Conduct & ethics across Nova Scotia

Codes of conduct and ethics policies.

44 of 49 municipalities in Nova Scotia have an adopted policy on conduct & ethics on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

Municipality	Adopted document	Key facts	Verified
Amherst Town	10350-20 Code of Conduct for Elected Municipal Officials +1 more adopted 2024-11-25	—	2026-06-05
Annapolis County municipality	Code of Conduct for Elected Officials (Policy 120) +1 more	—	2026-06-05
Annapolis Royal Town	Code of Conduct for Elected Officials	—	2026-06-05
Antigonish County municipality	Code of Conduct for Elected Officials (Policy 51) +1 more adopted 2024-12-10	—	2026-06-05
Antigonish Town	Code of Conduct for Town of Antigonish Council +3 more	—	2026-06-05
Argyle District municipality	Council Code of Conduct Policy (ENGLISH) - ARTICLE C1 +3 more	—	2026-06-05
Barrington District municipality	Policy No. 60 — Code of Conduct for Elected Municipal Officials	—	2026-06-05
Berwick Town	Respectful Workplace Policy 2018 adopted 2018-12-11	—	2026-06-05
Bridgewater Town	Policy 115 — Code of Conduct for Elected Officials +1 more adopted 2024-11-25	—	2026-06-05
Cape Breton Regional municipality	Ethical Conduct Policy	—	2026-06-05
Chester District municipality	Code of Conduct for Elected Officials	—	2026-06-05
Clare District municipality	Code of Ethics +2 more	—	2026-06-05
Colchester County municipality	Code of Conduct for Municipal Elected Officials Policy 4730 adopted 2024-11-25	—	2026-06-05
Cumberland County municipality	Conflict of Interest Policy 15-06 (amended July 2024) +1 more adopted 2024-07-24	—	2026-06-05
Digby District municipality	Code of Conduct Policy (Administrative Policy AD-1000-10) adopted 2009-01-26	—	2026-06-05
Digby Town	Admin Policy #2024-03 Code of Conduct for Elected Municipal Officials +1 more adopted 2024-12-02	—	2026-06-05
East Hants District municipality	Council Procedural Policy (approved December 2025)	—	2026-06-05
Guysborough District municipality	Policy B-16 Conducting Meetings By Electronic Facilities Policy +5 more	—	2026-06-05
Halifax Regional municipality	Administrative Order 2024-001-GOV — Code of Conduct for Elected Officials +8 more adopted 2024-10-21	—	2026-06-05
Inverness County municipality	Council Code of Conduct Policy +6 more	—	2026-06-05
Kentville Town	Policy G81 — Provincial Code of Conduct +3 more	—	2026-06-05
Lockeport Town	Council Code of Conduct adopted 2020-04-27	—	2026-06-05
Lunenburg District municipality	Policy 037 — Code of Conduct for Elected Officials +1 more	—	2026-06-05
Lunenburg Town	Council Procedural Policy adopted 2024-09-24	—	2026-06-05
Mahone Bay Town	Code of Conduct for Appointed Municipal Officials Policy +2 more adopted 2024-11-14	—	2026-06-05
Middleton Town	Code A SM 3.14 - Code of Conduct for Elected Officials +4 more	—	2026-06-05
Mulgrave Town	Code of Conduct for Municipal Elected Officials Regulations +6 more	—	2026-06-05
Oxford Town	Code of Conduct for Elected Municipal Officials +3 more	—	2026-06-05
Pictou County municipality	Code of Conduct for Elected Municipal Officials (2024) +5 more adopted 2024-12-02	—	2026-06-05
Pictou Town	Town of Pictou Code of Conduct Policy	—	2026-06-05
Port Hawkesbury Town	Elected Officials Code of Conduct adopted 2024-11-19	—	2026-06-05
Queens Regional municipality	Operational Policy 57 — Disclosure Policy Regarding Conducting Business with Sitting Members +2 more	—	2026-06-05
Richmond County municipality	Council 02-003 Policy on Confidentiality & Non Disclosure	—	2026-06-05
Shelburne District municipality	Enforcement of Summary Offence Tickets Policy (Amended Dec 2019) adopted 2019-12-09	—	2026-06-05
Shelburne Town	Town Council Committees Policy (Feb 2025) +1 more adopted 2025-02-03	—	2026-06-05
St. Mary's District municipality	Council Code of Conduct Policy (Approved 2024-12-09) +4 more adopted 2024-12-09	—	2026-06-05
Stellarton Town	Certificate of Recognition Policy (472) +1 more	—	2026-06-05
Stewiacke Town	2017-42 Committee Policy +4 more	—	2026-06-05
Trenton Town	Accessibility Committee Terms of Reference Policy (COM-20210309-01) +7 more adopted 2021-03-09	—	2026-06-05
Truro Town	Code of Conduct Policy (2018-02) +1 more	—	2026-06-05
Victoria County municipality	Code of Conduct for Municipal Elected Officials (2025) +1 more	—	2026-06-05
West Hants Regional municipality	Code of Conduct for Elected Municipal Officials Policy RCOHR-002.01 +1 more	—	2026-06-05
Wolfville Town	110-011 Code of Conduct for Elected Municipal Officials Policy +2 more adopted 2025-12-16	—	2026-06-05
Yarmouth Town	Code of Conduct for Elected Officials Policy adopted 2024-12-12	—	2026-06-05

Nothing on file for conduct & ethics

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Other policies on file, none on this topic (5) — Clark's Harbour, Kings, New Glasgow, Westville, Yarmouth.

Machine-readable: conduct-ethics.json · Conduct & ethics across every jurisdiction · All Nova Scotia municipalities