We Remember
Together, we honour, remember, reflect, and act.
We are committed to working towards lasting change and in memory of the lives lost, as well as everyone who has been impacted by their loss.
April 18-19, 2020
Tom Bagley • Kristen Beaton (and her unborn child) • Greg Blair • Jamie Blair • Joy Bond • Peter Bond • Lillian Campbell • Corrie Ellison
Gina Goulet • Dawn Gulenchyn • Frank Gulenchyn • Alanna Jenkins • Sean McLeod • Lisa McCully • Heather O'Brien • Jolene Oliver
Aaron Tuck • Emily Tuck • Const. Heidi Stevenson • Elizabeth Joanne Thomas • John Zahl • Joey Webber
Actions
The Province is taking action to strengthen safety and resilience across the province, in three interconnected areas:
- Community Safety, Wellbeing and Health - Provide support to help Nova Scotians stay healthy and feel safe in their own communities. This can include programs and services, along with helping communities develop the skills and resources to recognize and meet their needs.
- Gender-Based Violence, Intimate Partner Violence - Reduce gender-based and intimate partner violence by understanding why it happens, finding better ways to prevent it, and offering more help to people who have been affected.
- Public Safety and Policing Reform - Make communities safer by providing better training, tools, and support to all first responders — like police, firefighters, paramedics, ground search and rescue, and the Nova Scotia Guard. Make sure they work well together, have what they need, and treat everyone fairly by promoting equity, anti-racism, and inclusion across Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia is accountable for many of the recommendations in the MCC’s Final Report. This page contains highlights of the actions underway.
Government reports to Progress Monitoring Committee
The Progress Monitoring Committee (PMC) was established by the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia in response to MCC recommendation I.1.
The Government of Nova Scotia is a participating member of the PMC and reports on our progress to the PMC on a quarterly basis.
For all information related to the PMC, please visit https://novascotia.ca/progress-monitoring-committee/
News Releases
Follow news relating to the Mass Casualty Commission
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Developed comprehensive teaching and learning resources for teachers and other school-based staff to support the development of new GBV/IPV curriculum which will be implemented in public schools in the 2025-26 school year. |
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Expanded access to GuysWork, a school-based program for male and male-identifying students in grades 6-9, to over 76 schools with 56 more staff trained since the beginning of the 2025/2026 school year. |
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Invested $30.3 million between May 2021 and September 2025 to various organizations providing food security-related programming. |
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Added two new integrated youth services sites in Halifax and Sydney to provide walk-in support to youth aged 12 to 25. |
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Expanded the School Lunch Program from elementary schools to include all middle and junior high schools. Now, more than 104,000 students in 334 schools can access to school lunches. |
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New Harassment in the Workplace Regulations came into effect September 1, 2025 and requires employers to have a written harassment prevention policy in place and recognizes the serious impacts of harassment, bullying and psychological harm in the workplace. |
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Expanded eligibility criteria in September 2025 for the Survivors of Gender Based Violence Housing Benefit to allow refugee claimants and homeowners needing to pay mortgage costs in situations where abusers leave the home. |
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Introduced two legislative changes to improve information sharing to support the prevention of serious harm or death. - An amendment to the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) will come into effect on April 1, 2026 to provide greater clarity and flexibility for information sharing to prevent harm, particularly in the context of suicide prevention and intimate partner violence. Release: Legislation to Protect Nova Scotians - An update to modernize the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) Act will come into effect on April 1, 2027 to allow for sharing of information between public bodies and with community partners in specified circumstances to prevent harm. Release: Province Introduces Modernized Access, Privacy Legislation |
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Introduced NS Alert App, a free alert system that provides emergency alerts in many parts of the province with low cellular coverage. |
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Permanently increased the school supply supplement rate which more than 9,850 children were eligible for in 2025-26. |
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