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The Premier of Nova Scotia is the President of the Executive Council. [7] Being the head of government in Nova Scotia, the premier exercises a substantial amount of power. [7] James B. Uniacke was the first Premier of Nova Scotia and led the government from 1848 to 1854. [2] The current Premier, Tim Houston, was sworn in as premier on August 31 ...
Pages in category "Nova Scotia government departments and agencies" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The Constitution of Canada gives provinces exclusive jurisdiction over municipalities [6] and in Nova Scotia these are defined by the Municipal Government Act. [2] Areas outside of standard municipal jurisdiction include Canadian Armed Forces military bases, Indian reserves, national parks, provincial parks, and national wildlife areas.
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The Department of Public Works of the Government of Nova Scotia is responsible for transportation, communications, construction, property, and accommodation of government departments and agencies in the province. Kim Masland is its current minister. [1] The department has over 2,000 employees responsible for implementing its mandate.
Nova Scotia has a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the House of Assembly. The premier is Nova Scotia's head of government, and the king in right of Nova Scotia is its head of state and is represented by the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia.
The politics of Nova Scotia take place within the framework of a Westminster-style parliamentary constitutional monarchy.As Canada's head of state and monarch, Charles III is the sovereign of the province in his capacity as King in Right of Nova Scotia; his duties in Nova Scotia are carried out by the Lieutenant Governor, Michael Savage.
Nova Scotia [a] is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.It is one of the three Maritime provinces and most populous province in Atlantic Canada, with an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2024; it is also the second-most densely populated province in Canada, and second-smallest province by area. [11]