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Public Services Sustainability General Regulations

made under

Section 29 of the

Public Services Sustainability

(2015) Act

S.N.S. 2015, c. 34

O.I.C. 2017-207 (effective August 22, 2017), N.S. Reg. 128/2017

amended to O.I.C. 2019-247 (effective September 17, 2019), N.S. Reg. 134/2019

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Persons who are not public-sector employees

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Public Services Sustainability General

Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Act” means the Public Services Sustainability

(2015) Act ;

“CUPE” means the Canadian Union of Public Employees;

“Eastern Mainland Housing Authority” means the body corporate constituted as a

housing authority by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 97-183 dated

March 11, 1997, under

Section 24 of the Housing Act ;

“NSGEU” means the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union;

“NSNU” means the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union;

“NSTU” means the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union;

“NSUPE” means the Nova Scotia Union of Public & Private Employees;

“PSAC” means the Public Service Alliance of Canada;

“SEIU” means the Service Employees International Union;

“USW” means the United Steelworkers.

Persons who are not public-sector employees

3 For the purposes of the definition of “public sector employee” in clause 3(

n) of the Act,

all of the following persons are prescribed as not being public-sector employees:

(

a) a person who is employed by any of the following employers, or their

successors, and is subject to a collective agreement between that employer

and the specified bargaining agent, or its successor:

Employer

Bargaining Agent

Canadian Mental Health Association,

Kings County Branch

NSGEU, Local 49

Adsum Association for Women &

Children

CUPE, Local 4291

Veith House

NSGEU, Local 67

Community Inclusion Society

NSGEU, Local 51

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the

Province of Nova Scotia, represented by

the Public Service Commission

Nova Scotia Crown

Attorneys’ Association

Celtic Community Homes Association

NSGEU, Local 54

Eastern Mainland Housing Authority

USW, Local 3172-09

DASC–Dartmouth Adult Service

Centre Association, carrying on

business as DASC Industries

PSAC, Local 80023

Chrysalis House Association

PSAC, Local 80024

Louisdale Community Homes

Association

NSGEU, Local 105

Hub Residential Services Society

NSGEU, Local 110

King’s Meadow Residence Society

NSGEU, Local 52

Gateway Homes Incorporated

NSGEU, Local 58

Hillside Pines Home for Special Care

Society

Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union,

Hillside Pines Home for

Special Care Local

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the

Province of Nova Scotia, represented by

the Public Service Commission

NSGEU, Local 0001

NSGEU, Local 0002

NSGEU, Local 0003

NSGEU, Local 0004

NSGEU, Local 0005

NSGEU, Local 0006

NSGEU, Local 0007

NSGEU, Local 0008

NSGEU, Local 0014

NSGEU, Local 0016

NSGEU, Local 0017

NSGEU, Local 0480

Tourism Nova Scotia

NSGEU, Local 98

Tibbetts Home for Special Care

(Wilmot)

United Brotherhood of

Carpenters and Joiners of

America, Local 2004

Nova Scotia Community College

NSGEU, Local 267

Tri-County Regional Centre for

Education

NSGEU, Local 74

Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for

Education

NSGEU, Local 73

South Shore Regional Centre for

Education

NSGEU, Local 70

Halifax Regional Centre for Education

NSGEU, Local 53

Halifax Regional Centre for Education

CUPE, Local 5047

Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova

Scotia

NSGEU, Local 55

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the

Province of Nova Scotia, represented by

the Department of Transportation and

Infrastructure Renewal

CUPE, Local 1867

Breton Ability Centre

NSNU, Breton Ability Centre

Local

Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre

NSNU, Kings Regional

Rehabilitation Centre Local

Quest - A Society for Adult Support

and Rehabilitation

NSNU, Quest - A Society for

Adult Support and

Rehabilitation Local

Conway Workshop Association

NSUPE, Local 16

Homes for Independent Living, Nova

Scotia

NSUPE, Local 15

Halifax Transition House Association

(Bryony House)

PSAC, Local 80022 (Bryony

House)

Atlantic Provinces Special Education

Authority (APSEA)

NSTU, APSEA Local

Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for

Education

CUPE, Local 3890

Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for

Education

NSGEU, Local 71

Nova Scotia Community College

Nova Scotia Community

College Academic Union,

Community College Local

(Faculty)

Nova Scotia Community College

Nova Scotia Community

College Academic Union,

Community College Local

(Professional Support)

North End Community Health

Association

NSGEU, Local 102

Alderwood Rest Home

NSNU, Alderwood Rest

Home Local

Annapolis Royal Nursing Home

NSNU, Annapolis Royal

Nursing Home Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Arborstone), Halifax

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Arborstone

(Halifax) Local

Bay Side Home Corporation, also

referred to as “Bayside Home

Corporation”

NSNU, Bay Side Home

Local, also referred to as

“Bayside Home Local”

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Bissett Court), Cole Harbour

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Bissett

Court (Cole Harbour) Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Blomidon Court), Greenwich

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Blomidon

Court (Greenwich) Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Cedarstone), Truro

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Cedarstone

(Truro) Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Celtic Court), Sydney

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Celtic Court

(Sydney) Local

Centennial Villa, Amherst

NSNU, Centennial Villa

(Amherst) Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Debert Court), Debert

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Debert

Court (Debert) Local

Hants County Residence for Senior

Citizens, operating as Dykeland Lodge

NSNU, Hants County

Residence for Senior

Citizens, Dykeland Lodge

Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited (Elk

Court), Brookfield

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Elk Court

(Brookfield) Local

Foyer Pere Fiset

NSNU, Foyer Pere Fiset Local

Gables Lodge, Amherst

NSNU, Gables Lodge

(Amherst) Local

Glen Haven Manor Corporation, New

Glasgow

NSNU, Glen Haven Manor

Corporation (New Glasgow)

Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Harbourstone), Sydney

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited,

Harbourstone (Sydney) Local

Heart of the Valley LTCC, Middleton

NSNU, Heart of the Valley

LTCC (Middleton) Local

High-Crest Home for Special Care,

Springhill

NSNU, High-Crest Home for

Special Care (Springhill)

Local

Highland Manor Nursing Home for

Special Care

NSNU, Highland Manor

Nursing Home for Special

Care Local

Inverary Manor, Inverness

NSNU, Inverary Manor

(Inverness) Local

MacLeod Group Health Services

Limited operating as Ivey’s Terrace

Nursing Home, Trenton

NSNU, Ivey’s Terrace

Nursing Home (Trenton)

Local

Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Centre

NSNU, Ivy Meadows

Continuing Care Centre Local

Maple Hill Manor

NSNU, Maple Hill Manor

Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Maplestone), Halifax

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Maplestone

(Halifax) Local

The Maritime Odd Fellows Home

NSNU, The Maritime Odd

Fellows Home Local

Melville Gardens, Halifax

NSNU, Melville Gardens

(Halifax) Local

Melville Lodge, Halifax

NSNU, Melville Lodge

(Halifax) Local

Milford Haven Corporation

NSNU, Milford Haven

Corporation Local

Miners Memorial Manor, Sydney Mines

NSNU, Miners Memorial

Manor (Sydney Mines) Local

Mountain Lea Lodge

NSNU, Mountain Lea Lodge

Local

Musquodoboit Valley Home for Special

Care Association (Braeside)

NSNU, Musquodoboit Valley

Home for Special Care

Association (Braeside) Local

North Queen’s Nursing Home

NSNU, North Queen’s

Nursing Home Local

Northside Community Guest Home

NSNU, Northside Community

Guest Home Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Northumberland Hall), Amherst

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited,

Northumberland Hall

(Amherst) Local

Northwoodcare Halifax Incorporated

NSNU, Northwoodcare

Halifax Incorporated Local

Northwoodcare Bedford Incorporated

NSNU, Northwoodcare

Bedford Incorporated Local

The Dartmouth Senior Care Society,

Operators of Oakwood Terrace

NSNU, The Dartmouth Senior

Care Society, Oakwood

Terrace Local

Ocean View Continuing Care Centre

NSNU, Ocean View

Continuing Care Centre,

Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Orchard Court), Kentville

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Orchard

Court (Kentville) Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Glasgow Court), Dartmouth

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Glasgow

Court (Dartmouth) Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Parkstone), Halifax

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Parkstone

(Halifax) Local

MacLeod Group Health Services

Limited operating as Port Hawkesbury

Nursing Home Inc.

NSNU, MacLeod Group

Health Services Limited, Port

Hawkesbury Nursing Home

Inc. Local

Queens Home for Special Care Society

(Queens Manor)

NSNU, Queens Home for

Special Care Society, Queens

Manor Local

The MacGillivray Guest Home Owned

and Operated by Ronald C.

MacGillivray Guest Home Society

NSNU, Ronald C.

McGillivray Guest Home

Society (the MacGillivray

Guest Home) Local

Richmond Housing Corporation

operating as Richmond Villa Nursing

NSNU, Richmond Housing

Corporation, Richmond Villa

Nursing Home Local

R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home

Corporation

NSNU, R.K. MacDonald

Nursing Home Corporation

Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Ryan Hall), Bridgewater

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Ryan Hall

(Bridgewater) Local

Sagewood Continuing Care Community

NSNU, Sagewood Continuing

Care Community Local

Saint Vincent’s Nursing Home

NSNU, Saint Vincent’s

Nursing Home Local

Seaview Manor Corporation

NSNU, Seaview Manor

Corporation Local

MacLeod Group Health Services

Limited operating as Shiretown Nursing

Home, Pictou

NSNU, MacLeod Group

Health Services Limited,

Shiretown Nursing Home

(Pictou) Local

Shoreham Village Senior Citizens

Association

NSNU, Shoreham Village

Senior Citizens Association

Local

St. Anne Community and Nursing Care

Centre

NSNU, St. Anne Community

and Nursing Care Centre

Local

Surf Lodge Community Continuing

Care Centre

NSNU, Surf Lodge

Community Continuing Care

Centre Local

Admiral LTCC

NSNU, Admiral LTCC Local

The Twin Oaks Senior Citizens

Association, The Birches

NSNU, the Twin Oaks Senior

Citizens Association, The

Birches Local

The Cove Guest Home, Sydney

NSNU, The Cove (Sydney)

Local

Mira Nursing Home, Truro

NSNU, Mira Nursing Home

(Truro) Local

The Digby Town and Municipal

Housing Corporation (Tideview

Terrace)

NSNU, the Digby Town and

Municipal Housing

Corporation, Tideview

Terrace Local

Riverton Guest Home Corporation

(Valley View Villa)

NSNU, Riverton Guest Home

Corporation, Valley View

Villa Local

Victoria Haven Nursing Home

NSNU, Victoria Haven

Nursing Home Local

Villa Saint-Joseph-Du-Lac

NSNU, Villa Saint-Joseph-Du-Lac Local

Shannex Clinical Services Limited

(Vimy Court), Bible Hill

NSNU, Shannex Clinical

Services Limited, Vimy Court

(Bible Hill) Local

Whitehills LTCC, Halifax

NSNU, Whitehills LTCC

(Halifax) Local

Windsor Elms Village for Continuing

Care Society

NSNU, Windsor Elms Village

for Continuing Care Society

Local

Wolfville Nursing Homes Limited,

Wolfville

NSNU, Wolfville Nursing

Homes Limited (Wolfville)

Local

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Council of

Healthcare Unions

Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre

Nova Scotia Council of

Healthcare Unions

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Council of

Health Administrative

Professional Unions

Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre

Nova Scotia Council of

Health Administrative

Professional Unions

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Council of

Nursing Unions

Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre

Nova Scotia Council of

Nursing Unions

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Council of

Health Support Unions

Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre

Nova Scotia Council of

Health Support Unions

Melville Gardens

SEIU Local 2

Nova Scotia Business Incorporated

NSGEU, Local 44

Yarmouth Association for Community

Residential Options

NSGEU, Local 59 A and B

Admiral Long Term Care Centre

Limited

CUPE, Local 1259

Centennial Villa

CUPE, Local 3215

East Cumberland Lodge

CUPE, Local 2391

The Inverness County Municipal

Housing Corporation, proprietors of

Foyer Pere Fiset

CUPE, Local 2031

Gables Lodge

CUPE, Local 3215

Lunenburg Home for Special Care

Corporation, operating as Harbour View

Haven

CUPE, Local 4919

The Inverness County Municipal

Housing Corporation, proprietors of

Inverary Manor

CUPE, Local 1485

MacLeod Group Health Services

Limited, operating as Ivey’s Terrace

Nursing Home

CUPE, Local 2503

Ivy Meadows Continuing Care

Community

CUPE, Local 3618

Magnolia Continuing Care Ltd.

CUPE, Local 5165

Maple Hill Manor

CUPE, Local 2765

Melville Lodge

CUPE, Local 3840

North Queen’s Nursing Home, Incorp.

CUPE, Local 2997

The Dartmouth Senior Care Society,

operators of Oakwood Terrace

CUPE, Local 2774

Ocean View Continuing Care Centre

CUPE, Local 1245

Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home

CUPE, Local 3630

Queens Home for Special Care Society,

operating as Queens Manor

CUPE, Local 2648

Ronald C. MacGillivray Guest Home

CUPE, Local 1562

Richmond Housing Corporation

(Richmond Villa)

CUPE, Local 1782

Roseway Manor Incorporated

CUPE, Local 3099

Saint Vincent’s Nursing Home

CUPE, Local 1082

Seaview Manor Corporation

CUPE, Local 2094

MacLeod Group Health Services

Limited, operating as Shiretown

Nursing Home

CUPE, Local 2503

St. Anne Community and Nursing Care

Centre Society

CUPE, Local 5032

MacLeod Group Health Services

Limited, operating as Surf Lodge

Community Continuing Care Centre

CUPE, Local 3257

The Meadows Home for Special Care

CUPE, Local 5248

Whitehills Long Term Care Centre

Limited

CUPE, Local 1259

Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech

Centres

NSGEU, Local 20

Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada,

Nova Scotia Branch

NSNU, Victorian Order of

Nurses for Canada, Nova

Scotia Branch

Annapolis Royal Nursing Home

SEIU, Local 2

Hants County Residence for Senior

Citizens, operating as Dykeland Lodge

SEIU, Local 2

Digby Town and Municipal Housing

Corporation (Tideview Terrace)

SEIU, Local 2

Villa Acadienne Home for Special Care

SEIU, Local 2

Windsor Elms Village

SEIU, Local 2

Shannex Health Care Management

Limited, with respect to Cedarstone

Enhanced Care

Unifor, Local 4619

Northwoodcare Incorporated

Unifor, Local 4606 (Nursing,

Client Care and Support

Services)

Northwoodcare Halifax Incorporated

Unifor, Local 4606 (Staffing

Officers)

Shannex Health Care, with respect to

Parkstone Enhanced Care

Unifor, Local 4606

Shannex RLC Limited, carrying on

business at Mary’s Court

Unifor, Local 2017

Annapolis County Municipal Housing

Corporation Adult Residential Centre

and Supervised Apartments

SEIU, Local 2

Cape Breton Community Housing

Association

Unifor, Local 4624

Cape Breton Residential Society

International Union of

Operating Engineers, Local

721 and 721B

Colchester Residential Services Society

NSGEU, Local 64

Highland Visions Society

Unifor, Local 4603

Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for

Education

CUPE, Local 3876

le Conseil scolaire acadien provincial

NSGEU, Local 72

Tri-County Regional Centre for

Education

SEIU, Local 2

South Shore Regional Centre for

Education

CUPE, Local 4682

(

b) a teacher;

(

c) a person who is otherwise included in the definition of “public-sector

employee” by any of subclauses 3(n)(

i) to (viii) of the Act, but who is not

represented by a bargaining agent.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Public Services Sustainability General Regulations

N.S. Reg.

128/2017

Public Services Sustainability

(2015) 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 Public Services Sustainability General Regulations made

under the Public Services Sustainability

(2015) Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

128/2017

Aug 22, 2017

date specified

Sep 1, 2017

178/2017

Dec 14, 2017

date specified

Jan 5, 2018

122/2018

Jul 3, 2018

date specified

Jul 20, 2018

177/2018

Oct 2, 2018

date specified

Oct 26, 2018

50/2019

Mar 29, 2019

date specified

Apr 12, 2019

134/2019

Sep 17, 2019

date specified

Oct 11, 2019

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

2, defn . of “NSNU” ..........................

ad. 50/2019

2, defn . of “NSTU” ..........................

ad. 50/2019

2, defn . of “NSUPE” ........................

ad. 50/2019

2, defn . of “SEIU” ............................

ad. 50/2019

3(a) ..................................................

am. 178/2017, 122/2018, 177/2018, 50/2019, 134/2019

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

The reference to the Department of Transportation and

Infrastructure Renewal in s. 3(

a) should be read as a reference to the

Department of Transportation and Active Transit in accordance with O.I.C.

2021-56 under the Public Service Act ,

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Feb 23, 2021

The reference to the Department of Transportation and

Infrastructure Renewal in s. 3(

a) should be read as a reference to the

Department of Public Works in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-209 under the Public Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c.

Aug 31, 2021

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.