Order of Nova Scotia

Order of Nova Scotia
Order of Nova Scotia ;
	Order of Nova Scotia insignia on a bow
Awarded by the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia;
Type	Provincial order
Founded	2 August 2001
Eligibility	Any Canadian citizen presently or formerly resident in Nova Scotia, save for politicians and judges while in office.
Awarded for	Outstanding contributions or achievements that bring honour and prestige to themselves and to Nova Scotia.
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	Myra Freeman
Chancellor	Arthur LeBlanc
Grades	Member
Post-nominals	ONS
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of New Brunswick
Next (lower)	Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
	; Ribbon of the Order of Nova Scotia; ;

The Order of Nova Scotia (French: Ordre de la Nouvelle-Écosse) is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Instituted on August 2, 2001, when Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman granted Royal Assent to the Order of Nova Scotia Act,^[1] the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Nova Scotia residents for conspicuous achievements in any field,^[2] being thus described as the highest honour amongst all others conferred by the Nova Scotia Crown.^[3]

^ Elizabeth II (12 March 2007), Order of Nova Scotia Act, 17, Halifax: Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia, retrieved 21 June 2009
^ Marsh, James H. (ed.). "Culture > Awards > Order of Nova Scotia". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Foundation of Canada. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
^ Elizabeth II 2007, 20