The updated version of the official consolidated Civil Procedure Rules that incorporates the amendments approved by the judges of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal on Sept. 30, 2024, and by the judges of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Dec. 13, 2024, is now available on the Courts of Nova Scotia website.

The updated version of the official consolidated Forms that incorporates the amendments approved on June 11, 2024, has also been posted online.

The official PDF versions of the consolidated Rules and Forms can be found on the Rules page at https://www.courts.ns.ca/operations/rules. The unofficial searchable index of the Rules on Qweri can be found at https://qweri.lexum.com/w/nsc/cpr-en. Work is continuing to ensure the headers for the sub-rules are included in the interactive Table of Contents on Qweri.

The Civil Procedure Rules of Nova Scotia govern proceedings in the province's Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. They are made and amended by the judges of those Courts under the authority of the Judicature Act. A full list of past amendments to the Rules, Forms, Practice Directives and Practice Memorandums is available online here.

For more information on the Rules, Practice Directives and Practice Memorandums, please visit https://www.courts.ns.ca/operations/rules.