Volume 43, No. 10 May 10, 2019

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

Page Employment Support and Income Assistance Act Employment Support and Income Assistance Regulations–amendment . .............. 6 5 /2019 188 Natural Products Act C h i c k e n F a r m e r s o f N o v a S c o t i a R e g u l a t i o n s – a m e n d m e n t ........... .............. 6 3 /2019 185 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices.......................................... 6 1 /2019 182 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices.......................................... 6 4 /2019 186 Trade Union Act T r a d eU n i o nA c tG e n e r a lR e g u l a t i o n s......................................... 6 2 / 2019 184 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

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N.S. Reg. 61/2019 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 43, No. 10 N.S. Reg. 61/2019 Made: April 18, 2019 Filed: April 19, 2019 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated April 18, 2019 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 Order In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act M09165 - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Steven Murphy, MBA, P.Eng., Member

Whereas the purpose of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations is to ensure just and reasonable prices for specified petroleum products taking into consideration the objectives of preserving the availability of such products in rural areas, stabilizing prices of such products and minimizing the variances in prices of such products across the Province; And

whereas the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (Board) considered the manner in which it would proceed to set petroleum product prices in its decision, 2006 NSUARB 108, issued on October 16, 2006; And

whereas the Board revised the wholesale margin effective January 4, 2013, in its decision, 2012 NSUARB 213, issued on December 12, 2012; And

whereas the Board revised the retail margin and the transportation allowance effective October 28, 2016, in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168, issued on September 26, 2016; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended April 17, 2019, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 72.10¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 73.03¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 72.10¢ per litre Grade 2 75.10¢ per litre Grade 3 78.10¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 73.03¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: plus 1.9¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: p[l]us 0.7¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 0.66¢ per litre is required for ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil; And

now therefore the Board prescribes the prices for petroleum products as set forth in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., April 19, 2019. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 182

N.S. Reg. 61/2019 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 43, No. 10 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 18th day of April, 2019. sgd: Doreen Friis 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 April 19, 2019 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

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

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 82.19 10.0 15.5 107.69 129.7 131.9 129.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 85.19 10.0 15.5 110.69 133.2 135.3 133.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 88.19 10.0 15.5 113.69 136.6 138.8 136.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 82.84 4.0 15.4 102.24 123.4 125.6 123.4 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 82.69 10.0 15.5 108.19 130.3 132.5 130.3 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 85.69 10.0 15.5 111.19 133.7 135.9 133.7 999.9 Premium Unleaded 88.69 10.0 15.5 114.19 137.2 139.4 137.2 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 83.34 4.0 15.4 102.74 124.0 126.2 124.0 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 83.09 10.0 15.5 108.59 130.7 132.9 130.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.09 10.0 15.5 111.59 134.2 136.4 134.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 89.09 10.0 15.5 114.59 137.6 139.8 137.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 83.74 4.0 15.4 103.14 124.5 126.7 124.5 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 83.19 10.0 15.5 108.69 130.9 133.0 130.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.19 10.0 15.5 111.69 134.3 136.5 134.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 89.19 10.0 15.5 114.69 137.8 139.9 137.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 83.84 4.0 15.4 103.24 124.6 126.8 124.6 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 83.19 10.0 15.5 108.69 130.9 133.0 130.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.19 10.0 15.5 111.69 134.3 136.5 134.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 89.19 10.0 15.5 114.69 137.8 139.9 137.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 83.84 4.0 15.4 103.24 124.6 126.8 124.6 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 83.89 10.0 15.5 109.39 131.7 133.8 131.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.89 10.0 15.5 112.39 135.1 137.3 135.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 89.89 10.0 15.5 115.39 138.6 140.7 138.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 84.54 4.0 15.4 103.94 125.4 127.6 125.4 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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N.S. Reg. 62/2019 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 43, No. 10 N.S. Reg. 62/2019 Made: April 24, 2019 Filed: April 24, 2019 Trade Union Act General Regulations Order in Council 2019-127 dated April 24, 2019 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 10 of the Trade Union Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education dated March 26, 2019, and pursuant to

Section 10 of

Chapter 475 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Trade Union Act, is pleased to make regulations respecting the deemed filing of documents required to be filed in relation to an application for certification under

Section 95 of the Trade Union Act, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after April 24, 2019.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting the Trade Union Act made by the Governor in Council under

Section 10 of

Chapter 475 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Trade Union Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Trade Union Act General Regulations.

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Trade Union Act; “holiday” has the same meaning as in the Trade Union Procedure Regulations; “Trade Union Procedure Regulations” means the regulations respecting trade union procedures made under the Trade Union Act and continued under the Labour Board Act. Deemed filing of certain documents 3 ( 1 ) In this Section, “documents” means any documents required to be filed with the Board under the Trade Union Procedure Regulations by a trade union or council of trade unions making application for certification under

Section 95 of the Act.

(2) Despite subsection 3(1) of the Trade Union Procedure Regulations, any documents that are submitted to the Board on a holiday, by any means permitted by the Board under the Labour Board Act or the practices and procedures under that Act, are deemed to have been filed on the 1st business day immediately after the holiday on which they are submitted. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 184

N.S. Reg. 63/2019 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 43, No. 10 N.S. Reg. 63/2019 Made: March 13, 2019 Approved: April 8, 2019 Filed: April 24, 2019 Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations–amendment Order dated April 8, 2019 Amendment to regulations made by the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to

Section 9 of the Natural Products Act Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Amendment to the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations made under the Natural Products Act I certify that on March 13, 2019 the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 9 of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act, as delegated pursuant to clause 11(

d) of the Act by

Section 7 of the Nova Scotia Chicken Marketing Plan, carried a motion to amend the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations, N.S. Reg. 11/2005, made by the Natural Products Marketing Council on December 8, 2004, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A” The amendment referred to in this certificate is effective on and after the later of June 9, 2019 or the date it is approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council. Signed at Kentville, in the County of Kings, Nova Scotia on April 15, 2019. Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia per: sgd. Christine Bell Chris Bell Executive Director Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on April 8, 2019. Natural Products Marketing Council per: sgd. E. A. Crouse Elizabeth A. Crouse, P.Ag. Director

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations made by the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia pursuant to

Section 9 of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act Subsection 14(1) of the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations, N.S. Reg. 11/2005, made by the Natural Products Marketing Council on December 8, 2004, is amended by striking out “$1.48” and substituting “$1.54”. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 185

N.S. Reg. 64/2019 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 43, No. 10 N.S. Reg. 64/2019 Made: April 25, 2019 Filed: April 26, 2019 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated April 25, 2019 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 Order In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act M09175 - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Jennifer L. Nicholson, CPA, CA, Member

Whereas the purpose of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations is to ensure just and reasonable prices for specified petroleum products taking into consideration the objectives of preserving the availability of such products in rural areas, stabilizing prices of such products and minimizing the variances in prices of such products across the Province; And

whereas the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (Board) considered the manner in which it would proceed to set petroleum product prices in its decision, 2006 NSUARB 108, issued on October 16, 2006; And

whereas the Board revised the wholesale margin effective January 4, 2013, in its decision, 2012 NSUARB 213, issued on December 12, 2012; And

whereas the Board revised the retail margin and the transportation allowance effective October 28, 2016, in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168, issued on September 26, 2016; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended April 24, 2019, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 75.23¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 74.29¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 75.23¢ per litre Grade 2 78.23¢ per litre Grade 3 81.23¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 74.29¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: plus 2.20¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: plus 0.90¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 0.60¢ per litre is required for ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil; And

now therefore the Board prescribes the prices for petroleum products as set forth in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., April 26, 2019. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 186

N.S. Reg. 64/2019 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 43, No. 10 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 25th day of April, 2019. 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 April 26, 2019 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

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

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 85.62 10.0 15.5 111.12 133.7 135.8 133.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 88.62 10.0 15.5 114.12 137.1 139.3 137.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 91.62 10.0 15.5 117.12 140.6 142.7 140.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 84.24 4.0 15.4 103.64 125.1 127.2 125.1 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 86.12 10.0 15.5 111.62 134.2 136.4 134.2 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 89.12 10.0 15.5 114.62 137.7 139.9 137.7 999.9 Premium Unleaded 92.12 10.0 15.5 117.62 141.1 143.3 141.1 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 84.74 4.0 15.4 104.14 125.6 127.8 125.6 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 86.52 10.0 15.5 112.02 134.7 136.9 134.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 89.52 10.0 15.5 115.02 138.1 140.3 138.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 92.52 10.0 15.5 118.02 141.6 143.8 141.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 85.14 4.0 15.4 104.54 126.1 128.3 126.1 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 86.62 10.0 15.5 112.12 134.8 137.0 134.8 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 89.62 10.0 15.5 115.12 138.3 140.4 138.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 92.62 10.0 15.5 118.12 141.7 143.9 141.7 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 85.24 4.0 15.4 104.64 126.2 128.4 126.2 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 86.62 10.0 15.5 112.12 134.8 137.0 134.8 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 89.62 10.0 15.5 115.12 138.3 140.4 138.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 92.62 10.0 15.5 118.12 141.7 143.9 141.7 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 85.24 4.0 15.4 104.64 126.2 128.4 126.2 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 87.32 10.0 15.5 112.82 135.6 137.8 135.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 90.32 10.0 15.5 115.82 139.1 141.2 139.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 93.32 10.0 15.5 118.82 142.5 144.7 142.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 85.94 4.0 15.4 105.34 127.0 129.2 127.0 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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N.S. Reg. 65/2019 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 43, No. 10 N.S. Reg. 65/2019 Made: April 30, 2019 Filed: May 1, 2019 Employment Support and Income Assistance Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2019-138 dated April 30, 2019 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 21 of the Employment Support and Income Assistance Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Community Services dated March 28, 2019, and pursuant to

Section 21 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2000, the Employment Support and Income Assistance Act, is pleased to amend the Employment Support and Income Assistance Regulations, N.S. Reg. 25/2001, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2001-138 dated March 23, 2001, with respect to the income exemption structure, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after April 30, 2019.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Employment Support and Income Assistance Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 21 of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2000, the Employment Support and Income Assistance Act 1

(1) Section 2 of the Employment Support and Income Assistance Regulations, N.S. Reg. 25/2001, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2001-138 dated March 23, 2001, is amended by adding the following definition immediately after the definition of “Director”: “earned income” means the income generated from employment activities including all of the following: (

i) net wages from an employer, (ii) tips, (iii) gratuities, (iv) commissions, (

v) net business income;

(2) Section 2 of the regulations is further amended by adding the following definition immediately after the definition of “mortgage payment”: “net business income” means any profit earned from self-employment, including profit earned from a registered or non-registered business; 2 Sections 47 to 50 of the regulations are repealed and the following Sections substituted: Chargeable income 47

(1) Chargeable income includes monthly income, in the amounts specified, from all of the following sources: © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 188

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 43, No. 10 (a) 100% of unearned income; (b) 100% of income from an estate or trust; (c) 100% of the amount set aside in trust by a court at the request of an applicant or recipient, or with the consent of an applicant or recipient, if the amount set aside in trust would have otherwise been chargeable income; (

d) earned income, in the amount determined by the exemptions and chargeable rates set out in

Section 48; (

e) where boarders are living with the applicant or recipient, the greater of (i) 25% of the gross amount received per month, or [and] (ii) $50.00 per month; (f) 70% of the gross amount received from roomers who are living with the applicant or recipient or a minimum charge of $50 per month; (

g) where the applicant or recipient receives rent from properties, 70% of the gross amount received.

(2) Income referred to in clause (1)(

e) is not chargeable income if all of the following apply: (

a) the person boarding is a child of the applicant or recipient; (

b) in a supervisor’s opinion, including the income as chargeable income would create undue hardship on the child or the child’s family.

(3) Chargeable income is deemed to include 100% of unearned income received by a dependent child, or by an applicant or recipient on behalf of a dependent child. Earned income exemption rates 48

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, earned income for a recipient is exempted in accordance with the following table and the remainder is chargeable income: Amount of Earned Income Exemption Rate Chargeable Rate the first $250 earned 100% 0% the next $250 earned: from $250.01 to $500 75% 25% the next $250 earned: from $500.01 to $750 50% 50% the next amount earned: over $750 25% 75%

(2) For a recipient who is engaged in supported employment, earned income is exempted in accordance with the following table and the remainder is chargeable income: © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 189

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 43, No. 10 Amount of Earned Income Exemption Rate Chargeable Rate the first $350 earned 100% 0% the next $150 earned: from $350.01 to $500 75% 25% the next $250 earned: from $500.01 to $750 50% 50% the next amount earned: over $750 25% 75%

(3) If a person between the ages of 16 and 20, inclusive, attends an approved educational program (

a) at the time the amount of assistance to be paid is being determined, income from part-time employment shall not be chargeable income; (

b) income from full-time employment shall not be chargeable income for up to 3 calendar months per year.

(4) If operating a business is part of a recipient’s employment plan, a caseworker may determine that the net business income generated from the business is not chargeable income for up to the first 18 months the business is in operation. Training allowances 50

(1) A training allowance received by an applicant is chargeable income.

(2) A training allowance received by a recipient is chargeable income, except that the first $150 of the allowance is exempted.

Section 65 of the regulations is amended by striking out “wages” and substituting “earned income”. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 190