Public Sector Entities Included Under the Public Procurement Act

Government Departments • Advanced Education • Intergovernmental Affairs • Agriculture • Justice • Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage • Labour, Skills and Immigration • Community Services • Municipal Affairs and Housing • Economic Development • Natural Resources and Renewables • Education and Early Childhood Development • Public Service Commission • Environment & Climate Change • Public Works • Finance & Treasury Board • Seniors and Long-Term Care • Fisheries and Aquaculture • Service & Internal Services • Health and Wellness Government Business Units (Offices and Branches) • Acadian Affairs and Francophonie • Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation • African Nova Scotian Affairs • Nova Scotia Police Complaints Commissioner • Attorney General • Nova Scotia Provincial Library • Alcohol and Gaming Authority o Cape Breton Regional • Buy Local NS o Colchester-East Hants Public • Chief Information Office o Cumberland Public Libraries • Chief Medical Examiner o Eastern Counties Regional • Communications Nova Scotia o • Communities, Sport, and Recreation o Pictou-Antigonish Regional • Council on African-Canadian Education o South Shore Public Libraries • Executive Council • Nova Scotia Provincial Lotteries and Casino Corp • Elections Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Provincial Parks • Freedom of Information and Protection of • Nova Scotia Securities Commission Privacy Review Office (FOIPOP) • Office of Citizen-Centered Approaches • Gaelic Affairs • Office of Emergency Management • GeoNOVA • Office of Equity and Anti-Racism Initiatives • Hansard (NS Legislature) • Office of Immigration • Halifax Convention Centre Corporation • Office of L’nu Affairs • Harbourside Commercial Park Inc. • Office of Mental Health and Addictions o Sydney Utilities Limited • Office of the Auditor General (House of Assembly) • House of Assembly Operations • Office of the Clerk • Human Rights Commission • Office of the Fire Marshal • Invest Nova Scotia Board • Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment • Labour Relations • Office of the Legislative Counsel • Legislative Services • Office of the Premier • Legislative Committees Office • Office of Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness • Legislative Library • Office of the Speaker • Legislative Television Broadcasting Services • Office of Priorities and Planning • Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia • Office of the Ombudsman • Muggah Creek Remediation Fund • Property Valuation Services Corp • Nova Scotia Archives • Protocol Office • Nova Scotia Immigration • Public Debt Management Fund • Nova Scotia Jobs Fund • Public Prosecution Service • Nova Scotia Legislature • Registry of Joint Stock Companies • Nova Scotia Museum • Registry of Motor Vehicles

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• Registry of Regulations • SYSCO Decommissioning Fund • Research Nova Scotia

Crown Corporations - Government Business Enterprises • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Business Inc. • Develop Nova Scotia o Nova Scotia Independent Production Fund o 3104102 Nova Scotia Limited • Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insur. Commission • Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission • Nova Scotia Farm Loan Board • Highway 104 Western Alignment Corporation • Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board • Housing Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation o Cape Breton Island Housing Authority o Atlantic Lottery Corporation o Cobequid Housing Authority o Interprovincial Lottery Corporation o Eastern Mainland Housing Authority o Nova Scotia Gaming Equipment Limited o Metropolitan Housing Authority • Nova Scotia Lands Inc. o Western Regional Housing Authority • Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation • InNOVAcorp • Perennia Food and Agriculture Incorporated • Tourism Nova Scotia

(ABCs) Agencies, Boards and Commissions & Advisory Boards and Councils • Acadia University Board of Governors • Board of the College of Occupational Therapists of • Accessibility Advisory Board Nova Scotia • Advisory Board of the Public Archives • Board of the Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors • Advisory Council on Heritage Property • Board of the NS College of Counselling Therapists • Advisory Council on the Status of Women • Board of the Nova Scotia College of Nursing • Agricultural Marshland Conservation Commission • Board of the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists • Animal Welfare Appeal Board • Board of the NS College of Respiratory Therapists • Arbitration Advisory Committee • Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Area Occupational Health and • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Board of Governors Safety Advisory Council • Arts Nova Scotia • Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board • Assistance Appeal Board-Cape Breton Region • Cape Breton University Board of Governors • Assistance Appeal Board-Cumberland/Colchester • Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training • Assistance Appeal Board-Halifax Reg. Municipality • Council on Mi'kmaq Education • Assistance Appeal Board-Pictou/Antigonish/Guysbor. • Crane Operators Appeal Board • Assistance Appeal Board-Western Region • Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council • Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission • Crop and Livestock Arbitration Board • Barbers Act Board of Examiners • Dalhousie College & University Board of Governors • Board of Directors Develop Nova Scotia Limited • Denturist Licensing Board • Board of Directors of the Atlantic Provinces Special • Disabled Persons Commission Education Authority • E911 Cost Recovery Committee • Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia College of • Farm Loan Board Dispensing Opticians • Farm Practices Board • Board of IWK Health Centre • Farm Registration Appeal Board • Board of Management Kings Regional Rehabilitation • Film Classification Board Centre • Fire Safety Advisory Council • Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral • Fire Services Advisory Committee Directors • Gaelic College Foundation Board of Governors • IWK Health Centre Board

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• Judicial Council • Nova Scotia Securities Commission • Labour Board • Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board • Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia • Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Council • Livestock Health Services Board • Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Panel Office • Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission • Pay Equity Commission • Meat Inspection Board • Peggy's Cove Commission • Midwifery Regulatory Council of Nova Scotia • Police (RCMP) Advisory Boards • Motor Vehicle Appeal Board • Power Engineers and Operators Appeal Committee • Mount Saint Vincent University Board of Governors • Prescription Monitoring Board • Municipal Boards of Police Commissioners • Primary Forest Products Marketing Board • Natural Products Marketing Council • Provincial Advisory Council on Education • Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS • Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency • Provincial Tax Commission • Nova Scotia Boxing Authority • Public Accounting Licensing Committee • Nova Scotia Building Advisory Committee • Public Archives of NS Board of Trustees • Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance commission • Public Trustee of Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Commission • Real Estate Appraisers Association Board of Directors • Nova Scotia Health Authority Board • Regional Library Boards • Nova Scotia Health Authority Provincial Drug • Round Table on Environment & Sustainable Prosperity Distribution Program • Saint Mary's University Board of Governors • Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children Restorative • Sherbrooke Restoration Commission Inquiry • Shubenacadie Canal Commission • Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission • Sydney Tar Ponds Agency (inactive) • Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission • Tender Opportunities and User Resources • Nova Scotia Museum Board of Governors • The Schooner Bluenose Foundation • Nova Scotia Police Review Board • Weed Control Advisory Committee • Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission • Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal • Nova Scotia School Boards Association • Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board

Municipalities • District of Clare • Cape Breton Regional Municipality • District of Digby • County of Annapolis • District of East Hants • County of Antigonish • District of Guysborough • County of Colchester • District of Lunenburg • County of Cumberland • District of Shelburne • County of Inverness • District of St. Mary's • County of Kings • District of Yarmouth • County of Pictou • Halifax Regional Municipality • County of Richmond • Region of Queens Municipality • County of Victoria • Region of Windsor West Hants • District of Argyle • Town of Amherst • District of Barrington • Town of Annapolis Royal • District of Chester • Town of Antigonish

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• Town of Berwick • Town of Pictou • Town of Bridgewater • Town of Port Hawkesbury • Town of Clark's Harbour • Town of Shelburne • Town of Digby • Town of Stellarton • Town of Kentville • Town of Stewiacke • Town of Lockeport • Town of Trenton • Town of Lunenburg • Town of Truro • Town of Mahone Bay • Town of Westville • Town of Middleton • Town of Wolfville • Town of Mulgrave • Town of Yarmouth • Town of New Glasgow • Village of Bible Hill • Town of Oxford • Village of New Minas

Academic Institutions • Acadia University • NSCAD University (NS College of Art and Design) • Atlantic School of Theology • St. Francis Xavier University • Cape Breton University • Saint Mary's University • • Universite Sainte Anne • Mount Saint Vincent University • University of King's College • Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)

Schools • Regional Centre for Education • Halifax Regional Centre for Education • Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education • South Shore Regional Centre for Education • Chignecto - Central Regional Centre for Education • Strait Regional Centre for Education • Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial • Tri-County Regional Centre for Education

Hospitals • Nova Scotia Health Authority • Izaak Walton Killam (IWK) Health Centre

Other Public Sector Entities • Acadia Coal Company Limited Fund • Council of Licensed Professional Foresters Association of • Alternative Resource Energy Authority Nova Scotia • Association of Municipal Administrators Nova Scotia • Crown Land Mine Remediation Fund • Association of Nova Scotia Village • Crown Land Silviculture Fund • Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc • Cumberland Joint Services Management Authority • Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority • Divert Nova Scotia (Resource Recovery Fund Board) • Canada Games Centre • Events East • Canadian Sports Centre Atlantic • Film and Creative Industries Nova Scotia • Cape Breton University Foundation • Gaels Forward Fund • Check Inns Limited (inactive) • Gambling Awareness Foundation of Nova Scotia • Coal Research Agreement Fund • Gaming Addiction Treatment Trust Fund • Conflict of Interest Commissioner • Habitat Conservation Fund • Conserve Nova Scotia • • CorFor Capital Repairs and Replacements Fund • Highway 104 Western Alignment Corporation • Council of Atlantic Premiers • Information Access and Privacy? • Law Reform Commission

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• Law Foundation of Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Strategic Opportunities Fund Incorp. • Licensed Professional Planners Association • Occupational Health and Safety Trust Fund • Lunenburg Community Recycling Centre/Municipal • Off‐Highway Vehicle Infrastructure Fund Joint Services • Office of Regulatory Affairs & Service Effectiveness • Members’ Retiring Allowances Act • Office of the Auditor General • Mi’kmaw Youth Fund • Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for NS • Muggah Creek Remediation Fund • Office of the Ombudsman • Military Relations • P3 Schools Capital & Technology Refresh Fund • Municipal Finance Corporation • Pengrowth NS Energy Scholarship Fund • Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design • Pictou County Shared Services Authority • Nova Scotia College Chiropractors • Police Complaints Commissioner's Office • Nova Scotia College of Dispensing Opticians • Provincial Drug Distribution Program • Nova Scotia Community College Foundation • Public Archives of Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Coordinate Referencing System Trust Fund • Public Debt Management Fund • Nova Scotia Credit Union Deposit Ins. Corp. • Public Prosecution Service • Nova Scotia E911 Cost Recovery Fund • Public Trustee Trust Funds • Nova Scotia Education Common Services Bureau • Public Trustee Renova Scotia Bioenergy Inc • Nova Scotia Environmental Trust • Resource Recovery Fund Board Inc • Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities • Scotia Learning Technology Refresh Fund • Nova Scotia Govt Acadian Bursary Program Fund • Select Nova Scotia Fund • Nova Scotia Harness Racing Fund • Sergeant-at-Arms (NS Legislature) • Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation • Species‐at‐Risk Conservation Fund • Nova Scotia Innovation Corporation • Sustainable Forestry Fund 1402998 Nova Scotia Limited o • Sydney Steel Corporation 3087532 Nova Scotia Limited o • Sydney Utilities Ltd. • Nova Scotia Jobs Fund • Sysco Decommissioning Fund • Nova Scotia Market Development Initiative Fund • Valley Regional Enterprise Network • Nova Scotia Municipal Finance Corporation • Valley Waste Resource Management Authority • Nova Scotia Nominee Program Fund • Vive l’Acadie Community Fund • Nova Scotia Police Complaints Commissioner • Waycobah School Assistance Fund • Nova Scotia Power Finance Corporation • Western Regional Enterprise Network • Nova Scotia Primary Forest Products Marketing Board • 1402998 Nova Scotia Limited • Nova Scotia Regional Enterprise Networks • 3087532 Nova Scotia Limited • Nova Scotia School Boards Association • 3104102 Nova Scotia Limited • Nova Scotia School Insurance Exchange • 3313086 Nova Scotia Limited • Nova Scotia School Insurance Program • Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund

Buying Groups • HealthPRO Canada • InterUniversity Services Incorporated (ISI) • St. Joseph’s Health System

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