OIC Number: 2026 - 96

Date of Order: Mar 17, 2026

Statute: Victims’ Rights and Services Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated December 2, 2025, and pursuant to Sections 6 and 9 of

Chapter 14 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Victims’ Rights and Services Act , is pleased, effective on and after March 17, 2026, to authorize expenditures from the Victims’ Assistance Fund on April 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027, in an amount not to exceed Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000.00) for each fiscal year, to be utilized for the payment of Victim Services employee salaries and benefits within the Department of Justice.

Department(s): Justice and Attorney General