The Environmental Registry is a set of records, defined in Nova Scotia Environment Act, S.10, which are considered to be in the public domain and made routinely available to the public upon request. A listing of information available through application to the Environmental Registry can be found at the following link:
S.10 Environment Act (PDF:111k).
S.10(4) of the Wilderness Areas Protection Act also lists information available through the Environmental Registry.
Need to make an Environmental Registry request?
Environmental Registry applications can now be accepted and paid online.
Visit our Environmental Registry Online Application.
Data
Certified Individuals
Use our Certification Search to find persons with the following certifications:
- Certified Septic Tank Cleaners
- Certified On-site Installers
- Qualified Persons Level I and II
- Petroleum Storage Tank Installer (Class I, II, III)
- Certified Well Diggers and Drillers
- Certified Pump Installers
Regulations
To request access to all other records available through the Environmental Registry, please complete an application form (PDF:28k)
for each civic address you would like searched.
- There is an application fee of $26.50 for each civic address
- Application fees are payable via cheque or money order, made out to the Minister of Finance
- We do not accept faxed or e-mailed applications
Completed application form(s) along with appropriate fee(s) can be mailed or delivered to the following address:
NS Environment, ER Coordinator
1903 Barrington Street, Suite 2085
PO Box 442
Halifax, NS B3J 2P8