2021 Annual Report
The Eagle feather is mentioned in the L’nu (Miꞌkmaq) creation stories where Kitpu (Eagle) presents one of its feathers to Kluskap to remind us about our human responsibilities to the land and to all creation. The feather asks us to contemplate the question - what are our responsibilities? Here the Eagle feather is used by the Society to remind us about our responsibilities to our members and to the public.
Creation stories help explain the larger world to our members. Every culture, society and community has one or more creation stories. Sometimes there are periods of time where the story takes a new direction. The NSBS Creation Story begins in 1749 and continues to the present.
- written and shared by Tuma Young QC, 2020-2021 First Vice-President
“This Council persevered in the face of all the external criticism and internal strife and delivered an unprecedented acknowledgement of systemic discrimination and apology - the first of its kind by any law society in Canada.”
Financial Statements
The statements in the report are extracts from the Financial Statements, these should be read in conjunction with the notes found in the full audited Financial Statements.
2021 Monitoring Reports
These monitoring reports provide an overview of the responsibilities & work of the Education & Credentials, Equity & Access and Professional Responsibility departments.
2020-2021
Awards
Learn about the recipients of the Distinguished Service Award, NSBS President’s Leadership Award & the Race and the Law Essay Prize.
“It has certainly been a challenging year for the Society, just as I know it has been for many Nova Scotia lawyers. We continued to live through the COVID-19 pandemic, and we continued to adapt, sometimes daily, to the ever-changing world around us. ”
Our Year by the Numbers
Review our breakdown of credentialing & professional responsibility data for the 12 months ending April 30, 2021 and the annual statistical snapshot.
