Appointment under Police Act — The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated March 6, 2026, and pursuant to Section 26DA of Ch
O.C. 21292/2026
Nova Scotia — Orders in Council
OIC Number: 2026 - 103
Date of Order: Mar 26, 2026
Statute: Police Act
OIC Text: The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated March 6, 2026, and pursuant to
Section 26DA of
Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2004, the Police Act , is pleased, effective March 30, 2026, to: (
a) appoint Samantha D. McInnis as an investigator for the purpose of the Serious Incident Response Team for a term of five (5) years; (
b) fix the remuneration of Samantha D. McInnis in an amount equivalent to Excluded Classification Pay Plan (EC 12, 110%), currently $4,815.22 biweekly (approximately $125,195.72 annually, before benefits), including economic increases for management and non-bargaining unit employees of government reporting entities; (
c) order that civil service benefits be extended to Samantha D. McInnis as a Serious Incident Response Team investigator on the same terms and conditions as they are extended to non-bargaining unit civil servants; (
d) order that Samantha D. McInnis be eligible for overtime compensation in the same way as non-bargaining unit employees under the General Civil Service Regulations, in accordance with Order in Council 2024-86 dated February 27, 2024; and (
e) order that all other terms and conditions of the employment of Samantha D. McInnis be the same as non-bargaining unit civil servants, including all applicable enactments, regulations and policies, but that Samantha D. McInnis is not, by this order or otherwise, a civil servant.
Department(s): Justice and Attorney General