Nova Scotia Electoral Boundaries Proposals for the Acadian Region of Chéticamp
Nova Scotia’s House of Assembly has charged the 2025 Electoral Boundaries Commission with recommending updated electoral boundaries that will improve the effective representation of the Acadian region of Chéticamp and area.
The last review of the province’s electoral boundaries took place in 2018-19. Reviews normally take place at least every ten years.
However, this early review is taking place as a result of an order by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia which ruled that the previous (2018) commission’s decision not to create an exceptional electoral district for Chéticamp violated Section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The commission will hold public hearings before preparing its interim report, which must be submitted to the Premier of Nova Scotia by August 29, 2025. It will hold a second round in the fall, before submitting its final report by January 30, 2026.
The commission will also receive written submissions.
Above: The electoral district of Inverness now and since 2021. View full map
Draft Boundary Proposal for Public Input
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly requires the appointment of an independent Electoral Boundaries Commission to recommend the boundaries and names for electoral districts to improve the effective representation of the Acadian region of Chéticamp and area.
View the scenarios the Electoral Boundaries Commission (2025) is considering. None of these are final. They’re works in progress, and the commission invites your ideas on how to modify them.