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Research Nova Scotia Corporation Funding Regulations

made under

Section 34 of the

Research Nova Scotia Corporation Act

S.N.S. 2018, c. 6

O.I.C. 2018-317 (effective December 4, 2018), N.S. Reg. 212/2018

amended to O.I.C. 2025-130 (effective May 1, 2025), N.S. Reg. 88/2025

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definition

Semi-annual report to Minister

Annual report to Minister

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Research Nova Scotia Corporation Funding

Regulations .

Definition

2 In these regulations,

“Act” means the Research Nova Scotia Corporation Act ;

“reporting period” means the 6-month period from April 1 to September 30 or

from October 1 to March 31 in each fiscal year, as the context requires.

3 [repealed]

Semi-annual report to Minister

(1) In this Section,

“semi-annual report” means a report to be submitted by the Corporation to the

Minister every 6 months as required by

Section 8 of the Act.

(2) A semi-annual report must be submitted to the Minister no later than

(

a) May 31 in each year, for the reporting period ending March 31 in that year;

and

(

b) November 30 in each year, for the reporting period ending September 30 in

that year.

(3) The first semi-annual report must be submitted no later than November 30, 2019,

for the reporting period ending September 30, 2019.

(4) A semi-annual report must be in a form acceptable to the Minister and must

include all of the following:

(

a) a current list of the Board of Directors;

(

b) a description of the impacts of the Corporation’s ongoing research projects

in Nova Scotia;

(

c) details of each funding application approved by the Corporation during the

reporting period, including all of the following information on each research

project:

(

i) the name of the lead applicant,

(ii) the name of the lead institution or organization,

(iii) the name of the project,

(iv) the amount of funding approved,

(

v) the research sector,

(vi) the estimated number of jobs in Nova Scotia that will be supported

by the funding awarded to the project,

(vii) the estimated number of training opportunities for students and others

in Nova Scotia that will be supported by the funding awarded to the

project,

(viii) information about any funding that the project received from other

sources, including all of the following:

(

A) the name of each source,

(

B) the amount received from each source and whether it was in

the form of cash or an in-kind contribution,

(

C) details of any in-kind contribution.

(5) The financial forecast provided as part of a semi-annual report must include all of

the following:

(

a) the current balance in the Fund and the amount anticipated to be paid from

the Fund over the next 6 months;

(

b) the amount spent on operations during [the] reporting period and the

amount anticipated to be spent on operations over the next 6 months.

(6) In addition to the requirements listed in subsection (5), the semi-annual report for

the reporting period ending September 30 of each fiscal year must include all of

the following:

(

a) a proposed budget for the next fiscal year;

(

b) an updated 3-year operating plan;

(

c) an updated 5-year capital plan, if one has been produced by the Corporation.

Annual report to Minister

5 On or before June 1 of each year, the Corporation must submit a report to the Minister

that includes all of the following with respect to the immediately preceding fiscal year:

(

a) the auditor’s report required by

Section 24 of the Act;

(

b) a narrative of the Corporation’s activities during the fiscal year;

(

c) an evaluation of the Corporation’s activities based on performance measures

established by the Board, and confirmation of compliance with standards

adopted by the Board.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Research Nova Scotia Corporation Funding Regulations

N.S. Reg.

212/2018

Research Nova Scotia Corporation Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Research Nova Scotia Corporation Funding Regulations made

under the Research Nova Scotia Corporation Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

212/2018

Dec 4, 2018

date specified

Dec 21, 2018

88/2025

May 1, 2025

date specified

May 16, 2025

The following regulations are not yet in force and are

not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

3 ........................................................

rep. 88/2025

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.