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Key Contacts
Benefits Finder
Answer the online questions for a customized list of benefits for which you may be eligible. The Benefits Finder may suggest benefits from both the federal and provincial governments . It does not collect or track your information . www .canada .ca Click on “Benefits”; select “Benefits Finder”
New Horizons for Seniors Program « The New Horizons for Seniors Program is a federal grants and contributions program that funds projects that make a difference in the lives of seniors and in their communities .
E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ATL-NHSP-PNHA-GD@servicecanada .gc .ca www .canada .ca Type “New Horizons for Seniors Program” in search box .
Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates « Service Nova Scotia and Internal Service’s Vital Statistics Office issues birth, marriage, and death certificates for people who were born, were married, or died in Nova Scotia . There are restrictions on who can apply for these certificates. You may apply for a birth, marriage, or death certificate online:
www .novascotia .ca/sns/access/vitalstats (Click on the Birth, Death, or Marriage Certificate Online option .)
Changes are coming to adoption records.
This spring, Nova Scotia is changing how information from adoption records is shared. The Adoption Records Act allows greater access to information once the adopted person is 19 or older. Both the adopted person and their birth parents and other relatives have the option for greater access. However, you can choose whether or not your identifying information can be shared.
Want your identity kept private? File a disclosure veto.
Want to indicate how–or if–you wish to be contacted? Submit a contact notice and do just that.
Did you previously decline to share your identifying information? You still need to file a disclosure veto to ensure your information is kept private.
Learn more about your adoption privacy choices.
