LIMITATION PERIODS as of June 2010
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Act

Subject

Limitation Period

 
Apology Act,
S.N.S. 2008, c. 34
Apology/Limitations of Actions Act

3(2) An apology made by or one behalf of a person in connection with a matter does not constitute a confirmation of a cause of action or acknowledgment of a claim in relation to that matter for the purpose of the Limitations of Actions Act;

 

Arbitration Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 17

Application to have arbitrator or umpire removed

16(1) and (2) - Originating Notice to be issued and served within 60 days after service of copy of arbitrator's award

 

Assessment Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 23

Actions relating to assessments or rates based on assessment

95(a) - Action in court must be brought within six months after date on which assessment roll forwarded to the clerk. 

175 - No action to be commenced for anything done under the Act after six months from the date of the act or omission complained of unless Plaintiff absent from the province, in which case limitation period extended to two years from the date of the action or omission complained of

 

Buidlers' Lien Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 277

Lien for provision of materials, services and wages

24(1) - Contractor or subcontractor may register lien claim before or during performance of contract, or within 60 days after completion of contract or abandonment of contract

(2) - Lien for materials to be placed before or during supply of materials, or within 60 days after last date on which materials supplied

(3) - Lien for services to be registered during performance of service or within 60 days after completion of service

(4) - Lien for wages to be registered during performance of work or within 60 days after last work performed for which lien claimed

(5) - Contractor's lien claim relating to contract under supervision of architect or engineer to be made within 7 days after refusal to provide final certificate

Builders' Lien Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 277

Action / Certificate of Lis Pendens following registration

26(1) - Action must be commenced within 105 days of completion of work or service or provision of materials or expiry of credit period or within 30 days after registration of claim under 24(5)

(2) - Lien claim for credit must be re-registered within six months to be effective unless action commenced and Certificate of Lis Pendens obtained

 

Builders' Lien Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 277

Period of credit

27 - If no period of credit given or expiry unstated in lien, lien ceases to exist after 90 days following service completed or materials furnished unless action commenced and Certificate of Lis Pendens registered

 

Builders' Lien Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 277

Lien on mining claims

33(5) - Proceedings to enforce liens on mining operations to be taken at any time within six months from the registration and are deemed taken on behalf of all persons holding mining operation liens at the time the proceedings are commenced or within 30 days after commencing proceedings

 

Builders' Lien Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 277

Liens respecting mining operation

34(7) - Statement of Claim to be served within a month after it is filed, but the court may extend the time for service

(8) - Statement of Defence to be filed within same time period as Defence in Supreme Court Action

 

Canada - Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act, S.N.S. 1987, c. 3 as amended

Section 159 - Petroleum spills in the offshore area

159(5) - Proceedings to be instituted within three years after the day when the loss, damage, costs or expenses occurred but in no case after six years after the loss occurred

 
Child Pornography Act, S.N.S. 2008, c.35 Mandatory Reporting

3 Every person who reasonably believes that a representation or material is child pornography shall promptly report to a reporting entity any information, whether or not it is confidential or privileged, that the person has respecting the representation or material.
7 (2) No prosecution for a contravention of Section 3 may be commenced more than two years after the contravention occurred.

 

Children and Family Services Act, S.N.S. 1990, c. 5

Section 48 - Orders for permanent care and custody

48(6) - Party may not apply to terminate an Order for permanent care and custody within 30 days of the Order or within six months of the Order except with leave of the court or within six months of dismissal of previous applications to terminate the Order; party must apply to terminate the Order within two years and 30 days of the Order being granted or the date of the final disposition or discontinuance of an appeal

 
 

Section 83 - Ability to set aside an Adoption Order

83(2) - A person who has not received notice of an Adoption Order may apply to set aside the order within one year of the date of the Order

 

Commercial Arbitration Act, S.N.S. 1999, c. 5

Expedited arbitration procedure under Schedule B

33(3) - Parties can use expedited arbitration procedure within five days of dispute if not already referred to arbitration

 
 

Application to set aside arbitration award on basis of fraud (Section 50)

50(2) - Application to set aside fraudulent arbitration award to be commenced within thirty days after discovery of fraud

 
   

54(3) - Application to enforce arbitration award must be made within two years after date of award or two years after expiry of appeal periods, whichever is later

 

Companies Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c.81, as amended

Striking off of company from Register (Section 137)

137(4) - Action may be brought against shareholders of dissolved company within one year of dissolution date

 

Companies Winding Up Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 82

Dissatisfaction of contributories following dissolution of company

62(1) - Contributories must apply to the court to rescind the dissolution orders within four clear days after meeting or resolution

 

Constables Protection Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 88

 

5 - No action against any constable unless commenced within six months after the cause of action has accrued

 

Corporation Capital Tax Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 99

Action for overpayment of corporate tax

35(2) - No action to recover any overpayment after four years from the date on which the overpayment occurred

 

Creditors Relief Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 112

Section 10 where a claim is contested by an execution debtor

10(3) - Debtor to file and serve an Affidavit on the claimant within ten days after personal service or within time period ordered by the judge

 

Defamation Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 122

Claim for published defamation

Notice requirement

18(1) - Within three months after defamatory publication comes to Plaintiff's attention, Plaintiff required to give seven days written notice to Defendant daily newspaper of fourteen days written notice to any other newspaper or where defamatory publication broadcast.

 

Defamation Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 122

Limitation for published defamation

19 - Defamation action against newspaper, owner / operator or broadcasting station or employees thereof to be commenced within six months after the publication of the defamatory matter coming to the notice or knowledge of the Plaintiff; action within six month period can include a claim for other defamation by same publisher taking place within a year before commencement of the action

 

Expropriation Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 156

Claim for injurious affection following expropriation of real property

31(1) - Claim for compensation for injurious affection to be made by person in writing with the particulars of the claim within one year after damage sustained or damage / loss became known to the Plaintiff; if Plaintiff is incompetent, action to be made within one year after Plaintiff ceasing to be under disability or within one year of death

Fatal Injuries Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 163

 

10 - Only one action to be commenced with respect to the subject matter of the complaint and must be commenced within 12 months after the death of the deceased person

 

Fur Industry Act, 2010

22(3) - No prosecution under this Act may be commenced more than two years after the day upon which the offence was committed.

 

Geoscience Profession Act, S.N.S. 2002, c. 7

Refusal of governing council to register or licence a member

22(4) - Aggrieved member has right to apply to Supreme Court for order of membership after giving ten days' notice to the secretary of the governing council

 
Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, S.N.S. 2008, c. 179

Inspection or Failure to Inspect.

Proceedings against  the Municipality, the Council, a Council member, an officer or employee or any person acting under their authority

368 (3) Notwithstanding the Limitation of Actions Act or any other statute, the Municipality and its officers and employees are not liable for a loss as a result of an inspection or failure to inspect, if the claim is made more than six years after the date of the application for the permit in relation to which the inspection was required.

376 (1) For the purpose of the Limitation of Actions Act, the limitation period for an action or proceeding against the Municipality, the Council, a Council member, an officer or employee of the Municipality or against any person acting under the authority of any of them, is twelve months.

 
Halifax Regional Municipality Charter

370A Notwithstanding the Summary Proceedings Act, the limitation period for the prosecution of an offence under a land-use by-law or a development agreement is two years from the date of the commission of the alleged offence.

 

Home Ownership Savings Plan (Nova Scotia) Act, S.N.S. 1989, c.6

 

19 - Proceedings to enforce the Act to be commenced within six years of the date of the release of the assets of the plan or within six years of receipt of any assets of the plan by a plan holder

 

Insurance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 231

Part V - Accident and Sickness insurance

Schedule, Section 12 - Action against insurer for recovery of claim under accident / sickness contract to be made within one year after the date the insurance money became payable or would become payable

 

Insurance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 231

Part VI - Automobile Insurance

Motor vehicle liability policy

133(2) - A person with a claim against an insured for recovery of judgement may bring an action against insurer for payment of the insurance money within or before one year of the final determination of the action against the insured, including appeals, if any

 

Insurance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 231

Part VI - Automobile Insurance

Motor vehicle policies - limited accident insurance

139M(1) - Where action for damages for injury or death involving unidentified driver has been dismissed by the court, Plaintiff may apply to bring action against unknown party within three months of date of dismissal, pursuant to Sections 139J and 139K

 

Insurance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 231

Part VI - Automobile Insurance

Motor vehicle accident policies and Section B benefits

145 - Every action against an insurer under an insurance contract (Section A and Section B benefits) to be commenced within limitation period specified in contract, but in no event shall be less than one year after the happening of the accident

Insurance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 231

Part II - Insurance Contracts in the Province

Insurance contracts other than accident and sickness, life insurance or marine insurance

24 - No action against insurer for recovery of insurance money until 60 days after proof of loss or proof of the happening of the event triggering payment of insurance money or any shorter period fixed by the contract

 

Insurance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 231

Part VIII - Life Insurance

209(1) and (2) - Action or proceeding against insurer for recovery of insurance money to be commenced no more than one year after furnishing the evidence required (particulars of deceased) or more than six years after happening of the event upon which insurance money payable, whichever period first expires; where declaration made under Section 212 (presumption of death), action to be commenced within one year after date of the declaration

 

Insurance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 231

Schedule to Part VII - Fire Insurance

Section 14 - Every action or proceeding against insurer for recovery of any claim under the contract to be commenced within one year after loss or damage occurs

 

Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, S.N.S. 2002, c. 9

Registration of orders made in reciprocating jurisdictions outside Canada

20(2) - Party must make an application to set aside an order made in a reciprocating jurisdiction within 30 days of receiving notice of the registration of the order

 

International Sale of Goods Act, S.N.S. 1988, c. 13

Right of buyer to bring action against seller where goods do not conform to description

Article 39(1) and (2)- Buyer to give notice to seller of lack of conformity within “reasonable time” after lack of conformity discovered or ought to have been discovered.  Seller must give notice of lack of conformity within a period of two years from the date on which the goods were actually handed over to the buyer, unless that limitation period inconsistent with a contractual period of guarantee

 

Judicature Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 240

Cestui que trust

43(1) - No limitation period relating to cestui que trust against trustee for property held on express trust or in breach of trust

 

Land Registration Act, S.N.S. 2001, c. 6

Filing an interest in land by the Registrar

18(16) - Person requesting review must file a notice of lis pendens within 30 days after confirmation of the Registrar's decision, or request for revision will be cancelled

 

Land Registration Act, S.N.S. 2001, c. 6

Request for rectification of registration of property

18(15) - Person requesting rectification must apply for a review of the Registrar's decision within 30 days after the refusal or request will be cancelled.

18(16) - Person requesting rectification must file notice of lis pendens within 30 days after confirmation of Registrar's decision or Registrar will cancel notice of request for rectification.

 

Land Registration Act, S.N.S. 2001, c. 6

 

85(4) - Notwithstanding the Limitation of Actions Act, person must commence action for compensation or enter into agreement with Registrar General for compensation within six years of learning that losses may have been sustained

 

Land Registration Act, S.N.S. 2001, c. 6

Request for reasons

90(1) - In relation to registration, cancellation, revision of recording or decision of Registrar, applicant can request written reasons and must apply within 30 days of receipt of reasons for the court to order Registrar General respecting remedy

 

Land Registration Act, S.N.S. 2001, c. 6

Claims for adverse possession

115A - The changes to the Limitation of Actions Act contained in Section 115 apply to interests that arise before or after the coming into force of this Act except for claims of adverse possession that were determined by a Court prior to the coming into force of this Act.

 

Land Titles Clarification Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c 250

Objection by other person claiming interest in land

7(3a) - Person filing a notice regarding an interest in land may commence an action for a declaration of validity of the interest in Supreme Court within 60 days after filing the notice

 

Legal Profession Act, S.N.S. 2004, c.28

Section 57 - Reimbursement Fund

57(4) - No payment from reimbursement fund unless executive director receives notice of the loss within six months after discovery of the loss, subject to further twenty-four month extension pursuant to 57(5)

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Nominate torts

2(1)(a) - Actions for assault, menace, battery, wounding, imprisonment or slander, to be commenced within one year after cause of action arose

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Statutory grievances

2(1)(b) - Actions for penalties, damages or sums of money given to parties aggrieved by statute to be commenced within two years after the cause of action

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Judgements

2(1)(c) - Actions for rent upon an indenture of demise, actions upon bond or other specialty, actions upon judgement or recognizance, to be commenced within 20 years of cause of action arose or recovery of judgement

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Medical / health care malpractice actions

2(d) - Actions for negligence or malpractice relating to registered practitioners under Medical Act or Dental Act, or against officer, nurse or employee of hospital which has on staff qualified medical practitioners and nurses qualified under the Registered Nurses Association Act, or against any employer of officer, nurse or employee by reason of any services rendered to be commenced within two years after the date of termination of the professional or hospital services rendered in the matter complained of

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Contract and actions on the case

2(e) - Actions granted on lending, contract (expressed or implied) without specialty or for money levied by execution, actions for direct injuries to real or personal property, conversion or taking away of property, good and chattels, libel, malicious prosecution and arrest, seduction and criminal conversation and actions for all other causes of action under trespass on the case to be commenced within six years after cause of action arose

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Motor vehicle accidents

2(f) - Actions for recovery of damages on account of injury to persons or property relating to ownership, maintenance, operation or use of motor vehicle to be commenced within three years of cause of action arising

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Actions on account or concerning trade accounts

2(2) - Actions of account or not accounting, or accounts concerning trade of merchandise to be commenced within six years after cause of action arose

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Counterclaim / third party proceedings relating to motor vehicle offences

2(4) - Notwithstanding Section 38, where action pertaining to motor vehicle commenced within three year time period, time period will not bar counterclaim or third party proceedings

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Sexual abuse

2(5) - In action for assault, menace, battery or wounding based on sexual abuse, cause of action does not arise until victim becomes aware of the injury or harm resulting from the sexual abuse and discovers the causal relationship between the injury or harm and the sexual abuse; limitation period of 1 year does not begin to run while victim not reasonably capable of commencing proceeding because of physical, mental or psychological condition resulting from the sexual abuse

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Plaintiff under disability

4 - Persons under the age of 19 or of unsound mind may commence actions referred to in Section 2 either within five years of becoming age of majority or of sound mind or within the statutory limitation period, whichever period is shorter

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Defendant under disability

5(1) - Where a Defendant is under the age of 19 or is of unsound mind, Plaintiff is entitled to bring action against Defendant under disability within statutory time periods after Defendant becomes of age or of sound mind

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Acknowledgement of debt

8 - Where a party has acknowledged debt, or made partial payment or satisfaction on account of principal or interest, Plaintiff may bring an action for remaining unpaid money within 20 years after acknowledgement in writing or payment in partial satisfaction; where a debtor under legal disability such as under age of 19 or of unsound mind, then Plaintiff may bring action against Defendant within 20 years after disability has ceased; Plaintiff's action shall state acknowledgement by the debtor and that action brought within the time referred to in this section of the Act

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Action respecting land or rent

10 - Person making entry or distress or bringing an action to recover land or rent shall do so within 20 years after the time at which right to bring an action first accrued

19 - Where Plaintiff having a right to make entry or distress or bring an action to recover land or rent is under a disability of infancy or unsoundness of mind, then may bring the action for recovery within five years after ceasing to be under a disability or died, whichever first happened

20 - Absolute limit of 25 years for action for entry, distress or action relating to land or rent, regardless of whether person under legal disability (infancy or unsoundness of mind) reaches the age of majority, and whether 25 year period has expired or not

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Action respecting land or rent by Crown

21 - Crown must bring claim for land or rent within 40 years after the right of action to recover land or rent first accrued

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Recovery of payments relating to land

23 - Action to recover money secured by mortgage, judgement or lien in relation to land or rent to be made within 20 years after right to receive payment has accrued to person capable of giving a discharge for or release of payments, unless in the meantime some part of the principal or interest has been paid or acknowledgement has been given in writing signed by the person by whom the money is payable, to the person entitled, and in such case no action to be brought except within 20 years after the payment or acknowledgement or the last of any such payments or acknowledgements

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Payments relating to mortgage and recovery actions

24(1) - Any person claiming under a mortgage of land may make an entry or bring an action to recover the land within 20 years after the last payment of any principal or interest secured by the mortgage, even if more than 20 years have elapsed since the time of the right to make first entry or bring the action first accrued

(2) - No person claiming under a mortgage can bring an action after 20 years have elapsed from the maturity date set out in the mortgage or any registered or recorded renewal of the mortgage

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

PPSA security

24A- Actions to enforce security pursuant to part V of the Personal Property Security Act shall be made within 20 years after the right to take the proceedings first accrued to the secured party or within 20 years after the right first accrued to the person claiming through the secured party

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Dower

25 - Actions for arrears of dower or damages on account of arrears of dower to be commenced within six years

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Arrears for rent

26 - No arrears for rent or interest in relation to land or rent to be recovered by distress, action or proceeding except within six years after the arrears have become due or after acknowledgement in writing given by debtor or his agent

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Actions for land or rent in event of fraud

29 - In cases of concealed fraud, right of action for recovery of land or rent are deemed to have first accrued at time when fraud was first known or discovered or with reasonable diligence might have been known or discovered

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Prescription and easement

32 - No claim for prescription, grant or easement over land or water to be defeated where person claiming the right has had uninterrupted use for a full 20 year period before the claim, but the claim can be defeated where although claimant has enjoyed rights for 25 years, claimant has used land by way of agreement by express agreement or consent or easement / prescription given by way of deed in writing

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Access and use of light

33 - Right of access and use to light for buildings absolute and indefeasible after 20 year uninterrupted period unless access was by way of express consent or agreement or deed in writing

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Claims relating to prescription and access / use of light where defendant under disability

36 - For actions relating to Sections 32 and 33 (prescription and access / use of light), time during which defendant under disability (infancy, unsound mind, tenant for life), or during which action has been pending and has been diligently prosecuted until death of any party, such time to be excluded in the computation of periods mentioned in Sections 32 and 33 except where the right or claim to prescription / access to light is declared to be absolute and indefeasible

 

Limitation of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 258

Prescription claim relating to term of life or term of years

37 - Where use of or access over land or water is held by virtue of a life term or any term exceeding three years, that time period will be excluded in the computation of the 25 year time period for limitation of actions where a claim resisted within three years after the end of the term or determination of the term by any person entitled to any reversion at the end of the term

 

Maintenance and Custody Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 160

Payments to single mother

S. 11 - Maintenance for child of unmarried parents

14(1) - Application for payments to a single mother in relation to the birth of a child shall be made within two years of the date of the birth of the child

14(2) - Application under Section 11 may be commenced within a year after the return to the province of the father of the child who left the province before the child attained two years of age or within a year of the last payment made by the father for child maintenance, or within one year of the date of the father's written admission of paternity

 

Marketable Titles Act, S.N.S. 1995-96, c. 9

Tax deed actions

6(2) - Actions to set aside tax deeds must be made within six years after registration of the tax deed which thereafter conveys absolute and indefeasible title to the land

7(4) - Section 3 of the Limitation of Actions Act does not apply to any time period set out in the Marketable Titles Act

 

Matrimonial Property Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 275

Division of assets on death of spouse

12(2) - Application for division of matrimonial assets to be made by surviving spouse within six months after probate or administration of deceased spouse's estate

12(3) - If court determines surviving spouse did not know of grant of probate or administration, may extend time to make application at own discretion, but only relating to assets not yet distributed

 

Metalliferous Mines and Quarries Regulation Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 284

 

27 - Any complaint or suit in pursuance of the Act to be brought within six months of the time when the matter of such complaint or suit arose

 

Mineral Resources Act, S.N.S. 1990, c. 18

Application for declaration of substance as minerals

8(2) - A person engaged in mining activities and claiming an interest in a mineral has one year to apply for compensation to the Expropriations Compensation Board following regulation declaring the substance to be a mineral

 

Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 293

Hit and run claim

256(2) - Two months' notice of intention to commence action necessary where hit and run claim brought against Registrar (judgement recovery)

(3) - No action to be brought in relation to hit and run claim against Registrar after expiry of one year from the date on which the cause of action arose

 

Municipal Elections Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 300

Application to declare election vote void

158(5) - Application to declare an election or vote to be void to be commenced within 21 days after ordinary polling day for the election or for the vote of the electors to which the application relates

 

Municipal Government Act, S.N.S. 1998, c. 18

Inspection of property or buildings by municipality

504(3) - Notwithstanding Limitation of Actions Act, claim against municipality, village and officers or employees must be made within six years of the date of the application for the permit in relation to which the inspection was required

 

Municipal Government Act, S.N.S. 1998, c. 18

Limitation period generally

Notice period required

512(1) - Limitation period for an action or proceeding against a municipality, village, council, council member, village commissioner, officer or employee of municipality or village or any person acting under the authority of any of them is 12 months

(3) - No action to be brought unless one month's notice served on party / parties stating cause of action, name and address of person intending to bring action, and name and address of that person's solicitor or agent

 

Municipal Government Act, S.N.S. 1998, c. 18

Surplus of funds following sale of property for taxes

125(1) - Person claiming balance of funds following sale of property must bring claim for balance within 30 days after sale

(2) - Claim to balance of funds following sale must be made by owner or lien holder within 30 days

 

Municipal Government Act, S.N.S. 1998, c. 18

Claim to land in right of province

136(2) - Application by a person claiming to own land vesting in the Crown may apply to the Supreme Court for declaration of rights within ten years after the land vests in the Crown or, where a claimant is under the age of 19 or is of unsound mind, within ten years after that person attains the age of majority or becomes of sound mind; no application claiming declaration of rights in land may be made more than 20 years after the land vests in the Crown

 

Mutual Insurance Companies Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 306

 

54(1) - No action to be brought against a mutual insurance company upon any policy or contract after one year following the loss or damage in respect of which the action was brought, except in cases where parties under legal disability

 

Non-Essential Pesticides Control Act, 2010

12 - A prosecution for an offence under this Act may not be commenced more than two years after
(a) the date on which the offence was committed; or
(b)
the date on which evidence of the offence first came to the attention of an inspector or the Minister, whichever is later.

 

Optometry Act, R.S.N.S. 1998, c. 328

Application to compel executive to perform duties prescribed

21(3) - Aggrieved person to give ten days' notice to the Secretary / Treasurer and may apply to Supreme Court to grant an order requiring executive member to perform prescribed duties

 

Partition Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 333

Application for partition by previously unknown part-owner

33 - Any person who is a part-owner and for whom a share of property was assigned in partition, where the person described as unknown and with no personal service, may apply within three years after final judgement for a new partition of the premises

Pension Benefits Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 340

 

100(7) - No proceeding under the Act shall be commenced more than two years after the date when the subject matter of the proceeding came to the knowledge of the Superintendent

 
Personal Information International Disclosure Act, S.N.S. 2006, c.3
Report to the Minister by head of public body where access or storage allowed outside Canada
5 (3) Where the head of a public body makes a decision pursuant to subsection (2) in any year allowing storage or access outside Canada, the head shall, within ninety days after the end of that year, report to the Minister all such decisions made during that year, together with the reasons therefor.  

Pharmacy Act, S.N.S. 2001, c. 36

Negligence action

76 - No action for negligence to be brought against a registered pharmacist by reason of professional services rendered unless action commenced within one year from date in which professional services were rendered

 

Probate Act, S.N.S. 2000, c. 31

Judicial review of any decision

104 - Application for Certiorari must be made within six months after the order, decision, judgement, report, award or other proceeding had or made

 

Proceedings Against the Crown Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 360

Notice period

18 - No action against the Crown unless two months' notice in writing served on the Attorney General stating name and residence of proposed Plaintiff, cause of action and court in which action to be brought

 

Public Trustee Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 379

Application respecting money held by the Minister of Finance from the Public Trustee

35(1) - Person claiming entitlement to money held by Minister of Finance under Public Trustee Act to apply for declaration of rights within ten years after money has been paid over to Minister of Finance or, where a claimant is under legal disability, claim to be made within ten years after attaining age, sound mind or returning to province, and in any event within 40 years after payment of money to Minister of Finance

 

Public Utilities Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 380

 

115(2) - No action or proceeding for violation of any of the provisions of the Act to be commenced after the one year of the time of any such violation

 
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, S.N.S. 2006, c.6

Application by resident to vary provision in order

13 (3) The resident shall make the application within fourteen days after the resident is served with the order.  
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, S.N.S. 2006, c.6 Application to Court by complainant for a community safety order 14 (3) The complainant's application must be made within two months after the date of the Director's written confirmation
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, S.N.S. 2006, c.6 Notice of intention to abandon application 16 (1) A complainant shall notify the Director in writing of any intention to abandon an application at least thirty days before taking any step to abandon it.
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, S.N.S. 2006, c.6 Leave to appeal court order 21 (2) An application for leave to appeal must be made within fourteen days after the day the order is made or within such further time as a judge may allow.
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, S.N.S. 2006, c.6 Appeal of removal order to the Court by owner or occupant of a fortified building
52 (2) A notice of appeal must be served on the Director within fourteen days after a removal order has been served.
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, S.N.S. 2006, c.6 Request to the Director to reconsider a costs and expenses certificate
60 (5) An owner who has been served with a copy of a certificate pursuant to subsection (2) may, within thirty days after receiving the copy, make written representations to the Director requesting the Director to reconsider the amount of the costs and expenses.
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, S.N.S. 2006, c.6

Appeal to the Court against amount of costs and expenses set out in certificate 61 (1) An owner with respect to whom a certificate has been filed pursuant to Section 60 may appeal against the amount of the costs and expenses set out in the certificate to the Court
(a) within thirty days after the date of the filing of the certificate; or
(b) where the owner has made representations to the Director pursuant to Section 60, within thirty days after the Director has notified the respondent of the decision.

Securities Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 418

 

136(1) - No proceedings to be commenced in court more than six years from the date of the occurrence of the last event upon which the proceeding is based

(2) - No proceedings under the Securities Act to be commenced before the Securities Commission more than six years after the date of the occurrence of the last event upon which the proceeding is based

 

Securities Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 418

Situations where prospectus or takeover bid circular not delivered as required or where security is wrongfully traded

141(4) - No action to enforce a right of a purchaser for recission against seller or right of damages against underwriter to be commenced more than two years after transaction giving rise to the cause of action in the case of recission, or in the case of action for damages, three years after the date of the transaction giving rise to the cause of action

 

Securities Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 418

Recission of securities contract

144(5) - No action respecting recission to be commenced more than 90 days after the date for mailing or delivering of the notice sent to the dealer rescinding the security purchase or in relation to recission where dealer fails to state that he was an undisclosed principal

 

Securities Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 418

 

146(1) - Unless otherwise provided, no action to be commenced to enforce a right in the case of an action for recission more than 180 days after the date of the transaction giving rise or in the case of an action other than for recission, the earlier of 180 days after first knowledge of the facts giving rise to the cause of action or three years after the date of the transaction giving rise to the cause of action

146(2) - No action to be commenced to enforce the right created under Section 138 (misrepresentation in offering memorandum) more than 120 days after the date on which payment was made for the securities or after the date on which the initial payment was made where multiple payments were made pursuant to a contractual commitment

 

Security and Investigative Services Act, 2010

47 - No proceeding respecting an offence under Section 46 may be commenced more than one year after the Registrar first became aware of the facts on which the proceeding is based.

 

Social Assistance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 432

Actions against administrators of estates of deceased social assistance recipients

12(2) - Claim against an executor or administrator (personal representative) or an application for administration must be made within one year after the death of the person receiving social assistance

 

Solemnization of Marriage Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 436

Applications to annul marriage by minors

45(1) - Either party to a marriage under the age of 18 may apply to the Supreme Court for declaration of the marriage to be invalid as long as parties did not cohabit and live as husband and wife after the marriage ceremony and as long as the application is brought before the party reaches the age of 19

 

Survival of Actions Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 453

 

5 - Where a cause of action survives by reason of the Act, cause of action subject to the Limitation of Actions Act

Sydney Steel Corporation Sale Act, S.N.S. 2000, c. 33

Actions against Sysco and purchaser of Sysco

6(1) - Any action against Sysco or subsequent with respect to any act or omission and relating to the operation of the company to be commenced within one year after the Designated date

(2) - Section 3 of the Limitation of Actions Act does not apply

 

Teachers' Collective Bargaining Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 460

Sections 39 and 40 relating to prohibited activities of union and employer

41(1) - Any person or organization may make a complaint in writing to the Board that a person acting on behalf of the a union or a teacher has failed to comply with Section 39 or 40

(2) - Complaint to be made no later than 90 days from the date on which the complainant knew or the Board ought to have known of the action or circumstances giving rise to the complaint

 

Testator's Family Maintenance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 465

 

14(1) - Application for an order under Section 3 (order for adequate maintenance and support) to be made within six months of the grant of probate of the Will or administration of the testator's Will

(2) - If court considers it just, may allow application to be made at any time in relation to any portion of the undistributed estate remaining at the date of the application

 

Trade Union Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 475

Manufacturing employer with employees at more than one location in relation to application for collective bargaining unit

26(4) - Application for an order for collective bargaining unit must be made by the employer within one year following the commencement of production at the second location of the manufacturing plant in the province or within one year of commencement of production at any additional manufacturing plant where employer already affected by order

 

Trade Union Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 475

Complaints

55(2) - Complaint to the Board regarding prohibited activity of employer or union to be made within 90 days from the date on which the complainant knew or ought to have known of the action or circumstances giving rise to the complaint

 

Woodmen's Lien Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 507

Statement of Claim by person claiming lien for labour / services

8 - Statement of Claim to be filed within 60 days after the last day upon which labour or services or some part thereof were performed

 

Woodmen's Lien Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 507

 

10(1) - Any person having a lien upon any logs or timber may enforce the action in court where the statement of lien is filed, and action may be commenced to enforce the lien if same due immediately after filing the statement or if credit has been given after the expiry of the credit period, and lien ceases to be a lien on the property unless the proceedings to enforce the lien are commenced within 30 days after the filing of the Statement of Claim or within 30 days after the expiry of the period of credit

 

Workers' Compensation Act, S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 10

Submission of compensation claim

14(1) - No compensation payable under Section 13 (silicosis or pneumoconiosis) unless claim is file with the Board within five years after the worker ceased to be regularly employed in an industry where the worker was exposed to silica dust or coal dust and within one year of the worker or worker's dependant learns that the injury or death resulted from silicosis or pneumoconiosis;