OIC Number: 2025 - 21

Date of Order: Feb 04, 2025

Statute: Finance Act Crop and Livestock Insurance Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council, on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture dated January 7, 2025, is pleased, effective on and after February 4, 2025: (

a) pursuant to

Section 77 of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2010, the Finance Act , to authorize the Minister of Agriculture and the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission entering into net debt obligations in the form of indemnities for the purpose of agreements with the Minister of Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation of Alberta and the Agri-Commodity Management Association; (

b) pursuant to

Section 7 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act , to amend the Designation of Insurable Crops and Livestock Regulations , N.S. Reg. 22/2005, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2005-66 dated February 18, 2005, for the purposes of including beef cattle as an insurable livestock, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; and (

c) pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act , to approve regulations made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Commission respecting a livestock price insurance plan, in the form set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation.

Department(s): Agriculture