Events

On this page, you will find upcoming and past Commision and community events. We encourage all Nova Scotians to participate and celebrate our diverse communities. If you have an event we should include here please contact us.

Upcoming Events

Accommodations at Work

 December 04, 2025

Past Events

December 3rd, 2024 - December 10th, 2024 - Nova Scotia Human Rights Week
December 2nd, 2024 - December 2nd, 2024 - Child and Family Wellbeing: A New Path Forward to Promoting Safety and Wellbeing of Children, Youth, and Families

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. - -12:00 p.m.
A recording of this presentaiton is located below this event listing.

The Child and Family Wellbeing (CFW) Practice Framework promotes a child and family centered approach to supporting children, youth, and families accessing CFW services in Nova Scotia. Equally important, the Practice Framework is meant to better support the important work of CFW team members and community service providers and partners. The new CFW Policy and Procedure manuals are being completed on the foundation established by the Practice Framework. The promotion of existing and new good practices and the re-development of the CFW policies and procedures will continue to enhance the experience of children, youth, and families by centering the role of communities in supporting their safety and wellbeing. In January 2024, Child and Family Wellbeing launched the Path program to help support youth transitioning to adulthood. The Path program objective is to build a support system for youth to ensure that they are safe, healthy, and have positive connections to their communities and have equitable opportunities to access supports needed to thrive and reach their fullest potential as they journey into adulthood.

Recording

July 22nd, 2024 - July 22nd, 2024 - Pop-up For Pride: Human Rights 101

Celebrate Pride and brush up on the rights and responsibilities protecting 2SLGBTQIA+ people under Nova Scotia’s Human Rights Act. Join Commission staff for this engaging in-person or online information session:

When: Monday, July 22, 2024, 3 – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Halifax Public Library, Lindsey Children's Room (2nd floor), or via Zoom (Register Here)

Did You Know?
 

  • Nova Scotia was one of the first provinces and territories in Canada to explicitly prohibit discrimination against trans people by adding gender identity and gender expression to the Human Rights Act in 2012. The Canadian Human Rights Act added gender identity and expression in 2017.
  • According to the 2021 Statistics Canada Census, Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people in Canada, and Halifax is the second most gender-diverse city in the country.
  • The Commission applies an intersectional lens to human rights and has dedicated staff to liaise with Mi’kmaq, Indigenous, and African Nova Scotian communities and to promote culturally responsive practices in its processes.
May 30th, 2024 - May 30th, 2024 - Human Rights on Screen: Our Hearts Aren't Disabled