Office Reopening June 29

The Commission office will reopen for regular business hours on Monday, June 29, with the exception of July 3, 10 and 24, when the office will be closed to hold licensing exams.

Public and licensee access will be by appointment only. Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms must not come to the office until they have tested negative for COVID-19 or are symptom free for 10 days. If the office is exposed to COVID-19, the office will need to close for deep cleaning and the staff who were present will have to self isolate for 14 days. Currently, anyone who has travelled outside of the province must not come to the office until they have self isolated in Nova Scotia for 14 days.

On July 3, the Atlantic bubble will come into effect and self isolation will no longer be required for travel between the Atlantic provinces. We have reached out the provincial government to ask what this means for individuals who travel here from other Atlantic provinces between now and July 3 and will update the industry when we receive a response.

Reminder: Licence Renewals Deferred

On April 16th, the Board of Directors deferred licence renewals for 2020 from May-June to August-September. The deferral was in response to market conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The board felt it would be best to defer renewals to give time for the market to recover and allow licensees to return to more stable financial footing. This change was enacted under the new state-of-emergency Bylaw 238(b), which was also passed at the April 16th meeting.

Bylaw 238(b) provides the Commission with the overriding authority to extend or vary time limits for carrying out of any requirements of the Bylaw, such as postponing the annual general meeting, extending renewal deadlines, and the manner by which those requirements are fulfilled.

CPE Deadline is Monday, June 15th 

The instructions to enroll in the online CPE course, including how to look up your licence number, are located HERE:

If you require assistance enrolling in the course, please contact Kristen Binns, Communications Assistant for the Lung Association, by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or by phone 902-393-1867.

Any licensee that does not complete their course by June 15th will have their licence suspended until the course is completed and have to pay $200+HST to have their licence reinstated.

Licensing Exams

Provided COVID-19 restrictions do not increase, the Commission plans to start the salesperson licensing exams beginning on June 18th. Exams will be held in the Commission office only. Access Nova Scotia offices are not available at this time. Exams will be scheduled based on their completion date of the salesperson licensing course. Those that have been waiting the longest to write will be the first eligible to write. Individuals who were registered for the April exam will be contacted to schedule an exam time. Individuals who have not registered for the exam, register using the Exam Registration Procedure below.

To clear the backlog of salesperson exams, there will be morning and afternoon writings held on the following dates:

June 18, 19, 20
June 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

After which, salesperson and broker exams will be scheduled in accordance with demand.

Exam Registration Procedure

1. Applicants must register by completing an exam application and a credit card authorization and submitting it to Pam Crane, Licensing Officer, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
2. Applicants must use the updated exam application for the month of June on our website. It has been modified for the current circumstances.
3. By 4pm the day prior to the exam, the applicant must complete a COVID-19 screening declaration.
4. Applicants with symptoms at the time of screening or who develop symptoms the day of the exam are not eligible to write.
5. On the day of the exam, applicants will be required to use hand sanitizer and wear a mask before entering the office. Masks will be supplied.
6. Applicants who are unable to wear a mask due to medical reasons must email the Registrar prior to their exam date to make alternate arrangements.

Exam Eligibility

Anyone who has travelled outside of the province is not eligible to write the exam until they have self isolated in Nova Scotia for 14 days.

Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms will not be permitted to write until they have tested negative for COVID-19 or have been symptom free for 10 days. This is of the utmost importance. If the office is exposed to COVID-19, the office will need to close for deep cleaning and the staff who were present will have to self isolate for 14 days. This will, in turn, disrupt all subsequent exam writings.

Annual General Meeting Today

Join us at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Commission to be held this morning, May 28th, beginning at 10am.

The meeting will be held virtually using the Zoom platform and we will review the work of the Commission in 2019.

At 10am click HERE to join the meeting.

AGM Chair Reports

To view the Chair and Committee reports in advance of the meeting, see the Commission’s Annual Report.

AGM Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of 2019 Board of Directors
3. Special Guests
4. Q&A Explainer
5. Chairperson’s Report
6. Licensing Committee
7. Discipline Committee
8. Complaints Review Committee
9. Finance Committee
10. Recovery Fund
11. Commercial Committee
12. Education Committee
13. Thank You
14. Open Forum
15. Adjournment