Municipal and Village Equity and Anti-Racism Plans

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Municipalities and villages are important partners in becoming an equitable, inclusive and accessible province.

Through regulations under the Dismantling Racism and Hate Act, municipalities and villages are the first public bodies required to develop plans to address systemic hate, inequity and racism.

Each municipal and village plan should be:

  • informed by engagement with underrepresented and underserved communities within the jurisdiction that the plan covers;
  • in place by April 1, 2025;
  • publicly available in an accessible format; and
  • updated every three years, in line with Accessibility Act requirement.


Below is a list of the 70 municipalities and villages in Nova Scotia, along with links to their plans where they have been created. An interactive map showing where plans have been created follows.

Municipality, Town or Village
Cape Breton Regional MunicipalityPlan Pending
Halifax Regional MunicipalityPlan Pending
Region of Queens MunicipalityPlan Pending
West Hants Regional Municipality Read Plan
Municipality of Pictou CountyRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the County of AnnapolisPlan Pending
Municipality of the County of AntigonishRead Plan (External link)
Municipality of the County of ColchesterPlan Pending
Municipality of the County of CumberlandPlan Pending
Municipality of the County of InvernessRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the County of KingsRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the County of RichmondRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the County of VictoriaRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of ArgyleRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of BarringtonPlan Pending
Municipality of the District of ChesterRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of ClareRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of DigbyRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of East HantsRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of GuysboroughPlan Pending
Municipality of the District of LunenburgRead Plan (External link)
Municipality of the District of ShelburnePlan Pending
Municipality of the District of St. Mary'sPlan Pending
Municipality of the District of YarmouthRead Plan(External link)
Town of AmherstRead Plan
Town of Annapolis RoyalPlan Pending
Town of AntigonishRead Plan (External link)
Town of BerwickRead Plan(External link)
Town of BridgewaterRead Plan(External link)
Town of Clark's HarbourPlan Pending
Town of DigbyRead Plan(External link)
Town of KentvilleRead Plan(External link)
Town of LockeportPlan Pending
Town of LunenburgRead Plan (External link)
Town of Mahone BayRead Plan(External link)
Town of Middleton Plan Pending
Town of MulgravePlan Pending
Town of New GlasgowRead Plan(External link)
Town of OxfordRead Plan(External link)
Town of PictouRead Plan(External link)
Town of Port HawkesburyPlan Pending
Town of ShelburnePlan Pending
Town of StellartonRead Plan(External link)
Town of StewiackePlan Pending
Town of TrentonRead Plan(External link)
Town of TruroPlan Pending
Town of WestvilleRead Plan(External link)
Town of WolfvilleRead Plan(External link)
Town of YarmouthRead Plan
Village of AylesfordPlan Pending
Village of BaddeckRead Plan(External link)
Village of Bible HillPlan Pending
Village of CanningPlan Pending
Village of ChesterRead Plan(External link)
Village of Cornwallis SquarePlan Pending
Village of DoverPlan Pending
Village of FreeportRead Plan(External link)
Village of GreenwoodPlan Pending
Village of HebbvillePlan Pending
Village of KingstonRead Plan(External link)
Village of LawrencetownPlan Pending
Village of New MinasRead Plan(External link)
Village of Port WilliamsRead Plan(External link)
Village of PugwashPlan Pending
Village of River HebertPlan Pending
Village of St. PetersRead Plan(External link)
Village of TatamagouchePlan Pending
Village of TivertonRead Plan(External link)
Village of WestportRead Plan(External link)
Village of WeymouthRead Plan(External link)


For more information, please contact oeaengagement@novascotia.ca(External link)
Pour plus d'information, veuillez contacter oeaengagement@novascotia.ca(External link)

Municipalities and villages are important partners in becoming an equitable, inclusive and accessible province.

Through regulations under the Dismantling Racism and Hate Act, municipalities and villages are the first public bodies required to develop plans to address systemic hate, inequity and racism.

Each municipal and village plan should be:

  • informed by engagement with underrepresented and underserved communities within the jurisdiction that the plan covers;
  • in place by April 1, 2025;
  • publicly available in an accessible format; and
  • updated every three years, in line with Accessibility Act requirement.


Below is a list of the 70 municipalities and villages in Nova Scotia, along with links to their plans where they have been created. An interactive map showing where plans have been created follows.

Municipality, Town or Village
Cape Breton Regional MunicipalityPlan Pending
Halifax Regional MunicipalityPlan Pending
Region of Queens MunicipalityPlan Pending
West Hants Regional Municipality Read Plan
Municipality of Pictou CountyRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the County of AnnapolisPlan Pending
Municipality of the County of AntigonishRead Plan (External link)
Municipality of the County of ColchesterPlan Pending
Municipality of the County of CumberlandPlan Pending
Municipality of the County of InvernessRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the County of KingsRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the County of RichmondRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the County of VictoriaRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of ArgyleRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of BarringtonPlan Pending
Municipality of the District of ChesterRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of ClareRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of DigbyRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of East HantsRead Plan(External link)
Municipality of the District of GuysboroughPlan Pending
Municipality of the District of LunenburgRead Plan (External link)
Municipality of the District of ShelburnePlan Pending
Municipality of the District of St. Mary'sPlan Pending
Municipality of the District of YarmouthRead Plan(External link)
Town of AmherstRead Plan
Town of Annapolis RoyalPlan Pending
Town of AntigonishRead Plan (External link)
Town of BerwickRead Plan(External link)
Town of BridgewaterRead Plan(External link)
Town of Clark's HarbourPlan Pending
Town of DigbyRead Plan(External link)
Town of KentvilleRead Plan(External link)
Town of LockeportPlan Pending
Town of LunenburgRead Plan (External link)
Town of Mahone BayRead Plan(External link)
Town of Middleton Plan Pending
Town of MulgravePlan Pending
Town of New GlasgowRead Plan(External link)
Town of OxfordRead Plan(External link)
Town of PictouRead Plan(External link)
Town of Port HawkesburyPlan Pending
Town of ShelburnePlan Pending
Town of StellartonRead Plan(External link)
Town of StewiackePlan Pending
Town of TrentonRead Plan(External link)
Town of TruroPlan Pending
Town of WestvilleRead Plan(External link)
Town of WolfvilleRead Plan(External link)
Town of YarmouthRead Plan
Village of AylesfordPlan Pending
Village of BaddeckRead Plan(External link)
Village of Bible HillPlan Pending
Village of CanningPlan Pending
Village of ChesterRead Plan(External link)
Village of Cornwallis SquarePlan Pending
Village of DoverPlan Pending
Village of FreeportRead Plan(External link)
Village of GreenwoodPlan Pending
Village of HebbvillePlan Pending
Village of KingstonRead Plan(External link)
Village of LawrencetownPlan Pending
Village of New MinasRead Plan(External link)
Village of Port WilliamsRead Plan(External link)
Village of PugwashPlan Pending
Village of River HebertPlan Pending
Village of St. PetersRead Plan(External link)
Village of TatamagouchePlan Pending
Village of TivertonRead Plan(External link)
Village of WestportRead Plan(External link)
Village of WeymouthRead Plan(External link)


For more information, please contact oeaengagement@novascotia.ca(External link)
Pour plus d'information, veuillez contacter oeaengagement@novascotia.ca(External link)

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Page last updated: 27 May 2025, 06:09 AM