Joint Public Inquiry into the Nova Scotia April 2020 Tragedy

The Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia established a comprehensive joint public inquiry into the Nova Scotia April 2020 tragedy. The inquiry aimed to help determine what happened and will make recommendations to help prevent similar tragic events in the future.

The Mass Casualty Commission (Commission), the independent public inquiry created to examine the event, was officially established after the Government of Canada and province of Nova Scotia each issued an Order in Council on October 21, 2020.

Milestones

The Mass Casualty Commission submitted its interim report to the Government of Canada and the province of Nova Scotia on April 28, 2022 and published its final report on its website on March 30, 2023.

On May 31, 2023, the governments of Canada and Nova Scotia appointed Ms. Linda Lee Oland as Founding Chair of the Progress Monitoring Committee (PMC) that is tasked to monitor, report on, create mutual accountability and exchange knowledge and information as Canada and Nova Scotia, and others, respond to the MCC Report.

On July 31, the governments of Canada and Nova Scotia released the Terms of Reference for the PMC.

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