Nova Scotia

In Nova Scotia, the provincial Department of Community Services (DCS) provides child welfare services under the mandate of the Children and Family Services Act (CFSA) (1990)Services are provided by 21 local child welfare offices located in each county across the province. Mi’kmaw Family and Children’s Services (MFCS) provides child welfare and protection services to all 13 First Nations Reservations (Government of Nova Scotia, 2013). The Children and Family Services Regulations (2018) further describe specific policies and procedures for child welfare service delivery in Nova Scotia. The regulations also include all relevant government forms and applications for child welfare services within the province. For more information, please see the information sheet on Nova Scotia's child welfare system.

Title Authors Year of Publication
Information Sheet
Nova Scotia Child Welfare Services Information Sheet

Tremblett, Sarah
Trocmé, Nico
Delaye, Ashleigh

Report
Accountability Report 201-20: Department of Community Services

Department of Community Services Nova Scotia

Report
2017 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia

Frank, Lesley
Saulnier Christine

Report
Provincial/Territorial Protocol On Children, Youth and Families Moving Between Provinces and Territories

Government of British Columbia
Government of Alberta
Government of Manitoba
Government of Saskatchewan
Government of New Brunswick
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Government of Nova Scotia
Government of Prince Edward Island
Government of Northwest Territories
Government of Nunavut
Government of Yukon
Government of Ontario

Report
Our Kids Are Worth It: Our Fifth Year-- Strategy for Children and Youth

Nova Scotia Department of Community Services

Report
Case Processing Times in Nova Scotia Youth Court

Policy, Planning and Research Nova Scotia Department of Justice

Information Sheet
First Nations Child Welfare in Nova Scotia

Kozlowski, Anna
Sinha, Vandna
Glode, Joan
MacDonald, Nancy

Report
Child & Youth Strategy 2nd Annual Provincial Symposium: Summary Report

Nova Scotia Department of Community Services

Report
Nova Scotia Early Childhood Development Report 2008–2010 & Child Well-Being Report 2009

Nova Scotia Department of Community Services

Report
Our Kids Are Worth It: Our Fourth Year-- Strategy for Children and Youth

Nova Scotia Department of Community Services