Labour and Advanced Education

The Department of Labour and Advanced Education works to provide fairness, safety and prosperity for all Nova Scotians by helping them live, learn and work to their highest potential. LEARN MORE
A new list of convictions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act from the past five years, including the convicted, the offence and the penalty. It will be updated quarterly.

OHS Act Convictions

Convictions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act from the past five years, including the convicted, the offence and the penalty. It will be updated quarterly.

 
 
Have you witnessed something unsafe in a workplace? Tell us. Please call 1-800-952-2687 or email ohsdivision@gov.ns.ca, available 24/7.

24 Hour Response Line

Have you witnessed something unsafe in a workplace? Tell us. Please call 1-800-952-2687 or email ohsdivision@gov.ns.ca, available 24/7.

 
 
Workplace Safety Strategy

Workplace Safety Strategy

The new workplace safety strategy, led by the province and the Workers' Compensation Board, aims to ensure every Nova Scotian returns home safely from work each day..

 
 
From left: Leo Gaessler, Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems, and Colin Stephenson, executive director of DEFSEC Atlantic, an annual defence and security exhibition and conference, chat with Premier Darrell Dexter before the announcement.

Preparing for Future Opportunities

Nova Scotia is getting ready for a better future. As Irving Shipbuilding readies to build a fleet of combat ships, the province is helping Nova Scotians prepare for future opportunities.

 
 
Premier Darrell Dexter smiles as he shakes hands with a student during a chat after the announcement.

Nova Scotia Attracts top IT Company

Nova Scotia, IBM Canada, the province's universities and the Nova Scotia Community College are creating hundreds of high-paying jobs, and ensuring young Nova Scotians have the skills for them.

 
 
Premier Darrell Dexter chats with Veronica Nicksy, a fourth-year engineering student from Dalhousie University, and NSBI president and CEO Stephen Lund.

PROJEX Brings Jobs East

Young Nova Scotians out West, and here at home, will have more opportunity for good paying jobs in the province, because Alberta's PROJEX Technologies Ltd. is creating up to 440 new jobs here.

 
 

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Fuel
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Mechanical Equipment
Amusement Devices, Boiler and Pressure Vessels, Crane Operators, Elevators and Lifts and Power Engineers.