Department of Justice
The Department of Justice is responsible for administering the province’s justice system. We support peoples rights, safety and access to justice through the department’s programs and services. We also provide legal services to government and its departments and agencies.
We oversee policing and public safety, and manage the court system and correctional services. We also provide victim services to the victims of crimes, enforce court-ordered and spousal support payments and manage the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner service.
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Final report outlines recommendations, main findings and lessons learned.
New policing standards to ensure consistent service delivery across the province.
Our partners
- Criminal Code Review Board
- Family Law Nova Scotia
- Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
- Nova Scotia Chiefs of Police Association
- Nova Scotia Judiciary
- Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service
- Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner
- Public Prosecution Service
- Public Trustee
- RCMP (Nova Scotia)
- Serious Incident Response Team
Department Information
Our minister
Our senior leadership
Jennifer Glennie
Deputy Minister
Corporate information
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Department of Justice
PO Box 7
Halifax NS B3J 2L6