mark-up decision (2021 NSUARB 50), it approved a monthly retail mark-up adjustment mechanism to address reduced sales volumes from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The adjustment mechanism was implemented by the Board for gasoline and diesel oil adjustments in an order dated June 2, 2021, but discontinued for diesel oil in an order dated November 26, 2021. At each price setting, the Board may apply a forward-averaging correction, based on historical prices, to achieve revenue neutrality.

At appropriate times of the year, the Board may also require an additional margin for winter blending of ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil. Based on the foregoing and other requirements in the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and regulations, the Board finds it appropriate to prescribe the benchmark prices and adjustments in Table “A,” the COVID-19 related retail mark-up adjustment for gasoline in Table “B,” and the prices for petroleum products in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 A.M. February 11, 2022: Table “A” (cents per litre) Petroleum Product Benchmark Price Forward Averaging (+/-) Winter Blending Gasoline (Grade 1) 90.92 +2.5Gasoline (Grade 2) 93.92 Gasoline (Grade 3) 96.92 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Oil 97.83 +2.9 +4.02 Table “B” (cents per litre) COVID-19 Retail Mark-up Adjustment (Gasoline only) Minimum Self-Service and Full-Service +0.3 Maximum Self-Service +0.4 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 10th day of February, 2022. sgd. Crystal Henwood Clerk of the Board © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 46

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Schedule “A” Prices Prescribed for Petroleum Products under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on February 11, 2022 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

Schedule Petroleum Prices in Cents/Litre Self-Service Full-Service Pump Prices Pump Prices (Pump Prices includes 15% HST) Base Fed. Wholesale Prov.

Wholesale Excise Selling Tax Price Tax Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 104.85 10.0 15.5 130.35 156.5 158.9 156.5 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 107.85 10.0 15.5 133.35 159.9 162.3 159.9 999.9 Premium Unleaded 110.85 10.0 15.5 136.35 163.4 165.8 163.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 117.50 4.0 15.4 136.90 163.6 165.9 163.6 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 105.35 10.0 15.5 130.85 157.0 159.4 157.0 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 108.35 10.0 15.5 133.85 160.5 162.9 160.5 999.9 Premium Unleaded 111.35 10.0 15.5 136.85 163.9 166.3 163.9 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 118.00 4.0 15.4 137.40 164.2 166.5 164.2 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 105.75 10.0 15.5 131.25 157.5 159.9 157.5 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 108.75 10.0 15.5 134.25 160.9 163.4 160.9 999.9 Premium Unleaded 111.75 10.0 15.5 137.25 164.4 166.8 164.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 118.40 4.0 15.4 137.80 164.7 167.0 164.7 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 105.85 10.0 15.5 131.35 157.6 160.0 157.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 108.85 10.0 15.5 134.35 161.1 163.5 161.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 111.85 10.0 15.5 137.35 164.5 166.9 164.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 118.50 4.0 15.4 137.90 164.8 167.1 164.8 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 105.85 10.0 15.5 131.35 157.6 160.0 157.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 108.85 10.0 15.5 134.35 161.1 163.5 161.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 111.85 10.0 15.5 137.35 164.5 166.9 164.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 118.50 4.0 15.4 137.90 164.8 167.1 164.8 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 106.55 10.0 15.5 132.05 158.4 160.8 158.4 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 109.55 10.0 15.5 135.05 161.9 164.3 161.9 999.9 Premium Unleaded 112.55 10.0 15.5 138.05 165.3 167.7 165.3 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 119.20 4.0 15.4 138.60 165.6 167.9 165.6 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 46, No. 4 N.S. Reg. 23/2022 Made: February 10, 2022 Filed: February 15, 2022 Regulations Amending the Schedules to the Act Listing Regulating Bodies–amendment Order dated February 10, 2022 Amendment to regulations made by the Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration pursuant to

Section 21A of the Fair Registration Practices Act In the matter of

Section 21A of

Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2008, the Fair Registration Practices Act -and- In the matter of an amendment to the Regulations Amending the Schedules to the Act Listing Regulating Bodies made by the Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration Order I, Jill Balser, Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 21A of

Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2008, the Fair Registration Practices Act, hereby amend the Regulations Amending the Schedules to the Act Listing Regulating Bodies , N.S. Reg. 50/2015, made by the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education by order dated March 19, 2015, to amend Schedules A and B to the Act, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after the date of this order. Dated and made February 10, 2022, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Jill Balser Honourable Jill Balser Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Regulations Amending the Schedules to the Act Listing Regulating Bodies made by the Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration under

Section 21A of

Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2008, the Fair Registration Practices Act 1 (1) Subsection 3(1) of the Regulations Amending the Schedules to the Act Listing Regulating Bodies , N.S. Reg. 50/2015, made by the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education by order dated March 19, 2015, is amended by adding “Nova Scotia College of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals” where it belongs in alphabetical order to the list of bodies added to the list of regulating bodies in

Schedule A to the Act. (2) Subsection 3(2) of the regulations is amended by adding “Nova Scotia Association of Medical Radiation Technologists” where it belongs in alphabetical order to the list of bodies removed from the list of regulating bodies in

Schedule A to the Act. 2 (1) Subsection 4(1) of the regulations is amended by © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 48

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a) striking out “Minister of Environment” and substituting “Minister of Environment and Climate Change”; (

b) striking out “Minister of Labour and Advanced Education” and substituting “Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration”; and (

c) adding “Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables” where it belongs in alphabetical order to the list of persons added to the list of regulating bodies in

Schedule B to the Act. (2) Subsection 4(2) of the regulations is amended by adding “Minister of Lands and Forestry” where it belongs in alphabetical order to the list of persons removed from the list of regulating bodies in

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