Nova Scotia moved under half the disabled people a ruling ordered out of institutions
In 2021 the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal found systemic government discrimination against people with disabilities seeking housing and supports in their communities, in a case brought by the Disability Rights Coalition on behalf of three people who spent years in a locked psychiatric ward after being medically discharged. A binding remedy requires the province to end that discrimination by 31 March 2028, including cutting the population of its largest institutions by 75 percent, or 653 people from a baseline of 870, by the end of year three. By the end of year three the province had reduced it by 311 people, 36 percent, which the coalition told the expert monitor on 30 June 2026 was 'less than half of the Year 3 requirement'. Opportunities and Social Development Minister Susan Corkum-Greek said on 10 June 2026 the province is on track to meet the 2028 deadline; about 559 people remain institutionalized.
The Disability Rights Coalition said in a news release Wednesday that the remedy calls for a 75 per cent reduction of institutionalized people by the third year.
the Province had reduced occupancy in the largest DSP institutions by a total of 311—a reduction of 36% from baseline of 870
Said it is on track to comply by 2028 and is taking time to consult residents so transitions go smoothly.
Said there is an absolutely solid plan to reach the 2028 milestone.
No outcome recorded yet.