Government and Community Resources –
Nova Scotia
For more resources, also consult our directory of services offered by the Government of Canada and those of the community organizations that serve all Canadians. See here.
Clinics & Medical Resources
- Complex Care Program – Children
- Maritime Medical Genetics Service
- Cystic fibrosis clinic – Children
- Adult cystic fibrosis program
- Endocrinology clinic – Lipid clinic, neuropituitary program, etc.
- Connective Tissue Clinic
- Inherited heart disease clinic
- Seizures and epilepsy
- Movement disorders clinic
- Kidney disease and dialysis
- Blood and marrow transplant program
- CAR T-Cell therapy (lymphoma)
- Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Clinic
- Youth Psychosis Team
- Post-COVID Service
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension program
- ROSE Clinic (Reproductive Options and Services)
- Tavi Clinic – Treatment of aortic stenosis
- Spine Assessment Clinic
Rehabilitation Centres
Resources for People with Disabilities (Children and Adults)
Government of Nova Scotia
- Disability Support Program
- Persons With Disabilities in Nova Scotia: Government Resource Guide
- Adult Service Centres
- Wheelchair Recycling Program
- Health Equipment Loan Program
- Self-Managed Care
- Licensed Homes for Special Care
- Independent Living Support
- Alternative Family Support Program
- Accessibility in Nova Scotia
Other
Resources for Parents of Sick or Disabled Children or Adults
- Directory of family resource centres
- Direct family support for children
- Wheelchair recycling program
- Summer Camps
- Brigadoon Villages – Aylesford
- Camp Triumph – Bedford
- Ben James Autism Summer Camp – Halifax and Dartmouth
- Autism Nova Scotia Regional Summer Camps – Multiple locations
- Camp Tidnish – Dartmouth
- Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlantic
Help Chronic Diseases/Chronic Pain
- Chronic pain (general)
- Chronic Pain Services – Multiple locations
- Chronic Pain Self-Management Program
- One Door Chronic Disease Management Centre – New Glasgow
Respite Resources
- Nova Scotia Respite Guide
- Respite Support & Navigation Services
- Evergreen Home of Special Care
- Facility Based Respite Care
- Direct family support for children
- Alternative Family Support Program
- Continuing Care
- Weekend Recreation and Respite
- Recreational Respite – Halifax, Cape Breton, Dartmouth, and Yarmouth
Employment Aid
- Horizon Achievement Centre
- Workplace Support Program
- Easter Seals New Leaf Enterprises
- Ability Works Program
- Ready, Willing & Able – For people with intellectual disability and autism
Infertility, Pregnancy, and Prematurity
Pregnancy
- Prenatal Clinics Directory
- Pregnancy resources
- Prenatal Screening
- Routine tests during pregnancy
- Prenatal Diagnosis: Amniocentesis and CVS
- Ultrasound during pregnancy
- Public Health Pregnancy Supports
- SmartParent
Fertility
- Pre-pregnancy resources
- Atlantic Assisted Reproductive Therapies
- Fertility and Surrogacy Tax Credit
- Male Infertility & Andrology Clinic – Halifax
- Reproductive Endocrine Centre – Halifax
Other
- Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia
- Pregnancy and Parenting
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Postnatal care
- Adoption of Children in Care and Custody
- Pregnancy loss (see section "Death and Grief")
Genetics
Genetic Services of Nova Scotia
Screening
Autism/ADHD/Learning Disorders
Death and Grief
Therapies
- Nova Scotian Art Therapy
- Getting an Emotional Support Animal in Nova Scotia
- Massage Therapists’ Association of Nova Scotia
- Music Therapy
- Centre for Music Therapy – Halifax
- Find Your Voice Music Therapy – Halifax
- Yana Gold Therapeutic Intervention with Animals – Upper Tantallon
- Equine Therapy Services
- Hinchinbrook Farm Society – Blockhouse
- Rohan Wood Stables – Aylesford
- Free Spirit Therapeutic Riding Association – Aylesford
- Cowans Counselling & Equine Assisted Therapy
Professional Orders in Health
- College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia
- Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
- College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia College of Nursing
- Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists
- Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists
- Nova Scotia College of Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
- Nova Scotia College of Optometrists
- Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine Association of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Association of Naturopathic Doctors
- Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists
- Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors