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Referrals, Investigations and Founded Cases - Licensing Services & Protection for Persons in Care
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-05-06T11:47:10.000ZReferrals are the number of reported allegations of abuse against a resident in a licensed DCS facility that are inquired into, but do not necessarily result in an investigation. Investigations occur after a thorough inquiry into a referral determines there are reasonable grounds to believe a resident has been abused, or is likely to be abused. Founded Cases is the number of cases where the investigation determined there were probable grounds abuse occurred. The Protection for Persons in Care Act is an extra safeguard for patients or residents 16 years of age or older receiving care from Nova Scotia’s hospitals, residential care facilities, nursing homes, homes for the aged or disabled persons under the Homes for Special Care Act."
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NS Correctional Services Expenditures
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-09-08T15:15:59.000ZThe financial expenditures of Correctional Services is an indicator of the resources required to administer custodial and community-based sentences in the province. This dataset provides financial information such as the gross expenditures on Nova Scotia Corrections; the per capita expenditures on Nova Scotia Corrections, which is calculated using the total population in Nova Scotia; and the average daily cost in adult custody in Nova Scotia, which is calculated using the adult offender population in adult facilities. Fluctuations in the cost of Corrections may be driven by a number of factors, including but not limited to: the level of crime, legislative and policy responses to crime, sentencing practices, and administrative changes relating to organizational structure and the delivery of services, as well as changes in salaries and benefits for staff. The source for the financial information is the Nova Scotia Department of Justice, Financial Services Corporate Service Unit (CSU). Population data is sourced from Statistics Canada CANSIM Table 051-0005 - Estimates of population, Canada, provinces and territories.
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Nova Scotia Animal and Plant Laboratory Sample Data
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-07-05T12:15:01.000ZAnnual number of sample tests processed through the Animal and Plant Laboratory.
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Crime Statistics - Crime Severity Index
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-09-06T12:38:05.000ZThe dataset includes crime statistics at the provincial and police service levels. It is based on police reported incidents of crime reported through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR). Statistics include the crime severity index, violent crime severity index, and non-violent crime severity index overall for provincial and police service levels. The Youth Crime Severity Index is based on the same principles as the overall Crime Severity Index, which reflects the seriousness of offences, but uses the number of youths accused instead of an incident count. Statistics included are: youth crime severity index, youth violent crime severity index and youth non-violent crime severity index for provincial level data only. This data is sourced from Statistics Canada through CANSIM.
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Average Daily Counts at Adult and Youth Correctional Facilities
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2021-06-22T14:12:12.000ZAverage daily count statistics of adults and youth in custody are derived from daily count statistics of adults and youth incarcerated in adult or youth correctional facilities in Nova Scotia. The average daily count is submitted to Statistics Canada and data is published for the provinces and territories on an annual basis through their Key Indicators Report (KIR) survey and CANSIM. Due to the time lag in publishing the data by Statistics Canada, however, data for the most recent year is provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Justice.
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[ARCHIVED] Business Registration Unit Office Locations and Hours
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-05-31T12:55:30.000Z<b>[ARCHIVED]</b> This dataset has been superseded by Access Centres Office Locations & Hours (https://data.novascotia.ca/Public-Service/Access-Centres-Office-Locations-Hours/f35v-t3mg). Listing of provincial Business Registration Unit office locations and hours of operations
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[ARCHIVED] Hunting License Sellers
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-05-31T12:57:58.000Z<b>[ARCHIVED]</b> Listing of hunting license vendors. This dataset has been superseded by Hunting and Fishing License Sellers (https://data.novascotia.ca/Permits-and-Licensing/Hunting-and-Fishing-License-Sellers/unx6-kpb9).
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Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Totals
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-06-10T15:54:17.000ZTonnages landfilled (residential, ICI (industrial commercial, institutional) C&D construction demolition), in totals and per capita (383kg/person for NS for 2014/1%)
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Hunting and Fishing License Sellers
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2024-03-05T18:35:28.000ZListing of Hunting and Fishing (including Salmon) License Sellers in Nova Scotia. Includes county, vendor (business) name, address and contact telephone number.
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Wetland Centre Visitation Numbers by Year
data.novascotia.ca | Last Updated 2023-11-15T12:32:37.000ZShubenacadie Wildlife Park's Wetland Centre Visitation Numbers