Our PC government is taking action to strengthen police services and improve public safety across Nova Scotia with a new RCMP billing model that delivers more support for communities across the province.
With an additional $16 million from the Province in 2026-27 and $18 million annually after that, this investment will help make communities safer and add 25 more officers across Nova Scotia.
It also means real savings for many municipalities, with the clear expectation that those savings will be reinvested into local public-safety priorities like layered policing, community safety planning, mental health and addictions response, and crime and violence prevention.
“Our government is taking action to strengthen police services and make communities safer,” said PC Attorney General and Justice Minister Scott Armstrong. “This significant public safety investment is a major step forward in improving policing from one end of the province to the other. By taking on a greater share of the cost of policing, our government is supporting municipalities to reinvest in the local community safety initiatives they need to protect their communities.”
This new approach follows Nova Scotia’s comprehensive policing review, released in June 2025, which called for six foundational changes to improve public safety, including a new RCMP billing model for municipalities.
The new model creates a more equitable approach to provincial policing and associated costs by considering crime severity, geography, population, service demands, and community public-safety pressures. Most municipalities will see a reduction in costs, and none will pay more.
This is another step our PC government is taking to support safer communities, strengthen policing, and protect law-abiding, hard-working Nova Scotians every day.