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Designation of Agencies Regulations

made under Section 28 of the
Ombudsman Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 327
O.I.C. 2004-521 (December 21, 2004), N.S. Reg. 253/2004

Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Designation of Agencies Regulations.

Definitions
2 In these regulations, "Act" means the Ombudsman Act.

Child welfare agencies
3 All agencies established under the Children and Family Services Act, including but not limited to the agencies listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

Children’s Aid Society & Family Services of Colchester County
Children’s Aid Society of Cape Breton-Victoria
Children’s Aid Society of Halifax*
Children’s Aid Society of Inverness-Richmond
Children’s Aid Society of Pictou County
Children’s Aid Society of Shelburne County*
Family & Children’s Services of Annapolis County
Family & Children’s Services of Cumberland County
Family & Children’s Services of Hants County
Family & Children’s Services of Kings County
Family & Children’s Services of Lunenburg County*
Family & Children’s Services of Queens County
Family & Children’s Services of Yarmouth County
Mi’kmaw Family & Children’s Services of Nova Scotia
[*Agencies dissolved by O.I.C. 2006-420, effective January 31, 2007.]

Licensed child-caring facilities
4 All child-caring facilities licensed under the Children and Family Services Act, including but not limited to the facilities listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

Barnett House
Bridges Program
Children’s Response Program
Chisholm Treatment Centre
Cogswell House
Cumberland Community Homes
Dayspring Children’s Centre
Harmony House Residential Services
Hawthorne House
Hebron Residential Centre
Janus Program
Johnson House
Jubien House
King’s Regional Rehabilitation Centre
Mullins House
Nexus
The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children
Raven Crest Residential Services
Reconnect Residential Services
Reigh Allen Centre
Residential Centre (New Waterford)
Sullivan House
Windsor Residential Resource Centre

Nursing homes and homes for the aged
5 All nursing homes and homes for the aged licensed under the Homes For Special Care Act, including but not limited to the homes listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

South Shore District Health Authority (DHA 1)
Harbour View Haven
Hillside Pines
Mahone Nursing Home
North Queen’s Nursing Home
Queens Manor
Rosedale Home for Special Care
Shoreham Village

South West Nova District Health Authority (DHA 2)
Nakile Home for Special Care
Roseway Manor Inc.
Surf Lodge Community Continuing Care Centre
Tidal View Manor
Tideview Terrace
Villa Acadienne
Ville Saint Joseph-du-Lac

Annapolis Valley District Health Authority (DHA 3)
Annapolis Royal Nursing Home
Evergreen Home for Special Care
Grand View Manor
Mountain Lea Lodge
Northhills Nursing Home Ltd.
Wolfville Nursing Home

Colchester East Hants Health Authority (DHA 4)
Cedarstone Enhanced Care
The Mira
Willow Lodge

Cumberland Health Authority (DHA 5)
Bayview Memorial Health Centre
East Cumberland Lodge
Gables Lodge Limited
High-Crest Springhill Home for Special Care Ltd.
South Cumberland Community Care Centre

Pictou County Health Authority (DHA 6)
Glen Haven Manor
Maritime Odd Fellows Home (IOOF)
Shiretown Nursing Home
Valley View Villa

Guysborough Antigonish-Strait Health Authority (DHA 7)
Canso Seaside Manor
High-Crest Sherbrooke Home for Special Care
Milford Haven Corporation
Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home
R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home
Richmond Villa
St. Anne Community and Nursing Care Centre

Cape Breton District Health Authority (DHA 8)
Aite Curam
Alderwood Rest Home
Harbourstone Enhanced Care
Foyer Pére Fiset
Highland Manor
Inverary Manor
R.C. Macgillivray Guest Home Society
Maple Hill Manor
Miner’s Memorial Manor
Waterford Heights
Glace Bay Health Care Facility
Northside Harbor View Facility
Cape Breton Regional Health Care Complex
Northside Community Guest Home
Seaview Manor
Taigh Na Mara Facility
Taigh Solas (CBHC)
The Cove Guest Home
Victoria Haven Nursing Home

Capital District Health Authority (DHA 9)
Arborstone Enhanced Care
Duncan MacMillan Home for the Aged
Dykeland Lodge
Maplestone Enhanced Care
Glades Lodge
Haliburton Place
Melville Lodge
Musquodoboit Valley Home for Special Care (Braeside)
Northwoodcare Inc.
Oakwood Terrace
Ocean View Manor
Parkstone Enhanced Care
Saint Vincent’s Guest House
Scotia Nursing Homes Ltd.
The Birches
Windsor Elms United Church Senior Citizens’ Home

Residential care facilities
6 All residential care facilities licensed under the Homes for Special Care Act, including but not limited to the facilities listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

South Shore District Health Authority (DHA 1)
Hillsview Acres
Lohnes Rest Home

South West Nova District Health Authority (DHA 2)
Au Logis d’Meteghan Ltd.
Cottage Celeste
Glo Estates
Mary’s Abide-A-While Home Ltd.
Pont du Marais Boarding Home

Annapolis Valley District Health Authority (DHA 3)
Grace Haven
New Visions Home for Seniors
Saunders Rest Home
Tibbetts (Canning) Home for Special Care
Tibbetts Home (Wilmot)Wedgewood House
Wolfville Elms

Colchester East Hants Health Authority (DHA 4)
Bennett’s Rest Home
Karlaine Place
Maplewood Manor
Townsview Estates
Westside Villa

Cumberland Health Authority (DHA 5)
Centennial Villa
Chignecto Manor
Cole’s Family Care
The White Birches Retirement Residence
Victoria Manor

Pictou County Health Authority (DHA 6)
High Crest Place
Shiretown (Blue Wing)Sunset Haven Home

Guysborough Antigonish-Strait Health Authority (DHA 7)
Highland Crest Home

Cape Breton District Health Authority (DHA 8)
Charlotte’s Guest Home
The Heritage House
Jones Manor
My Cape Breton Home for Seniors

Capital District Health Authority (DHA 9)
Hilltop Villa
Victoria Park Guest Home
Melville Gardens

School boards
7 All school boards established under the Education Act, including but not limited to the boards listed below, are designated as agencies for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act:

Annapolis Valley Regional School Board
Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board
Chignecto-Central Regional School Board
Conseil scolaire acadien provincial
Halifax Regional School Board
South Shore Regional School Board
Strait Regional School Board
Tri-County Regional School Board

Hospitals
8 The Isaak Walton Killam Health Centre established under the Isaak Walton Killam Health Centre Act is designated as an agency for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act.

Community colleges
9 The Nova Scotia Community College established under the Community Colleges Act is designated as an agency for the purpose of clause 2(a) of the Act.


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