Office of Service Efficiency annual report: 2025

Overview of the Office of Service Efficiency’s progress in 2025 and priorities for 2026.

This report outlines progress made towards the goals and priorities set for 2025 for the Office of Service Efficiency and priorities for 2026. Reporting is the responsibility of the office’s management team and follows the requirements of the Regulatory Accountability and Reporting Act, Finance Act, government policies and guidelines.

Information includes:

• message from the minister
• highlights (results by the numbers)
• the Making Business Easier Act
• unleashing our natural resources
• project update on "Fewer Permits. Faster"
• making internal trade easier
• Nova Scotia’s regulatory leadership
• assessing and measuring regulatory and service changes
• supporting business start-up and growth
• using technology to reduce red tape
• 2025 impact assessments report