Publications
- Annual Reports, Business Plans, Strategy Documents
- Minimum Wage Review Committee Reports
- Other Reports
- Databases
- Building and Equipment Safety
- Employment and Workplaces
- Better Regulation
Annual Reports, Business Plans, Strategy Documents
Labour and Workforce Development Strategic Planning
French-language Services Plan
- Plan de services en français 2010-2011
- French-language Services Plan 2010-2011
- Plan de services en français 2009-2010
- French-language Services Plan 2009-2010
Labour and Workforce Development Business Plans
Labour and Workforce Development Accountability Reports
- Fiscal Year 2010-2011
- Fiscal Year 2009-2010
- Fiscal Year 2008-2009
- Fiscal Year 2007-2008
- Fiscal Year 2006-2007
- Fiscal Year 2005-2006
- Fiscal Year 2004-2005
- Fiscal Year 2003-2004
- Fiscal Year 2002-2003
Workers' Advisers Program Reports
- Annual Report 2008-2009
- October, November, December 2008
- July, August, September 2008
- April, May, June 2008
- January, February, March 2008
- October, November, December 2007
- July, August, September 2007
- April, May, June 2007
- January, February, March 2007
- October, November, December 2006
- April, May, June 2006
- January, February, March 2006
- October, November, December 2005
- July, August, September 2005
- April, May, June 2005
- January, February, March 2005
- October, November, December 2004
- July, August, September 2004
- April, May, June 2004
- Annual Report, 2003-2004
Occupational Health and Safety Annual Reports
- Ending March 31, 2009
- Ending March 31, 2008
- Ending March 31, 2007
- Ending March 31, 2006
- Ending March 31, 2005
- Ending March 31, 2004
Highlights - Ending March 31, 2003
Highlights - Ending March 31, 2002
Highlights - Ending March 31, 2001
Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) Annual Reports
Pension Regulation Division Annual Reports
- Year Ending March 31, 2011
- Year Ending March 31, 2010
- Year Ending March 31, 2009
- Year Ending March 31, 2008
- Year Ending March 31, 2007
- Year Ending March 31, 2006
- Year Ending March 31, 2005
- Year Ending March 31, 2004
- Year Ending March 31, 2003
- Year Ending March 31, 2002
- Year Ending March 31, 2001
Workers' Compensation Review Committee
- The Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Program: A Focused Review (Dorsey Report) (March 2002)
- Government's Response to the Report of the Workers' Compensation Review Committee (Dorsey Report Response)
Other Reports
- Provincial Update on the Auditor General Recommendations- November 2011
- The Westray Story - Report of the Westray Mine Public Inquiry (1997)
- The Westray Story - Report of the Westray Mine Public Inquiry (1997)
Databases
- Databases
Grievance Arbitrations Decisions
Labour Agreements
Labour Relations Board Decisions
Labour Standards Tribunal Decisions
Occupational Health & Safety Appeal Panel Decisions
Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal Decisions
Building and Equipment Safety
Fire Safety
- Home Escape Plan
- Nova Scotia Fire Services - Occupational Health and Safety Reference Guide
- Holiday Fire Safety Tips
- Revisions to Renewal Notice (form 8A)
- Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
Employment and Workplaces
Employment Rights
- Guide to the Labour Standards Code
- Guide du code des normes de travail
- Labour Standards Tribunal (Database)
Minimum Wage Review Committee Reports
- Minimum Wage Review Committee Report 2012
- Rapport du Comité d'examen du salaire minimum 2012
- Minimum Wage Review Committee Report 2011
- Minimum Wage Review Committee Report December 2009
- Minimum Wage Review Committee Report January 2009
- Minimum Wage Review Committee Report 2008
- Minimum Wage Review Committee Report 2006
- Minimum Wage Review Committee Report 2005
Health and Safety
Plain Language and Reference Guides- Construction Project Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees"
- Fall Protection and Scaffolding Regulations - Reference Guide - Text Only
- Fall Protection and Scaffolding Regulations - Reference Guide - Appendices A to M, Graphics
- First Aid Regulations - Reference Guide
- First Aid Regulations - Plain Language Guide
- General Blasting Regulations - Reference Guide
- Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees - A Practical Guide for Single Employer Workplaces
- Guide to the Occupational Diving Regulations for the Seafood Harvesting Industry
- Nova Scotia Fire Services - Occupational Health and Safety Reference Guide (published by the Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal)
- Occupational Diving Regulations Reference Guide
- Occupational Health and Safety Act - Reference Guide
- Occupational Health Regulations - Reference Guide
- Occupational Safety General Regulations
- Overview of Occupational Diving Regulations
- Reference Guide to the Violence in the Workplace Regulations
- Underground Mining Regulations - Reference Guide
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Your Rights, Responsibilities, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Vos droits, vos responsabilités, et la loi sur la santé et sur la sécurité au travail
- Assessing the Risk of Workplace Violence
- Can you spot the hazards?
- Crime prevention in your business
- Diving Codes of Practice - Infosheet ODR-2
- Diving Supervisor's Record (Log Sheet)
- Ergonomics Factsheets
- Fish Safe
- The Forest Professional - Guidelines for the Stewards of Tomorrow's Forests (3rd Ed.)
- Hiring Divers: The Basics - Infosheet ODR-1
- Loss Control Manual for the Wood Products Manufacturing and Handling Industry
- Nova Scotia Video Catalogue
- Safety Tips for Taxi Drivers
- Structural Steel/Steel Deck Erection Industry Guidleines
- Toxicological Index - Data Sheet Users' Guide
- Tree Care Guidelines
- Which Labour Laws Apply to You?
- WHMIS Posters in English or French
Injured Workers
Pensions
- Pension Benefits Act: A Guide to Understanding the Division of Pensions and Pension Benefits for Separating Spouses and Partners
- CAPSA Guideline No. 2: Electronic Communications in the Pension Industry
Unionized Workplaces
- Grievance Arbitrations (Database)
- Labour Agreements (Database) Formerly: Collective Agreements
- Labour Relations Board / Construction Industry Panel Decisions (Database)
- Arbitration Discussion Paper : Dispute Resolution in Healthcare and Community Services Collective Bargaining
Better Regulation
- Better Regulation Initiative Factsheet
- Competitiveness and Compliance Initiative Factsheet
- Inspection and Investigation Training Factsheet
- Labour and Workforce Development's P2 Program: Helping Business Go Green Factsheet
- Improving Public Safety: Boosts Competitiveness and Compliance Factsheet
- Occupational Diving Safety Strategy
- Amusement Devices Mechanic Training Program
- Labour Standards Self-Audits
- 'Minding Your Business'