OIC Number: 2026 - 107

Date of Order: Mar 27, 2026

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 February 25, 2026, is pleased, effective on and after March 27, 2026: (

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 until March 31, 2028; and (

b) pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act , to approve amendments made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Commission respecting the Livestock Price Insurance Plan Regulations , N.S. Reg. 23/2025, approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2025-21 dated February 4, 2025, to ensure consistency with the Maritime Livestock Price Insurance Pilot Program in the manner set forth in

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

Department(s): Agriculture