Government of Nova Scotia

rdf:langString Government of Nova Scotia

rdf:langString Coat of arms of Nova Scotia

rdf:langString Logo of the Nova Scotia Government and its agencies

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rdf:langString Executive

rdf:langString Legislative

rdf:langString Crown

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rdf:langString Coat of arms of Nova Scotia.svg

rdf:langString General Assembly of Nova Scotia

rdf:langString The Law Courts, Halifax

rdf:langString The Government of Nova Scotia (French: Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse, Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas Alba Nuadh) refers to the provincial government of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is one of Canada's four Atlantic Provinces, and the second-smallest province by area. The capital of the province, Halifax, is Nova Scotia's largest city and its political capital. Halifax is where the Province House, Canada's oldest legislative building, is located. The Government of Nova Scotia consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. In modern Canadian use, the term "government" refers broadly to the cabinet of the day (formally the Executive Council of Nova Scotia), elected from the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and the non-political staff within each provincial department or agency – that is, the civil service. The Province of Nova Scotia is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, which operates in the Westminster system of government. In total 55 representatives are elected to serve the interests of the province. The political party that wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the government, and the party's leader becomes premier of the province (the head of the government). The current government of the province is led by the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, headed by Premier Tim Houston who was sworn into office in August 2021.

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rdf:langString Sovereign

rdf:langString Vice-regal representative

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rdf:langString Government of Nova Scotia

rdf:langString Head of government