The Province currently receives credit ratings from;
Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s);
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P); and
Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS). These firms provide an independent assessment of the credit worthiness of the Province of Nova Scotia, typically providing a credit rating for the short-term debt, long-term debt, and a ratings outlook for the long-term debt rating.
The following table provides the Provinces current credit ratings, with links to each of the individual ratings agencies and reports.
Nova Scotia Credit Rating
|
Credit Rating
Agency
| Short-Term
Debt
| Long-Term
Debt
| Ratings Outlook
|
DBRS
| R-1 (low)
| A
| Stable
|
Moody's
| n/a
| Aa2
| Stable
|
S&P
| A-1+
| A+
| Positive
|