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Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
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Minister's Office

Hon. John MacDonell

Jennifer Thompson
Minister's Secretary
Telehone: 
(902) 424-5550

Deputy Minister's Office

Kevin Malloy
Deputy Minister
Telehone:
(902) 424-4100

Susan Mader-Zinck
Acting Director, Communications
Telephone: 
(902) 722-1461

About the Department

At Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations, service is our business. We're committed to making government services more accessible and more convenient for you and we're continuously looking for ways to serve you better. The department also maintains the legislative framework in which municipalities operate and provides advice, assistance and program support to municipalities.

Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations has offices in 54 communities across the province. Some specialize in deeds, some in assessment and some offer an array of services like driver licensing, residential tenancies, vehicle registration and debtor counseling. We know you're busy too during the day, so we've extended office hours at our locations that offer Registry of Motor Vehicles services on Wednesday through Friday until 7:00 pm, or you can call us during these times at 424-5851, toll free 1-800-898-7668.

We're also available to help you by phone. You can find out about virtually any government program or service through our Call Centre, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at 424-5200 or toll free in Nova Scotia 1-800-670-4357.

And of course services and information are at your fingertips 24 hours a day from our web site. Our web site offers online services like vehicle registration, business registration, vital statistics certificate requests and much more.

Organizational Structure

The Department is organized into two divisions and one branch that has three divisions. The branch and divisions are aligned with the Departments core business areas:

  • Program Management and Corporate Services
  • Access Nova Scotia
    • Service Delivery
    • Information Management Services
    • Strategy, Integration and Registries
  • Municipal Services

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