Tag: NS Government

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE4 Sep, 2025 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS) – As students across Nova Scotia return to school, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth face yet another academic year without updated Guidelines for Supporting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students. These guidelines, now over a decade old, fail to reflect the current realities and necessary protections, including the bans on conversion practices legislated both… Read more »

Mar 24 — The NSCSW welcomes the thorough and thoughtful review of the Nova Scotia Children and Family Services Act (CFSA) and strongly encourages the Minister of Opportunities and Social Development to take immediate and decisive action to implement the recommendations.

March 20, 2025 — The NSCSW is raising significant concerns about Bill 36 – the Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act – calling it a major setback for public safety and the regulatory integrity of the social work profession in Nova Scotia.

March 19, 2025 — Letter from Alec Stratford to Premier Tim Houston earlier this month about the College’s concerns about Bill 36, the Free Trade and Mobility within Canada Act

May 7, 2024 — In light of the Auditor General’s new report concerning places of safety in Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) calls attention to the significant gaps in the report regarding its understanding of service users’ needs, the realities of social workers, and how these factors contribute to the reported challenges in the delivery of places of safety.

22 Mar, 2024 — Alec Stratford reflects on the government’s latest budget bill. The budget fails to grapple with the root causes of the issues facing Nova Scotians today.

Sep 11, 2023 — Nova Scotia has the opportunity to lead by example and show that children’s welfare always comes first. No matter what gender they express, what school they attend, or what language they speak there.

July 28, 2022 — After the determined efforts of many individuals and organizations, the province announced that they were reducing some of the barriers to accessing gender-affirming surgeries. This was a welcome reminder that advocacy really does make a difference, but there is so more much to be done. Gender-affirming care is still under-funded, under-resourced, and often unavailable.

May 19, 2022 — Open letter from Alec Stratford to Minister MacFarlane, regarding the effects of child welfare policy and legislation on newcomer/refugee families in Nova Scotia.

December 24, 2021 — We call on the provincial government to shift their approach to public policy, to ensure that policy reflects the sentiment that “we are all in this together.”