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Designation of Agencies Regulations

made under Section 28 of the

Ombudsman Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 327

O.I.C. 2004-521 (December 21, 2004), N.S. Reg. 253/2004


Table of Contents


Please note: this table of contents is provided for convenience of reference and does not form part of the regulations.
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Citation

Definitions

Child welfare agencies

Licensed child-caring facilities

Nursing homes and homes for the aged

Residential care facilities

School boards

Hospitals

Community colleges


 

Citation

1     These regulations may be cited as the Designation of Agencies Regulations.


Definitions

2     In these regulations, “Act” means the Ombudsman Act.


Child welfare agencies

3     All agencies established under the Children and Family Services Act, including but not limited to the agencies listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

 

Children’s Aid Society & Family Services of Colchester County

Children’s Aid Society of Cape Breton-Victoria

Children’s Aid Society of Halifax

Children’s Aid Society of Inverness-Richmond

Children’s Aid Society of Pictou County

Children’s Aid Society of Shelburne County

Family & Children’s Services of Annapolis County

Family & Children’s Services of Cumberland County

Family & Children’s Services of Hants County

Family & Children’s Services of Kings County

Family & Children’s Services of Lunenburg County

Family & Children’s Services of Queens County

Family & Children’s Services of Yarmouth County

Mi’kmaw Family & Children’s Services of Nova Scotia


Licensed child-caring facilities

4     All child-caring facilities licensed under the Children and Family Services Act, including but not limited to the facilities listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

Barnett House

Bridges Program

Children’s Response Program

Chisholm Treatment Centre

Cogswell House

Cumberland Community Homes

Dayspring Children’s Centre

Harmony House Residential Services

Hawthorne House

Hebron Residential Centre

Janus Program

Johnson House

Jubien House

King’s Regional Rehabilitation Centre

Mullins House

Nexus

The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children

Raven Crest Residential Services

Reconnect Residential Services

Reigh Allen Centre

Residential Centre (New Waterford)

Sullivan House

Windsor Residential Resource Centre


Nursing homes and homes for the aged

5     All nursing homes and homes for the aged licensed under the Homes For Special Care Act, including but not limited to the homes listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

 

South Shore District Health Authority (DHA 1)

Harbour View Haven

Hillside Pines

Mahone Nursing Home

North Queen’s Nursing Home

Queens Manor

Rosedale Home for Special Care

Shoreham Village

 

South West Nova District Health Authority (DHA 2)

Nakile Home for Special Care

Roseway Manor Inc.

Surf Lodge Community Continuing Care Centre

Tidal View Manor

Tideview Terrace

Villa Acadienne

Ville Saint Joseph-du-Lac

 

Annapolis Valley District Health Authority (DHA 3)

Annapolis Royal Nursing Home

Evergreen Home for Special Care

Grand View Manor

Mountain Lea Lodge

Northhills Nursing Home Ltd.

Wolfville Nursing Home

 

Colchester East Hants Health Authority (DHA 4)

Cedarstone Enhanced Care

The Mira

Willow Lodge

 

Cumberland Health Authority (DHA 5)

Bayview Memorial Health Centre

East Cumberland Lodge

Gables Lodge Limited

High-Crest Springhill Home for Special Care Ltd.

South Cumberland Community Care Centre

 

Pictou County Health Authority (DHA 6)

Glen Haven Manor

Maritime Odd Fellows Home (IOOF)

Shiretown Nursing Home

Valley View Villa

 

Guysborough Antigonish-Strait Health Authority (DHA 7)

Canso Seaside Manor

High-Crest Sherbrooke Home for Special Care

Milford Haven Corporation

Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home

R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home

Richmond Villa

St. Anne Community and Nursing Care Centre

 

Cape Breton District Health Authority (DHA 8)

Aite Curam

Alderwood Rest Home

Harbourstone Enhanced Care

Foyer Pére Fiset

Highland Manor

Inverary Manor

R.C. Macgillivray Guest Home Society

Maple Hill Manor

Miner’s Memorial Manor

Waterford Heights

Glace Bay Health Care Facility

Northside Harbor View Facility

Cape Breton Regional Health Care Complex

Northside Community Guest Home

Seaview Manor

Taigh Na Mara Facility

Taigh Solas (CBHC)

The Cove Guest Home

Victoria Haven Nursing Home

 

Capital District Health Authority (DHA 9)

Arborstone Enhanced Care

Duncan MacMillan Home for the Aged

Dykeland Lodge

Maplestone Enhanced Care

Glades Lodge

Haliburton Place

Melville Lodge

Musquodoboit Valley Home for Special Care (Braeside)

Northwoodcare Inc.

Oakwood Terrace

Ocean View Manor

Parkstone Enhanced Care

Saint Vincent’s Guest House

Scotia Nursing Homes Ltd.

The Birches

Windsor Elms United Church Senior Citizens’ Home


Residential care facilities

6     All residential care facilities licensed under the Homes for Special Care Act, including but not limited to the facilities listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

 

South Shore District Health Authority (DHA 1)

Hillsview Acres

Lohnes Rest Home

 

South West Nova District Health Authority (DHA 2)

Au Logis d’Meteghan Ltd.

Cottage Celeste

Glo Estates

Mary’s Abide-A-While Home Ltd.

Pont du Marais Boarding Home

 

Annapolis Valley District Health Authority (DHA 3)

Grace Haven

New Visions Home for Seniors

Saunders Rest Home

Tibbetts (Canning) Home for Special Care

Tibbetts Home (Wilmot)

Wedgewood House

Wolfville Elms

 

Colchester East Hants Health Authority (DHA 4)

Bennett’s Rest Home

Karlaine Place

Maplewood Manor

Townsview Estates

Westside Villa

 

Cumberland Health Authority (DHA 5)

Centennial Villa

Chignecto Manor

Cole’s Family Care

The White Birches Retirement Residence

Victoria Manor

 

Pictou County Health Authority (DHA 6)

High Crest Place

Shiretown (Blue Wing)

Sunset Haven Home

 

Guysborough Antigonish-Strait Health Authority (DHA 7)

Highland Crest Home

 

Cape Breton District Health Authority (DHA 8)

Charlotte’s Guest Home

The Heritage House

Jones Manor

My Cape Breton Home for Seniors

 

Capital District Health Authority (DHA 9)

Hilltop Villa

Victoria Park Guest Home

Melville Gardens


School boards

7     All school boards established under the Education Act, including but not limited to the boards listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

 

Annapolis Valley Regional School Board

Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board

Chignecto-Central Regional School Board

Conseil scolaire acadien provincial

Halifax Regional School Board

South Shore Regional School Board

Strait Regional School Board

Tri-County Regional School Board


Hospitals

8     The Isaak [Izaak] Walton Killam Health Centre established under the Isaak [Izaak] Walton Killam Health Centre Act is designated as an agency for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act.


Community colleges

9     The Nova Scotia Community College established under the Community Colleges Act is designated as an agency for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act.

 


 

Legislative History
Reference Tables

Designation of Agencies Regulations

N.S. Reg. 253/2004

Ombudsman Act

Note:  The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Designation of Agencies Regulations made under the Ombudsman Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

253/2004

Dec 21, 2004

date specified

Jan 7, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added
am. = amended

fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

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Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

 

Note

Effective
date

1

Children’s Aid Society of Halifax, Children’s Aid Society of Shelburne County and Family & Children’s Services of Lunenburg County dissolved by O.I.C. 2006-420 under the Children and Family Services Act.

Jan 31, 2007

2

Family & Children’s Services of Annapolis County dissolved by O.I.C. 2007-415 under the Children and Family Services Act.

Jan 31, 2008

3

Family & Children’s Services of Cumberland County, Family & Children’s Services of Kings County, Family & Children’s Services of Queens County and Family & Children’s Services of Yarmouth County dissolved by O.I.C. 2008-381 under the Children and Family Services Act.

Dec 31, 2008

4

Family & Children’s Services of Hants County dissolved by O.I.C. 2010-67 under the Children and Family Services Act.

Mar 10, 2010

5

Children’s Aid Society of Cape Breton-Victoria dissolved by O.I.C. 2010-112 under the Children and Family Services Act.

Jun 30, 2010

6

Children’s Aid Society & Family Services of Colchester County, Children’s Aid Society of Inverness-Richmond and Children’s Aid Society of Pictou County dissolved by O.I.C. 2010-326 under the Children and Family Services Act.

Oct 1, 2010

7

The individual health authorities referred to in these regulations (except the IWK Health Centre) are amalgamated as the Nova Scotia Health Authority under the Health Authorities Act, S.N.S. 2014, c. 3.

Apr 1, 2015

8

In accordance with the Education Reform (2018) Act, S.N.S. 2018, c. 1, s. 52, the reference in Section 7 to school boards is to be read as a reference to education entities as defined in the Education Act, and the reference in Section 7 to a specific school board other than the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial is to be read as a reference to the regional centre that succeeds the school board.

Apr 1, 2018

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.
Regulation

Title

In force
date

Repealed
date

 

 

 

 

Note:  Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table.  It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.

 


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