Since January, 2003, applications to the Province’s adjudicative ABCs have been reviewed by non-partisan advisory committees. These committees recommend the most qualified candidates for appointment to the Minister.

Each advisory committee is made up of a government human resource professional, two civil servants, and two volunteer lay members. The lay member appointments are for a term of two years. Vacancies for the lay member positions are advertised in the provincial newspapers as vacancies arise.

For more information on the process followed by the advisory committees, please see their Terms of Reference (PDF).

Advisory Committee Members

Department	Civil Service	Lay Members
Agriculture	Leslie Shanahan, Chair	Ronald Desmore
	Vimy Glass	George MacKenzie
	Linda MacDonald
Community Services	Kate Martin, Chair	Betty Thomas
	Colleen Hooper	Nancy Battis
	Maria Lasheras
Education	Dale Rushton , Chair	Heather Irwin
	Annette Saulnier	Randal Holmesdale
	Andrea John
Environment, and Labour and Advanced Education	Leslie Shanahan, Chair	Ann Mann
	Marjorie Davison	Michael Doiron
	Peter Geddes
Finance	Dale Rushton , Chair	Chris Hartt
	David Perry	James M. Wyatt
	Michael Ingram
Health and Wellness	Marcia Smythe, Chair
	Patricia Murray	Carolyn Fowler
	Tracey Barbrick	Deborah Vandewater
Justice	Kim Aselstine, Chair	Dr. James McNiven
	John Traves	David Thwaites
	Robert Purcell
Natural Resources	Leslie Shanahan, Chair	John Merrick
	Patricia MacNeil	Carson Dingwell
	Peter MacQuarrie	Bill Legge
Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Relations	Isabel Haché, Chair
	Jeff Shute