By Lyndsay Armstrong

The Canadian Press

Posted August 11, 2026 2:27 pm

1 min read

Descrease article font size

Increase article font size

The Nova Scotia government is changing how residents on income assistance receive employment support, in a shift that will impact as many as 85 provincial positions and result in some layoffs.

Officials with the Department of Opportunities and Social Development and the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration say beginning next month, income assistance recipients who are ready to look for work will be referred to Nova Scotia Works — the province’s free employment support network.

Get breaking National news

Get…

Read the full article at GLOBALNEWS.CA