The Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing administers a variety of programs that provide funding to municipalities and not-for-profit community groups. This dataset includes a list of the funding programs that are administered by Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Information include: Funding Program, Area, Year, Actual Funding Amount.

According to the Provincial Municipal Service Exchange Agreement, municipalities are required to pay the Province for the cost of maintaining of the local roads constructed pre-April 1, 1995. The fees paid by municipalities started at $3,500 per kilometer and is adjusted annually by the CPI for Canada.

Municipal Financial Capacity Grant is a legislated unconditional operating grant to assist municipalities whose costs of delivering a core set of services exceed their ability to pay, when compared to similar municipalities. In addition, towns are provided with a $50,000 Town Foundation Grant as recognition of the particular challenges they face due to local road responsibilities and assessment bases. Prior to 2019, the Municipal Financial Capacity Grant was called 'Equalization Grant'.
The Municipial Grants Act (S.8, s.19A) provides for the payment of the Municipal Financial Capacity Grant and the Town Foundation Grant, which are in the form of unconditional transfers.

Municipal Financial Capacity Grant is a legislated unconditional operating grant to assist municipalities whose costs of delivering a core set of services exceed their ability to pay, when compared to similar municipalities. In addition, towns are provided with a $50,000 Town Foundation Grant as recognition of the particular challenges they face due to local road responsibilities and assessment bases. Prior to 2019, the Municipal Financial Capacity Grant was called 'Equalization Grant'.
The Municipial Grants Act (S.8, s.19A) provides for the payment of the Municipal Financial Capacity Grant and the Town Foundation Grant, which are in the form of unconditional transfers.

Under the Municipal Government Act, the Minister has the authority to prescribe the type of information to be provided by a municipality to the Minister [s.451 (1(b)]. In Nova Scotia, the municipality is required to submit financial information to the Department of Municipal Affairs (DMAH) through the standard Financial Information Return (FIR). The Province then compiles an Annual Municipal Statistics Report based on the data municipalities provide.

Financial Condition Indicators are produced by the Department which provide a general picture of a municipality's financial condition.

Under the Municipal Government Act, the Minister has the authority to prescribe the type of information to be provided by a municipality to the Minister [s.451 (1(b)]. In Nova Scotia, the municipality is required to submit financial information to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing through the standard Financial Information Return (FIR). This dataset includes the consolidated Revenues and Expenses for 50 municipalities.

Under the Municipal Government Act, the Minister has the authority to prescribe the type of information to be provided by a municipality to the Minister [s.451 (1(b)]. In Nova Scotia, the municipality is required to submit financial information to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing through the standard Financial Information Return (FIR). This dataset includes the Non-consolidated Operating Fund Revenues and Expenditures for all the municipalities.

Under the Municipal Government Act, the Minister has the authority to prescribe the type of information to be provided by a municipality to the Minister [s.451 (1(b)]. In Nova Scotia, the municipality is required to submit financial information to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing through the standard Financial Information Return (FIR). This dataset includes the Non-consolidated Operating Fund Revenues and Expenditures for all the municipalities.

Under the Municipal Government Act, the Minister has the authority to prescribe the type of information to be provided by a municipality to the Minister [s.451 (1(b)]. In Nova Scotia, the municipality is required to submit financial information to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing through the standard Financial Information Return (FIR). This dataset includes the Non-consolidated Operating Fund Revenues and Expenditures for all the municipalities.