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Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

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{{Short description|Canadian political party}}
{{primary sources|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia
| logo = Progressive Conservative Party NS Logo.svg
| caption =
| colorcode = #639FE1
| leader = [[Tim Houston]]
| president = David Bond
| chairman =
| spokesperson =
| foundation = 1867
| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
|[[Red Tory]]ism
|[[Progressive conservatism]]<ref name=Geoffruss>{{cite web |last1=RUSS |first1=GEOFF |title=Why is Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spending so much money?|url=https://thehub.ca/2022/10/17/why-is-nova-scotia-premier-tim-houston-spending-so-much-money/|website=The HUB |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=17 October 2022}}</ref>
}}
| headquarters = 1660 Hollis Street Suite 1003 [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]] B3J 1V7
| international =
| website = {{URL|http://pcpartyns.ca/}}
| country = Canada
| native_name =
| chairperson =
| leader1_title =
| leader1_name =
| dissolution =
| merger =
| split =
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| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name= RobertLewis/> to [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]]{{refn|<ref name= RobertLewis/><ref name=Geoffruss>{{cite web |last1=RUSS |first1=GEOFF |title=Why is Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spending so much money?|url=https://thehub.ca/2022/10/17/why-is-nova-scotia-premier-tim-houston-spending-so-much-money/|website=The HUB |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=17 October 2022}}</ref>}}
| national =
| student_wing =
| youth_wing = Nova Scotia Young Progressive Conservatives
| membership = 11,579<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gorman |first1=Michael |title=Parties want young voters for leadership, but general elections a different story |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/voting-age-elections-nova-scotia-tory-leadership-1.4876707 |website=[[CBC News]] |access-date=23 June 2025 |date=25 October 2018}}</ref>
| membership_year = 2018
| colours = {{colour box|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|border=darkgray}} [[Blue]]
| colors =
| blank1_title = Fiscal policy
| blank1 =
| blank2_title = Social policy
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| seats1_title = Seats in the House of Commons
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| seats2_title = Seats in the Senate
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| seats3_title = Seats in [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly|House of Assembly]]
| seats3 = {{Composition bar|42|55|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}}}
| state = Nova Scotia
| parties_dab1 = List of political parties in Nova Scotia
| elections_dab1 = List of post-confederation Nova Scotia general elections
| footnotes =
}}

The '''Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia''',<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2019 |title=CONSTITUTION OF THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION OF NOVA SCOTIA |url=https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/nspcparty/pages/1492/attachments/original/1586800387/PCNS_Constitution_Nov2019.pdf |access-date=2023-07-15}}</ref> more commonly known as the '''Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia''', is a political party in [[Nova Scotia]], Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been historically associated with the [[Red Tory]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/election-progressive-conservative-campaign-dartmouth-1.4091951|title=Nova Scotia Tories launch election campaign with promise to heal wounds|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-12-03|language=en}}</ref> faction of [[Conservatism in Canada|Canadian conservatism]]. The party is currently led by [[Pictou East]] MLA [[Tim Houston]]. The party won a [[majority government]] in the [[2021 Nova Scotia general election|2021 provincial election]]. He called a snap election in [[2024 Nova Scotia general election|2024]], increasing his party's majority mandate.<ref>{{cite web | title=Liberal Leader Iain Rankin concedes election result | website=CBC | date=18 August 2021 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1934251587624 | access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Michael Gorman |title=Progressive Conservatives surge to surprise majority win in Nova Scotia election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/election-campaign-liberals-ndp-pc-1.6144162 |access-date=13 May 2023 |work=CBC News |date=17 August 2021}}</ref> The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] are two separate entities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Become a Member |url=https://liberal.ns.ca/join/ |access-date=2021-07-27 |website=Nova Scotia's Liberals |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Membership Portal |url=https://act.nsndp.ca/donate/join |access-date=2021-07-27 |website=Nova Scotia New Democratic Party |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, originated from the [[Confederation Party]] of [[Charles Tupper]]. Tupper united members of the pre-[[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]] Conservative Party (who were predominantly [[United Empire Loyalists]] and members of the business elite) and supporters of Sir [[John A. Macdonald]]'s national Conservative coalition. The party supported Macdonald's protectionist [[National Policy]], nation-building, and the unification of [[British North America]].

[[Canadian Confederation]] was initially unpopular in [[Nova Scotia]], and the party was out of government for most of the late 19th century. It formed government for only six years between 1867 and 1956. It bottomed out in 1945, when the party was shut out of the legislature altogether.

The modern party was built by [[Robert Stanfield]] after [[World War II]]. Stanfield, the scion of a wealthy textile family, had considered himself [[Social democracy in Canada|socialist]] in university; though he later moderated his views, he always remained a progressive. Under his leadership, what was by then the "Progressive Conservative Party" became a moderate [[Red Tory]] organization.<ref name= RobertLewis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/robert-stanfield-obituary/|title=Robert Stanfield (Obituary)|last=Lewis|first=Robert|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> He was able to get the party back into the House of Assembly soon after taking the leadership. By 1956, he had built it into an organization that was able to sweep to power, winning re-election four times.

As premier, he led reforms [[Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission|in human rights]], education, municipal government and health care and also created [[Industrial Estates Limited]], a crown corporation that successfully attracted investment from world companies such as Michelin Tire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/indestat.htm|title=Industrial Estates Limited Act|website=nslegislature.ca|access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref> He worked to modernized the road system, brought in the first form of [[Medicare (Canada)|Medicare]], established the first economic development agency, invested heavily in education at all levels and established the predecessor to the [[Nova Scotia Community College]].

After Stanfield left provincial politics to become leader of the federal [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative Party]] in 1967, [[George Isaac Smith|G. I. Smith]] served as premier until 1970.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Premier named party leader by N.S. Tories|date=November 4, 1967|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> After being elected party leader in 1971, [[John Buchanan (Canadian politician)|John Buchanan]] was elected premier in 1978.<ref>{{Cite news|title=N.S. Tories swing to right with election of Buchanan as leader|date=March 8, 1971|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> He was re-elected in 1981, 1984 and 1988. In the [[1984 Nova Scotia general election|1984 election]], voters served his largest majority, capturing 42 of the 52 seats in the legislature.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Buchanan Tories crush opponents in N.S. election|date=November 7, 1984|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> Buchanan's government first succeeded in convincing federal government to give Nova Scotia control over offshore resources such as gas and oil, resulting in future revenue for the province through the Crown Share.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ngnews.ca/Opinion/Editorials/2008-07-14/article-413983/Historic-Crown-share-settlement-a-political-victory/1|title=Historic Crown share settlement a political victory|website=www.ngnews.ca|date=July 14, 2008|access-date=2024-06-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414060751/http://www.ngnews.ca/Opinion/Editorials/2008-07-14/article-413983/Historic-Crown-share-settlement-a-political-victory/1|archivedate=April 14, 2016}}</ref>

[[Roger Stuart Bacon|Roger Bacon]] became premier in 1990 after Buchanan was appointed to the [[Senate of Canada]] and until the party selected [[Donald William Cameron|Donald W. Cameron]] as party leader and premier. During his term, Cameron reformed government finance practices, promoted anti-discrimination measures, introduced new government accountability measures and established the first non-partisan electoral boundaries revision commission in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://0-nsleg-edeposit.gov.ns.ca.legcat.gov.ns.ca/deposit/b10097223.pdf|title=Just Boundaries: Recommendations for Effective Representation for the People of Nova Scotia|website=Nova Scotia Legislature}}</ref>

===Recent history===
[[File:Jhamm03election.JPG|thumb|175x175px|[[John Hamm]]]]After six years of Liberal governments led by [[John Savage (Nova Scotia politician)|John Savage]] and later [[Russell MacLellan|Russel MacLellan]], PC leader [[John Hamm]] was elected premier in [[1999 Nova Scotia general election|1999]]. After taking office, he invested more in [[education]] and [[health care]], implemented some [[tax]] cuts and sold or closed government-owned industries such as [[Sydney Steel Corporation|Sydney Steel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/no-more-steel-from-cape-breton-as-sysco-closes-1.279062|title=No more steel from Cape Breton as Sysco closes|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> His government also passed tough lobbyist registration legislation, introduced smoking cessation initiatives, provided new funding for community college modernization and achieved historically high economic growth and employment numbers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smokefreekings.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Building-a-New-Normal-Changing-Social-Norms-Around-Tobacco-in-Nova-Scotia-1980%E2%80%932012.pdf|title=Building a New Normal: Changing Social Norms Around Tobacco|website=Smoke Free Kings}}</ref> His government was the first to balance provincial finances in 25 years in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20040520008|title=Co-operation, More Money for Health Care, Balanced Budget|website=novascotia.ca|access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref> Hamm retired as Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the PC party in 2006.[[File:TimHouston.png|thumb|179x179px|Tim Houston is the current Premier, and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.|left]][[Rodney MacDonald]] was elected to replace Hamm as party leader in 2006 and subsequently became Premier of Nova Scotia. Through strategic investments in rural broadband infrastructure, MacDonald continued to expand high-speed internet access throughout the province.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2016-02-10/article-4432661/Former-premier-Rodney-MacDonald-recalls-the-glory-days/1|title=Former premier Rodney MacDonald recalls the glory days|work=Cape Breton Post|date=February 10, 2016|access-date=2024-06-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212083613/http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2016-02-10/article-4432661/Former-premier-Rodney-MacDonald-recalls-the-glory-days/1|archivedate=February 12, 2016}}</ref> MacDonald's government moved to help stabilize energy costs, grow the economy and attract new investment to the province.

The [[2006 Nova Scotia general election|2006 election]] resulted in a reduced minority for MacDonald and the Progressive Conservatives were reduced to third-party status in the 2009 election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/election-data/past-results/june-2009|title=June 9th, 2009 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election, Elections Nova Scotia|website=electionsnovascotia.ca|access-date=March 31, 2016}}</ref> On June 24, 2009, MacDonald stepped down as leader and [[Karen Casey]] was named the [[Interim leader (Canada)|interim leader]].

[[Jamie Baillie]] became leader of the PC Party on October 30, 2010 after running unopposed.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-n-s-pc-leader-promises-fiscal-restraint-1.869565 "New N.S. PC leader promises fiscal restraint"]. CBC News, October 30, 2010.</ref> He led the party into the [[2013 Nova Scotia general election|2013 election]], and won eleven seats allowing the PC party form the Official Opposition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1159471-baillie-leads-pcs-into-2nd|title=Baillie leads PCs into 2nd|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=October 9, 2013|access-date=2024-06-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012051411/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1159471-baillie-leads-pcs-into-2nd|archivedate=October 12, 2013}}</ref> In the [[2017 Nova Scotia general election|2017 election]], the party retained official opposition status, and increased their seat count to 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/provincial-election-liberals-mcneil-wins-vote-1.4138000|title=Liberals score back-to-back majorities in Nova Scotia nail-biter|publisher=CBC News|date=May 30, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>

On November 1, 2017, Baillie announced he was stepping down as leader.<ref name="Baillie resigned">{{cite news|title=Jamie Baillie quitting role as leader of Progressive Conservatives|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jamie-baillie-quitting-role-as-leader-of-progressive-conservatives-1.4382107|access-date=November 1, 2017|publisher=CBC News|date=November 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1516534-jamie-baillie-stepping-down-as-nova-scotia-pc-leader|title=Jamie Baillie stepping down as Nova Scotia PC leader|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=November 1, 2017|access-date=2024-06-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104021854/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1516534-jamie-baillie-stepping-down-as-nova-scotia-pc-leader|archivedate=November 4, 2017}}</ref> Baillie was to remain in the position until a new [[2018 Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia leadership election|leader]] was chosen, however on January 24, 2018, he resigned after the party executive requested his immediate resignation due to "allegations of inappropriate behaviour".<ref name="Baillie resigns">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jamie-baillie-resigns-1.4501742|title=PC Leader Jamie Baillie forced out after allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour'|publisher=CBC News|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Leeder|first1=Jessica|title=Nova Scotia PC leader Jamie Baillie resigns amid sexual harassment allegations|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/nova-scotia-pc-leader-jamie-baillie-steps-down-for-personal-reasons/article37717772/|access-date=January 24, 2018|agency=The Canadian Press|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> Following his resignation, Pictou West MLA Karla MacFarlane was named interim leader.<ref name="Baillie resigns"/>

In 2018, Tim Houston was elected the leader of the PC party after getting a large plurality of the points in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/progressive-conservative-party-halifax-1.4880750|title=Houston surges to victory in PC leadership race|publisher=CBC News|date=October 27, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref>

In the [[2021 Nova Scotia general election]], Tim Houston fought the campaign on a pledge to spend more to fix healthcare.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Danielle |title=N.S. Tory leader leans left with endorsement from former NDP cabinet minister |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/ns-tory-leader-leans-left-with-endorsement-from-former-ndp-cabinet-minister/ |website=CTV News Atlantic |access-date=14 August 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021}}</ref> The Progressive Conservative party won a majority government for the first time since 1999 and formed government for the first time since 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2021 |title=Tories surge to upset majority win in N.S. Election with a campaign focused on health |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/tories-surge-to-upset-majority-win-in-ns-election-with-a-campaign-focused-on-health/}}</ref>

According to the PC Party website, their mission is "to form a fiscally responsible, socially progressive government that promotes individual achievement and personal responsibility, is accountable to its citizens, listens to its people, embraces innovation, preserves the best of our unique heritage and diverse cultures and learns from the past".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Mission |url=https://www.pcpartyns.ca/our_mission |access-date=2016-04-04 |website=PC Party |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Current elected members==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name
! Riding
! Year elected
|- align="center"
| '''[[Tim Houston]]'''
| '''[[Pictou East]]'''
| '''2013'''
|- align="center"
| [[Barbara Adams (politician)|Barbara Adams]]
| [[Eastern Passage (electoral district)|Eastern Passage]]
| 2017
|- align="center"
| [[Scott Armstrong (politician)|Scott Armstrong]]
| [[Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Jill Balser]]
| [[Digby-Annapolis]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Danielle Barkhouse]]
| [[Chester-St. Margaret's]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Trevor Boudreau]]
| [[Richmond (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)|Richmond]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[David Bowlby]]
| [[Annapolis (provincial electoral district)|Annapolis]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Rick Burns]]
| [[Hammonds Plains-Lucasville]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Brian Comer]]
| [[Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg|Cape Breton East]]
| 2019
|- align="center"
| [[Susan Corkum-Greek]]
| [[Lunenburg (provincial electoral district)|Lunenburg]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Adegoke Fadare]]
| [[Clayton Park West (electoral district)|Clayton Park West]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Twila Grosse]]
| [[Preston (electoral district)|Preston]]
| 2023
|- align="center"
| [[Tim Halman]]
| [[Dartmouth East]]
| 2017
|- align="center"
| [[Nick Hilton]]
| [[Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)|Yarmouth]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Brad Johns]]
| [[Sackville-Uniacke]]
| 2017
|- align="center"
| [[Colton LeBlanc]]
| [[Argyle (electoral district)|Argyle]]
| 2019
|- align="center"
| [[John Lohr]]
| [[Kings North]]
| 2013
|- align="center"
| [[John A. MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|John A. MacDonald]]
| [[Hants East]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Danny MacGillivray]]
| [[Pictou Centre]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Marco MacLeod]]
| [[Pictou West]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Kyle MacQuarrie]]
| [[Inverness (provincial electoral district)|Inverness]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Brendan Maguire]]
| [[Halifax Atlantic]]
| 2013
|- align="center"
| [[Leah Martin]]
| [[Cole Harbour (electoral district)|Cole Harbour]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Kim Masland]]
| [[Queens (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)|Queens]]
| 2017
|- align="center"
| [[Brad McGowan]]
| [[Cole Harbour-Dartmouth]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Greg Morrow (politician)|Greg Morrow]]
| [[Guysborough-Tracadie]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Tim Outhit]]
| [[Bedford Basin (electoral district)|Bedford Basin]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Chris Palmer (Nova Scotia politician)|Chris Palmer]]
| [[Kings West]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Dave Ritcey]]
| [[Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River]]
| 2020
|- align="center"
| [[Ryan Robicheau]]
| [[Clare (electoral district)|Clare]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Tory Rushton]]
| [[Cumberland South]]
| 2018
|- align="center"
| [[Melissa Sheehy-Richard]]
| [[Hants West]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Damian Stoilov]]
| [[Bedford South]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Kent Smith (Canadian politician)|Kent Smith]]
| [[Eastern Shore (electoral district)|Eastern Shore]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Tom Taggart]]
| [[Colchester North (provincial electoral district)|Colchester North]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Michelle Thompson (politician)|Michelle Thompson]]
| [[Antigonish (provincial electoral district)|Antigonish]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Fred Tilley]]
| [[Northside-Westmount]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Dianne Timmins]]
| [[Victoria-The Lakes]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Julie Vanexan]]
| [[Kings South]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[John White (Nova Scotia politician)|John White]]
| [[Glace Bay-Dominion]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Brian Wong (politician)|Brian Wong]]
| [[Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Nolan Young]]
| [[Shelburne (provincial electoral district)|Shelburne]]
| 2021
|}

==Party leaders==
{{colbegin}}
* '''[[James William Johnston]]''' (1843–1864)
* '''[[Charles Tupper]]''' (1864–1867)
* '''[[Hiram Blanchard]]''' (1867–1874)
* '''[[Simon Hugh Holmes]]''' (1874–1882)
* '''[[John Sparrow David Thompson]]''' (1882)
* [[Adam Carr Bell]] (1882–1887)
* [[William McKay (politician)|William McKay]] (1887–1890)
* [[Charles Cahan]] (1890–1894)
* [[William McKay (politician)|William McKay]] (1894–1897)
* [[John Fitzwilliam Stairs]] (1897–1904)
* [[Charles Smith Wilcox|Charles Wilcox]] (1898–1901) (''house leader'')
* [[Charles Elliott Tanner|Charles E. Tanner]] (1901–1908) (''house leader'')
* [[Charles Smith Wilcox|Charles Wilcox]] (1908–1909) (''house leader'')
* [[John M. Baillie]] (1909–1912) (''house leader'')
* [[Charles Elliott Tanner|Charles E. Tanner]] (1912–1922)
* [[William Lorimer Hall|W.L. Hall]] (1922–1925)
* '''[[Edgar Nelson Rhodes]]''' (1925–1930)
* '''[[Gordon Sidney Harrington]]''' (1930–1937)
* [[Percy Chapman Black|Percy C. Black]] (1937–1940)
* [[Leonard William Fraser]] (1940–1948)
* [[Frederick Murray Blois|Fred M. Blois]] (1940–1945) (''house leader'')
* '''[[Robert Stanfield]]''' (1948–1967)
* [[George Isaac Smith|'''G.I. Smith''']] (1967–1971)
* '''[[John Buchanan (Canadian politician)|John Buchanan]]''' (1971–1990)
* '''[[Roger Stuart Bacon]]''' (1990–1991) (''interim'')
* [[Donald William Cameron|'''Donald W. Cameron''']] (1991–1993)
* [[Terry Donahoe]] (1993–1995) (''interim'')
* '''[[John Hamm]]''' (1995–2006)
* '''[[Rodney MacDonald]]''' (2006–2009)
* [[Karen Casey]] (2009–2010) (''interim'')
* [[Jamie Baillie]] (2010–2018)
* [[Karla MacFarlane]] (2018) (''interim'')
* '''[[Tim Houston]]''' (2018–present)
{{colend}}
:'''Bold''' indicates Party leaders who served as Premier of the colony or province of Nova Scotia.

==Electoral performance==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Election
! Leader
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Position
! Status
|-
! [[1867 Nova Scotia general election|1867]]
| rowspan=2|[[Hiram Blanchard]]
|
| 38.5
| {{Composition bar|2|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1871 Nova Scotia general election|1871]]
|
| 43.7
| {{Composition bar|14|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 12
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1874 Nova Scotia general election|1874]]
| rowspan=2|[[Simon Hugh Holmes]]
|
| 43.6
| {{Composition bar|12|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1878 Nova Scotia general election|1878]]
|
| 51.7
| {{Composition bar|32|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 20
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1882 Nova Scotia general election|1882]]
| [[John Sparrow David Thompson]]
|
| 46.9
| {{Composition bar|14|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 18
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1886 Nova Scotia general election|1886]]
| [[Adam Carr Bell]]
|
| 28.6
| {{Composition bar|10|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1890 Nova Scotia general election|1890]]
| rowspan=3|[[William MacKay (politician)|William MacKay]]
|
| 46.7
| {{Composition bar|9|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1894 Nova Scotia general election|1894]]
|
| 47.3
| {{Composition bar|13|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 4
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1897 Nova Scotia general election|1897]]
|
| 44.4
| {{Composition bar|3|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 10
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1901 Nova Scotia general election|1901]]
| [[Charles Smith Wilcox]]
|
| 41.7
| {{Composition bar|2|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1906 Nova Scotia general election|1906]]
| [[Charles Elliott Tanner]]
|
| 42.1
| {{Composition bar|4|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 2
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1911 Nova Scotia general election|1911]]
| [[John M. Baillie]]
|
| 45.4
| {{Composition bar|12|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 8
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1916 Nova Scotia general election|1916]]
| [[Charles Elliott Tanner]]
|
| 48.8
| {{Composition bar|12|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1920 Nova Scotia general election|1920]]
| [[William Lorimer Hall]]
|
| 24.7
| {{Composition bar|3|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 9
| {{decrease}} 4th
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1925 Nova Scotia general election|1925]]
| rowspan=2|[[Edgar Nelson Rhodes]]
|
| 60.9
| {{Composition bar|40|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 37
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1928 Nova Scotia general election|1928]]
|
| 51.7
| {{Composition bar|24|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 16
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1933 Nova Scotia general election|1933]]
| rowspan=2|[[Gordon Sidney Harrington]]
|
| 45.9
| {{Composition bar|8|30|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 16
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1937 Nova Scotia general election|1937]]
|
| 46.0
| {{Composition bar|5|30|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1941 Nova Scotia general election|1941]]
| rowspan=2|[[Frederick Murray Blois]]
|
| 40.3
| {{Composition bar|5|30|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1945 Nova Scotia general election|1945]]
|
| 33.5
| {{Composition bar|0|30|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| {{decrease}} 3rd
| {{eliminated|No seats}}
|-
! [[1949 Nova Scotia general election|1949]]
| rowspan=6| [[Robert Stanfield]]
|
| 39.2
| {{Composition bar|8|37|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 8
| {{increase}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1953 Nova Scotia general election|1953]]
|
| 43.6
| {{Composition bar|13|37|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1956 Nova Scotia general election|1956]]
| 162,678
| 48.6
| {{Composition bar|24|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 11
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1960 Nova Scotia general election|1960]]
| 168,023
| 48.3
| {{Composition bar|27|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1963 Nova Scotia general election|1963]]
| 191,128
| 56.2
| {{Composition bar|39|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 12
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1967 Nova Scotia general election|1967]]
| 180,498
| 52.8
| {{Composition bar|40|46|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 1
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1970 Nova Scotia general election|1970]]
| [[George Isaac Smith]]
| 177,986
| 46.9
| {{Composition bar|21|46|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 19
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1974 Nova Scotia general election|1974]]
| rowspan=5|[[John Buchanan (Canadian politician)|John Buchanan]]
| 166,388
| 38.6
| {{Composition bar|12|46|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 9
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1978 Nova Scotia general election|1978]]
| 203,500
| 45.8
| {{Composition bar|31|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 19
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1981 Nova Scotia general election|1981]]
| 200,228
| 45.8
| {{Composition bar|37|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 6
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1984 Nova Scotia general election|1984]]
| 209,298
| 50.6
| {{Composition bar|42|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1988 Nova Scotia general election|1988]]
| 204,150
| 43.4
| {{Composition bar|28|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 14
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1993 Nova Scotia general election|1993]]
| [[Donald William Cameron]]
| 151,383
| 31.1
| {{Composition bar|9|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 19
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1998 Nova Scotia general election|1998]]
| rowspan=3|[[John Hamm]]
| 133,540
| 29.75
| {{Composition bar|14|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{decrease}} 3rd
| {{partial2|Confidence and supply}}
|-
! [[1999 Nova Scotia general election|1999]]
| 169,383
| 39.20
| {{Composition bar|30|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 16
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[2003 Nova Scotia general election|2003]]
| 148,182
| 36.32
| {{Composition bar|25|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|Minority}}
|-
! [[2006 Nova Scotia general election|2006]]
| rowspan=2|[[Rodney MacDonald]]
| 160,119
| 39.57
| {{Composition bar|23|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|Minority}}
|-
! [[2009 Nova Scotia general election|2009]]
| 101,203
| 24.54
| {{Composition bar|10|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 13
| {{decrease}} 3rd
| {{no2|Third party}}
|-
! [[2013 Nova Scotia general election|2013]]
| rowspan=2|[[Jamie Baillie]]
| 109,452
| 26.31
| {{Composition bar|11|51|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 1
| {{increase}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2017 Nova Scotia general election|2017]]
| 142,672
| 35.73
| {{Composition bar|17|51|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 6
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2021 Nova Scotia general election|2021]]
| rowspan=2|[[Tim Houston]]
| 162,473
| 38.44
| {{Composition bar|31|55|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
|{{increase}} 14
|{{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[2024 Nova Scotia general election|2024]]
| 187,430
| 52.83
| {{Composition bar|43|55|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
|{{increase}} 12
|{{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Canada|Nova Scotia|Politics}}
*[[List of premiers of Nova Scotia]]
*[[List of political parties in Canada]]
*[[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia leadership elections]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nova Scotia provincial political parties}}
{{Canadian Conservative Parties}}
{{Nova Scotia politics}}

[[Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia| ]]
[[Category:Provincial political parties in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Conservative parties in Canada]]
[[Category:Liberal conservative parties]]
[[Category:Progressive conservatism]]
[[Category:1867 establishments in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1867]]

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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{{Short description|Legislative chamber of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Nova Scotia House of Assembly
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|fr|Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse}}}}
| coa_pic = Arms of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.svg
| coa_res = 70px
| coa-pic =
| session_room = Nova Scotia House of Assembly Chamber.jpg
| legislature = [[65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia]]
| house_type = [[Lower house]] (1758–1928) then [[unicameral house]]
| body = General Assembly of Nova Scotia
| crown-in-parl = The [[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia|lieutenant governor]] (representing the [[King of Canada]])
| foundation = {{start date and age|1758}}
| leader1_type = [[Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia|Speaker]]
| leader1 = [[Danielle Barkhouse]]
| party1 = [[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|PC]]
| election1 = September 5, 2024
| leader2_type = [[Premier of Nova Scotia|Premier]]
| leader2 = [[Tim Houston]], [[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|PC]]
| election2 = August 31, 2021
| leader3_type = Leader of Opposition
| leader3 = [[Claudia Chender]], [[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party|NDP]]
| election3 = December 10, 2024
| leader4_type = House Leader
| leader4 =
| party4 = [[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|PC]]
| election4 = September 24, 2021
| leader5_type = Opposition House Leader
| leader5 =
| party5 =
| election5 = September 24, 2021
| members = 55
|structure1 = Nova_Scotia_House_of_Assembly_-_Seating_Chart_by_Party.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| political_groups1 = '''[[Government of Nova Scotia|Government]]'''
*{{color box|#6495ED|border=darkgray}} [[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia]] (42)
'''Official Opposition'''
*{{color box|#F4A460|border=darkgray}} [[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party]] (9)
'''Other Parties'''
*{{color box|#ea6d6a|border=darkgray}} [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party]] (2)
*{{color box|#DCDCDC|border=darkgray}} [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (2)

| last_election1 = [[2024 Nova Scotia general election|November 26, 2024]]
| next_election1 = [[Next Nova Scotia general election|TBD]]
| meeting_place = Legislative Chamber, [[Province House (Nova Scotia)|Province House]], Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| website = [http://nslegislature.ca/ nslegislature.ca/]
|structure1_alt=Svgfiles 2021-09-13-01-52-42-048410-8415435312584107616.svg}}
The '''Nova Scotia House of Assembly''' ({{langx|fr|Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse}}; {{langx|gd|Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh}}), or Legislative Assembly, is the [[deliberative assembly]] of the [[General Assembly of Nova Scotia]], and together with the [[lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia]] makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Nova Scotia |date=2016-09-06 |title=About the Legislature |url=https://nslegislature.ca/about |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Nova Scotia Legislature |language=en}}</ref>

The assembly is the oldest in Canada, having first sat in 1758;<ref>[http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/idb/forsey/parl_gov_print-e.asp How Canadians Govern Themselves]</ref> in 1848, it was the site of the first [[responsible government]] in the [[British Empire]]. Bills passed by the House of Assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor<ref>Constitution Act, 1867, ss. 69 & 88; [http://www.nslegislature.ca/ Nova Scotia House of Assembly]</ref> in the name of the [[King of Canada]].

Originally (in 1758), the Legislature consisted of the Crown represented by a governor (later a lieutenant governor), the appointed [[Nova Scotia Council]] holding both executive and legislative duties and an elected House of Assembly (lower chamber). In 1838, the council was replaced by an [[Executive Council of Nova Scotia|executive council]] with the executive function and a [[Legislative Council of Nova Scotia|legislative council]] with the legislative functions based on the House of Lords. In 1928, the Legislative Council was abolished and the members pensioned off.

There are 55 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Members of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLAs) representing 55 [[List of Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts|electoral districts]].<ref>Chapter 32 of Nova Scotia Acts of 2019</ref> Members nearly always represent one of the three main political parties of the province: the [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party]], [[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia]], and [[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party]].

The assembly meets in [[Province House (Nova Scotia)|Province House]]. Located in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], Province House is a National Historic Site and Canada's oldest and smallest legislative building. It opened on February 11, 1819. The building was also originally home to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, and the location of the [[Libel trial of Joseph Howe|"Freedom of the Press" trial of Joseph Howe]]. Its main entrance is found on Hollis Street in Halifax.

==Officers==
A number of officers of the house are appointed in accordance with legislation passed by the house. These officers fulfil numerous functions as prescribed in the relevant legislation. There are two categories of officers:

===Officers under the authority of the speaker===
The [[Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly|Speaker of the House]] has authority over the following offices and officers:

* Clerk
* Hansard
* House Operations
* Legislative Committees
* Legislative Counsel
* Legislative Library
* Legislative Television Broadcasting Services
* Sergeant-at-Arms
* Speaker's Administration Office

===Independent officers===
These include the [[Auditor General of Nova Scotia|Auditor General]], the Office of the Ombudsman and the Office of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Supporting Offices |url=https://nslegislature.ca/about/supporting-offices |website=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Nova Scotia House of Assembly |access-date=14 December 2020 |language=en |date=4 January 2016}}</ref>

The Chief Electoral Officer of Nova Scotia as head of [[Elections Nova Scotia]] is also appointed by a majority vote of the house and is considered an officer of the house.

==Party standings==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Affiliation
! Members
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
| align=left|[[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservative]]
| 42
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
| align=left|[[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party|New Democratic]]
| 9
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
| align=left| [[Liberal Party of Nova Scotia|Liberal]]
| 2
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|row}}
| align=left|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 2
|-
| colspan="2" align=left|'''Total''' 
| '''55'''

|-
| colspan="2" align=left|'''Government majority''' 
| '''+28'''
|}

===Current members===
{| class="sortable wikitable""
!
!align="right"| Riding
!align="right"| Member
!align="right"| Party
!align="right"|First elected / previously elected
!align="right"| Notes
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Annapolis (provincial electoral district)|Annapolis]]
|[[David Bowlby]]
|[[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservative]]
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Antigonish (provincial electoral district)|Antigonish]]
|[[Michelle Thompson (politician)|Michelle Thompson]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Argyle (electoral district)|Argyle]]
|[[Colton LeBlanc]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2019
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Bedford Basin (electoral district)|Bedford Basin]]
|[[Tim Outhit]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Bedford South]]
|[[Damian Stoilov]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Cape Breton Centre|Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier]]
|[[Kendra Coombes]]
|[[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party|NDP]]
|2020
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg|Cape Breton East]]
|[[Brian Comer]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2019
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Chester-St. Margaret's]]
|[[Danielle Barkhouse]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Clare (electoral district)|Clare]]
|[[Ryan Robicheau]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Clayton Park West (electoral district)|Clayton Park West]]
|[[Adegoke Fadare]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley]]
|[[Scott Armstrong (politician)|Scott Armstrong]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Colchester North (provincial electoral district)|Colchester North]]
|[[Tom Taggart]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Cole Harbour-Dartmouth]]
|[[Brad McGowan]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Cole Harbour (electoral district)|Cole Harbour]]
|[[Leah Martin]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|row}}
|[[Cumberland North]]
|[[Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin]]
|Independent
|2017{{efn|name=''pc''|First elected as a Progressive Conservative}}
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Cumberland South]]
|[[Tory Rushton]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2018
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Dartmouth East]]
|[[Tim Halman]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2017
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Dartmouth North]]
|[[Susan Leblanc]]
|NDP
|2017
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Dartmouth South]]
|''[[Claudia Chender]]''
|NDP
|2017
|Leader of the Opposition
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Digby-Annapolis]]
|[[Jill Balser]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Eastern Passage (electoral district)|Eastern Passage]]
|[[Barbara Adams (politician)|Barbara Adams]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2017
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Eastern Shore (electoral district)|Eastern Shore]]
|[[Kent Smith (Canadian politician)|Kent Smith]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Fairview-Clayton Park]]
|[[Lina Hamid]]
|NDP
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Glace Bay-Dominion]]
|[[John White (Nova Scotia politician)|John White]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Guysborough-Tracadie]]
|[[Greg Morrow (politician)|Greg Morrow]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Halifax Armdale]]
|[[Rod Wilson (politician)|Rod Wilson]]
|NDP
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Halifax Atlantic]]
|[[Brendan Maguire]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2013{{efn|name="liberal"|First elected as a Liberal}}
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Halifax Chebucto]]
|[[Krista Gallagher]]
|NDP
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Halifax Citadel-Sable Island]]
|[[Lisa Lachance]]
|NDP
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Halifax Needham]]
|[[Suzy Hansen (politician)|Suzy Hansen]]
|NDP
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Hammonds Plains-Lucasville]]
|[[Rick Burns]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Hants East]]
|[[John A. MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|John A. MacDonald]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Hants West]]
|[[Melissa Sheehy-Richard]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Inverness (provincial electoral district)|Inverness]]
|[[Kyle MacQuarrie]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Kings North]]
|[[John Lohr]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2013
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Kings South]]
|[[Julie Vanexan]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Kings West]]
|[[Chris Palmer (Nova Scotia politician)|Chris Palmer]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Lunenburg (provincial electoral district)|Lunenburg]]
|[[Susan Corkum-Greek]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|row}}
|[[Lunenburg West]]
|[[Becky Druhan]]
|Independent
|2021{{efn|name=''pc''}}
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Northside-Westmount]]
|[[Fred Tilley]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021{{efn|name="liberal"}}
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Pictou Centre]]
|[[Danny MacGillivray]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Pictou East]]
|'''''[[Tim Houston]]'''''
|Progressive Conservative
|2013
|Premier of Nova Scotia
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Pictou West]]
|[[Marco MacLeod]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Preston (electoral district)|Preston]]
|[[Twila Grosse]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2023
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Queens (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)|Queens]]
|[[Kim Masland]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2017
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Richmond (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)|Richmond]]
|[[Trevor Boudreau]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Sackville-Cobequid]]
|[[Paul Wozney]]
|NDP
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Sackville-Uniacke]]
|[[Brad Johns]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2017
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Shelburne (provincial electoral district)|Shelburne]]
|[[Nolan Young]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|[[Sydney-Membertou]]
|[[Derek Mombourquette]]
|[[Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|2015
|Interim Leader of the Liberal Party
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|[[Timberlea-Prospect]]
|[[Iain Rankin (politician)|Iain Rankin]]
|Liberal
|2013
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River]]
|[[Dave Ritcey]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2020
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Victoria-The Lakes]]
|[[Dianne Timmins]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank]]
|[[Brian Wong (politician)|Brian Wong]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2021
|
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)|Yarmouth]]
|[[Nick Hilton]]
|Progressive Conservative
|2024
|
|}

==Committees==

===Standing Committees===
*Assembly Matters
*Community Services
*Natural Resources and Economic Development
*Health
*Human Resources
*Internal Affairs
*Law Amendments
*Private & Local Bills
*Public Accounts
*Veterans Affairs

===Committees of the Whole House===
*Bills
*Supply
**Supply Subcommittee

===Select Committee===

===Recent Former Select Committees===
(final reports filed)
*Electoral Boundaries
*Fire Safety
*National Unity
*Petroleum Product Pricing
*Workers' Compensation Act

===Special Committee===
*to Review the Estimates of the Auditor General and the Chief Electoral Officer

==Seating plan==
{| style="text-align:center;font-size:87%;" cellpadding="1px"
|-
| |
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Ryan Robicheau|{{font colour|white|Robicheau}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Damian Stoilov|{{font colour|white|Stoilov}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Danny MacGillivray|{{font colour|white|MacGillivray}}]]
| |
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | [[Krista Gallagher|{{font colour|white|Gallagher}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | [[Rod Wilson (politician)|{{font colour|white|Wilson}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | [[Lina Hamid|{{font colour|white|Hamid}}]]
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| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Greg Morrow (politician)|{{font colour|white|Morrow}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Trevor Boudreau|{{font colour|white|Boudreau}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Tory Rushton|{{font colour|white|Rushton}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Kent Smith (Canadian politician)|{{font colour|white|Smith}}]]
| |
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | [[Kendra Coombes|{{font colour|white|Coombes}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | [[Suzy Hansen (politician)|{{font colour|white|Hansen}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | [[Paul Wozney)|{{font colour|white|Wozney}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|background}} | [[Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin|{{font colour|black|Smith-McCrossin}}]]
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| {{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|background}} | [[Becky Druhan|{{font colour|black|Druhan}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Tim Halman|{{font colour|white|Halman}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Scott Armstrong (politician)|{{font colour|white|Armstrong}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Jill Balser|{{font colour|white|Balser}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Colton LeBlanc|{{font colour|white|C. LeBlanc}}]]
| |
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | [[Claudia Chender|'''{{font colour|white|CHENDER}}''']]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | [[Susan Leblanc|{{font colour|white|S. Leblanc}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | [[Lisa Lachance|{{font colour|white|Lachance}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} | [[Derek Mombourquette|'''{{font colour|white|MOMBOURQUETTE}}''']]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} | [[Iain Rankin (politician)|{{font colour|white|Rankin}}]]
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|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Danielle Barkhouse|{{font colour|white|Barkhouse}}]]
|-
| style="padding-top: 25px" |
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Brian Comer|{{font colour|white|Comer}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Nolan Young|{{font colour|white|Young}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Kim Masland|{{font colour|white|Masland}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[John Lohr|{{font colour|white|Lohr}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Brendan Maguire|{{font colour|white|Maguire}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Tim Houston|'''{{font colour|white|HOUSTON}}''']]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Barbara Adams (politician)|{{font colour|white|Adams}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Michelle Thompson (politician)|{{font colour|white|Thompson}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Fred Tilley|{{font colour|white|Tilley}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Dave Ritcey|{{font colour|white|Ritcey}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Twila Grosse|{{font colour|white|Grosse}}]]
|-
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|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[John White (Nova Scotia politician)|{{font colour|white|White}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[John A. MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|{{font colour|white|MacDonald}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Brian Wong (politician)|{{font colour|white|Wong}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Melissa Sheehy-Richard|{{font colour|white|Sheehy-Richard}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Chris Palmer (Nova Scotia politician)|{{font colour|white|Palmer}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Leah Martin|{{font colour|white|Martin}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Susan Corkum-Greek|{{font colour|white|Corkum-Greek}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Adegoke Fadare|{{font colour|white|Fadare}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Marco MacLeod|{{font colour|white|MacLeod}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Brad Johns|{{font colour|white|Johns}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Tom Taggart|{{font colour|white|Taggart}}]]
|-
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|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Brad McGowan|{{font colour|white|McGowan}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Kyle MacQuarrie|{{font colour|white|MacQuarrie}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Tim Outhit|{{font colour|white|Outhit}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Rick Burns|{{font colour|white|Burns}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Julie Vanexan|{{font colour|white|Vanexan}}]]
| |
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Dianne Timmins|{{font colour|white|Timmins}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[David Bowlby|{{font colour|white|Bowlby}}]]
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | [[Nick Hilton|{{font colour|white|Hilton}}]]
|}
''Current as of February 2025''<ref>{{cite web |title=Seating Plan |url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/house-seating-plan |website=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Nova Scotia House of Assembly |access-date=13 February 2025 |language=en |date=13 February 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Canada|Nova Scotia|Politics}}
*[[List of Nova Scotia General Assemblies]]
*[[List of political parties in Nova Scotia]]
*[[Executive Council of Nova Scotia]] (Cabinet)
*[[Province House (Nova Scotia)]]
*[[Politics of Nova Scotia]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7uGg4Vl72PojfywgKz8gmA/videos Nova Scotia House of Assembly official YouTube channel]
*[http://nslegislature.ca/ Nova Scotia Legislature]
*[http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/people/HouseSeatingPlan_eng.pdf Nova Scotia House of Assembly seating plan]

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{{Nova Scotia politics}}
{{Canadian Legislative Bodies}}

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[[Category:General Assembly of Nova Scotia|*]]
[[Category:Unicameral legislatures]]
[[Category:1758 establishments in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Legislatures of Canadian provinces and territories]]

Executive Council of Nova Scotia

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{{Short description|Cabinet of the Canadian province}}
{{Update|date=August 2021}}
{{More sources needed|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}

The '''[[Executive Council (Commonwealth countries)|Executive Council]] of [[Nova Scotia]]''' (informally and more commonly, the '''Cabinet of Nova Scotia''') is the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Almost always made up of members of the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]], the cabinet is similar in structure and role to the federal Canadian cabinet, though smaller in size with different portfolios.

The [[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia]], as representative of the [[Monarchy in Nova Scotia|King in Right of Nova Scotia]], heads the executive council, and is referred to as the [[King-in-Council|Governor-in-Council]]. Other members are selected by the [[Premier of Nova Scotia]] and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a [[Ministry (government department)|department]], but this is not always the case.

==Honorifics==
Since 2007, former Executive Councillors are automatically appointed honorary members of the Executive Council and styled "the Honourable" with the post-nominal letters "ECNS" for life upon leaving office. In 2009, this right was extended to all living former Executive Councillors. Honorary membership is automatically terminated upon conviction for an indictable offence punishable by more than five years imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Executive Council Act |url=https://www.canlii.org/en/ns/laws/stat/rsns-1989-c-155/latest/rsns-1989-c-155.html |access-date=2025-05-16}}</ref>

==Current cabinet==
The current ministry has been in place since October 21, 2025, following a cabinet shuffle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cabinet|url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/cabinet|access-date=2025-10-21}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="3" | Lieutenant-Governor
|-
| colspan="2"|[[Michael Savage (politician)|Michael Savage]]
| (2024–)
|-
! colspan=1 | Portfolio
! colspan=2 | Minister
|-
| [[Premier of Nova Scotia]]
* President of the Executive Council
* Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
* Minister of Energy
* Minister of Trade
| [[Tim Houston]]
| (2021–)
|-
| Deputy Premier
* Deputy President of the Executive Council
* Minister of Seniors and Long-term Care
* Minister of Opportunities and Social Development
* Minister responsible for Military Relations
| [[Barbara Adams (politician)|Barbara Adams]]
| (2024–)
|-
| Minister of Finance and Treasury Board
* Minister of Labour Relations
| [[John Lohr]]
| (2024–)
|-
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change
* Minister of Service Efficiency
* Chair of Treasury and Policy Board
| [[Tim Halman]]
| (2024–)
|-
| Minister of Natural Resources
* Minister of Emergency Management
| [[Kim Masland]]
| (2024–)
|-
| Minister of Growth and Development
* Minister of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie
| [[Colton LeBlanc]]
| (2024–)
|-
| Minister of Addictions and Mental Health
| [[Brian Comer]]
| (2024–)
|-
| Minister of Health and Wellness
* Minister responsible for the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment
* Minister responsible for Healthcare Redevelopment
| [[Michelle Thompson (politician)|Michelle Thompson]]
| (2021–)
|-
| Minister of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions
* Minister of Service Nova Scotia
| [[Jill Balser|Jill S. Balser]]
| (2024–)
|-
| Minister of Agriculture
| [[Greg Morrow (politician)|Greg Morrow]]
| (2021–)
|-
| [[Provincial secretary]]
| [[Becky Druhan]]
| (2024–)
|-
| Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
| [[Kent Smith (Canadian politician)|Kent Smith]]
| (2023–)
|-
| Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs
* Minister of the Public Service Commission
| [[Twila Grosse]]
| (2023–)
|-
| Minister of Advanced Education
* Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development
| [[Brendan Maguire]]
| (2024–)
|-
| Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage
* Minister of Gaelic Affairs
| [[Dave Ritcey]]
| (2024-)
|-
| Minister of Public Works
| [[Fred Tilley]]
| (2024-)
|-
| Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration
| [[Nolan Young]]
| (2024-)
|-
| Attorney General and Minister of Justice
* Minister responsible for the Office of Equity and Anti-Racism
| [[Scott Armstrong (politician)|Scott Armstrong]]
| (2025-)
|-
| Minister of Communications
* Minister responsible for L'nu Affairs
* Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act
* Minister responsible for Youth
| [[Leah Martin]]
| (2024-)
|-
| Minister of Housing
| [[John White (Nova Scotia politician)|John White]]
| (2025-)
|-
| Minister of Municipal Affairs
| [[John A. MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|John A. MacDonald]]
| (2025-)
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Canada|Nova Scotia|Politics}}
* [[Westminster system]]
* [[Executive Council (Commonwealth countries)]]
* [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]]
* [[Nova Scotia Council]]
* [[Legislative Council of Nova Scotia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://nslegislature.ca/index.php/people/cabinet/ Executive Council of Nova Scotia]

{{Nova Scotia politics}}
{{Executive Councils of Canada}}

[[Category:Executive Council of Nova Scotia]]

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada

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{{Short description|Government department}}
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'''Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada''' ('''HICC'''; {{langx|fr|Logement, Infrastructures et Collectivités Canada}}; formerly known as '''Infrastructure Canada''' or '''INFC''')<ref group="NB">''Infrastructure Canada'' is the applied title under the [[Federal Identity Program]]; the legal title is '''Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities''' ({{langx|fr|Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités}}).</ref> is a [[Structure of the Canadian federal government|department]] of the [[Government of Canada]] responsible for the federal [[public infrastructure]] policy. Construction and development of infrastructure is primarily the responsibility of provincial/territorial and municipal governments, as such, much of the department's work involves co-financing projects with other levels of government.

The department is [[Responsible government|responsible]] to [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]] through the [[Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities|minister of housing, infrastructure and communities]].

== History ==
The Office of Infrastructure of Canada (Infrastructure Canada) was created as a federal department in 2002 via an [[Order in Council]] issued pursuant to the ''[[Financial Administration Act]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web| url = http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/infosource/infosource2014-eng.html| title = Infrastructure Canada - Info Source 2014 (in English)| last = Canada| first = Government of Canada, Infrastructure| website = www.infrastructure.gc.ca| access-date = 2016-02-25}}</ref> The department was mandated to enter into funding agreements with Canada's provinces, territories and municipalities for the purpose of supporting strategic infrastructure projects across Canada.<ref name=":0" />

There are two programs managed by the department that have their own federal legislation: the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, and the Canada Community-Building Fund (formerly the Gas Tax Fund).<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html| title = The Canada Community-Building Fund| last = Canada| first = Government of Canada, Infrastructure| website = www.infrastructure.gc.ca| date = 6 September 2018| access-date = 2023-11-23}}</ref>

On June 20, 2024, with the passing of Bill C-59, Infrastructure Canada was renamed Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada.<ref name="hicc renaming">{{cite web|url=https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/index-eng.html|title=Infrastructure Canada|date=14 August 2023 |publisher=[[Government of Canada]]|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623045551/https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/index-eng.html|archive-date=June 23, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Programs ===
Infrastructure Canada is the lead federal department responsible for infrastructure policy development and program delivery. The department makes investments for both local and regional infrastructure needs. In the first year after its creation, the department invested mostly in water and wastewater plants, highways, culture, recreation, and broadband projects.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=k1pyBgAAQBAJ| title = Canada in Cities: The Politics and Policy of Federal-Local Governance| last1 = Graham| first1 = Katherine A. H.| last2 = Andrew| first2 = Caroline| date = 2014-01-01| publisher = McGill-Queen's University Press| isbn = 9780773544031| language = en}}</ref>

During the [[Great Recession]], the department was tasked with implementing the [[Premiership of Stephen Harper|Harper government]]'s economic stimulus package.<ref name=":1" />

In January 2016 the [[Premiership of Justin Trudeau|Trudeau government]] announced a two-year, $10 billion plan to repair infrastructure across the country.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/amarjeet-sohi-toronto-1.3413383| title = City infrastructure projects must be 'shovel-worthy' of federal cash, minister says| website = CBC News| access-date = 2016-02-25}}</ref>

== Branches and sub-agencies==
The Department is made up of seven branches:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/about-apropos/hww-cnt-eng.html|title=Infrastructure Canada - Organizational Structure|work=infrastructure.gc.ca|date=18 June 2020}}</ref>
* The Policy and Results Branch
* The Communities and Infrastructure Programs Branch
* The Housing and Homelessness Branch
* The Corporate Services Branch
* The [[Audit]] and Evaluation Branch
* The Communications Branch
* The Investment, Partnerships and Innovation Branch
Some of the sub-agencies of the Department include:
* [[Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority]]
* [[Waterfront Toronto]]
* [[Build Canada Homes]]
* [[Jacques Cartier Bridge|Jacques Cartier Bridges Incorporated ]]
* [[PPP Canada]] (from 2009 to 2018)

==References==

{{Reflist}}

=== Notes ===
<references group="NB" />

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/}}

{{Government Departments of Canada}}

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[[Category:Investment promotion agencies]]
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