Environmental Registry
The Environmental Registry is set of records, defined in Nova Scotia Environment Act, S.10 , which are considered to be in the public domain and made routinely available to the public upon request. The following is a list of categories of information that are available through application to the Environmental Registry:
- approvals issued under the Environment Act;
- certificates of qualification issued under the Environment Act;
- certificates of variance issued under the Environment Act;
- orders, appeals, decisions and hearings made under the Environment Act;
- notices of designation given pursuant to the Environment Act;
- notices of a charge or lien given pursuant to the Environment Act; S.132;
- policies, programs, standards, codes of practice, guidelines, objectives,
- directives and approval processes established under the Environment Act;
- convictions, penalties and other enforcement actions brought under the Environment Act;
- information or documents required by the regulations to be included in the registry;
- annual reports;
- petroleum storage tank registration information; and
- well log information
To request access to records through the Environmental Registry, please complete (PDF: 42k) one application form (PDF: 33k) for each civic address you would like searched. There is an application fee of $23.18 for each civic address to be searched through the Environmental Registry. Cheques or money orders may be made payable to the Minister of Finance and must accompany each application. If multiple civic addresses are being searched, one cheque may be provided for the total amount. Either mail or deliver the completed application form(s) with the appropriate application fee to the address below. We are unable to accept faxed or e-mailed applications.
Environmental Registry Coordinator
Nova Scotia Environment and Labour
5151 Terminal Road, 5th floor
PO Box 442
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2P8
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