Nova Scotians now pay one of the highest electricity rates in the country. Nova Scotia Power’s standard residential rate is 18.561¢ per kWh plus a fixed $19.17 monthly charge.Default+1 For a typical home using around 10,000 kWh a year, that’s over $2,000 annually before tax—money many families, seniors, and small businesses simply don’t have to spare.

By comparison, Manitoba Hydro charges 9.587¢ per kWh with a much smaller basic monthly fee,Manitoba Hydro and average residential electricity prices in Québec are around 7–8¢ per kWh.energyhub.org Similar households there can pay roughly $1,000–$1,100 a year for the same usage. In other words, Nova Scotians are often paying close to double what people in some public-power provinces pay for the same amount of electricity.

Federal data also show Halifax near the top for residential electricity prices among major Canadian cities, while Montréal and Winnipeg—both served by public utilities—sit near the bottom.Canadian Centre for Energy Information This is not just an abstract policy issue; it’s a clear, measurable disadvantage for anyone trying to live or run a business in Nova Scotia.

We are calling on the Province of Nova Scotia to take real action and begin the transition toward a publicly owned power system. Public utilities in provinces like Manitoba and Québec prove that when electricity is run for people instead of profit, rates are lower, service is more stable, and revenues are reinvested at home. Nova Scotians deserve the same. Please sign this petition to demand a power system that puts people first.