Nova Scotia Department of Seniors

Other forms of name:
Nova Scotia Senior Citizens' Commission
Nova Scotia Senior Citizens' Secretariat

In 2008 the Senior Citizens Commission (1972) and the Senior Citizens Secretariat (1980) were merged in the new Department of Seniors. The department facilitates the planning, development and coordination of policies, programs and services for seniors in partnership with government departments, seniors and voluntary seniors' groups, and administers the Senior Citizens' Secretariat Act.

Notes: Authority record based on Statutes of Nova Scotia: 1972 c. 16, 1980 c. 15, 1988 c. 30, 2008 c. 29.