The Remedy Report

Transforming support for people living with disabilities

In 2014, three individuals filed a human rights complaint against the Province for discrimination. The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission Board of Inquiry ruled in favour of the three individuals in 2019. The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal agreed in its decision released in October 2021.

The Disability Rights Coalition summarizes the ruling as discrimination based on four grounds: unnecessary institutionalization, right to assistance, denial of community of choice, and delays in assistance.

Following the court’s decision, the Province and the Disability Rights Coalition commissioned two independent experts to lead a review process and develop a remedy. The final report -- Human Rights Review and Remedy for the Finding of Systemic Discrimination Against Nova Scotians with Disabilities -- was prepared by Eddie Bartnik, an internationally recognized expert in disability, mental health and community services from Australia, and Tim Stainton, a professor in the school of social work and Director of the Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship at the University of British Columbia.

The experts recommended changes that will be implemented over a five-year period, which began in June 2023 with the release of the interim consent order.   

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Monitoring and Reporting

The Province reports on progress twice per year as part of the Remedy -- an interim report in January and an annual report in May.
 

See our Progress

We are transforming the disability support system in Nova Scotia.