Nova Scotia Order in Council 20847/2025

O.C. 20847/2025

Nova Scotia — Orders in Council

OIC Number: 2025 - 34

Date of Order: Feb 10, 2025

Statute: Public Service Act Executive Council Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council, on the report and recommendation of the President of the Executive Council dated February 4, 2025, and pursuant to Sections 4, 4C, 4D, 7, 41A and 84 of

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Public Service Act , and

Section 11 of

Chapter 155 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Executive Council Act , is pleased, effective February 10, 2025, to: (

a) revoke the appointment of Tracey Taweel as Acting Clerk of the Executive Council; (

b) revoke the appointment of Jeannine Lagassé as Clerk of the Executive Council and the designation as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Policy Board; (

c) revoke the appointment of Karen Anthony as Secretary to the Executive Council; (

d) appoint Tracey Taweel as Clerk of the Executive Council; (

e) appoint Jeannine Lagassé as Deputy Minister of the Executive Council Office, Secretary to the Executive Council and Acting Clerk of the Executive Council; (

f) revoke the appointment of Jennifer Church as Deputy Minister of the Office of Priorities and Planning and Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Communications Nova Scotia; (

g) continue the appointment of Jennifer Church as Deputy Minister and Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Service Efficiency; (

h) revoke the appointment of Tina Thibeau as Associate Deputy Minister of the Office of Communications Nova Scotia; (

i) revoke the appointment of David MacGregor as Associate Deputy Minister of the Office of Priorities and Planning; (

j) appoint David MacGregor as Associate Deputy Minister of Energy; (

k) assign to the Executive Council Office all affairs and matters which have heretofore been assigned by or under any Act of the Legislature to the Office of Priorities and Planning or the Minister of Priorities and Planning; (

l) abolish the Office of Priorities and Planning; (

m) assign to the Executive Council Office all affairs and matters which have heretofore been assigned by or under any Act of the Legislature to the Office of Communications Nova Scotia or the Minister of Communications Nova Scotia; (

n) abolish the Office of Communications Nova Scotia; (

o) assign and attach for administrative purposes to the Executive Council Office all affairs and matters relating to labour relations, other than public sector employee compensation, which have heretofore been assigned by or under any Act of the Legislature to the Public Service Commission or the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board or any other department or office or member of the Executive Council; and (

p) assign all affairs and matters relating to public sector employee compensation to the Public Service Commission.

Department(s): Executive Council

Document details

Collection	Nova Scotia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 20847/2025
Date	2025-01-01
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	2025 20847
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	22f263655443e1d3d091850f6091b02f4a94456a

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