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Nova Scotia

FOIPOP + Education Act + Regional Centres for Education governance

Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education (RCEs) and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial are public bodies under FOIPOP. Student records are governed by the Education Act and Departmental policy.

Notification window

FOIPOP does not set a fixed clock, but the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC NS) expects notification 'as soon as reasonably practicable' where a real risk of significant harm exists.

Regulators

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia

oipc.novascotia.ca breach reporting.

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD)

Notify the RCE Regional Executive Director and EECD.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS)

contact@cyber.gc.ca — Atlantic regional contact available.

Unique gotchas

  • RCE boundaries don't align with municipal lines — confirm which RCE owns the affected school before notifying.
  • The Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) operates province-wide and requires bilingual notifications.

Testing authority

EECD Provincial Assessments