Nova Scotia’s Proposed $7500 Cap Legislation – Bill 52

Yesterday Nova Scotia's NDP government introduced a Bill to amend the Insurance Act to replace the $2,500 Cap with a $7,500 Cap and new definition of minor injury. Here is a copy of Bill 52 - An Act to Amend Chapter 231 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Insurance Act, as it was introduced for the first reading in the Legislature. Bill 52 starts with the following explanatory… Continue reading

NS Government introduces new $7,500 “Minor Injury” Cap

BoxWell the wait is over. Yesterday Nova Scotia's NDP government announced its plans for reforming the Province's controversial $2,500 Cap on car accident injury claims. The Government plans to tinker with the Cap legislation and regulations, rather than go in an entirely different direction (i.e., deductible, public auto insurance, etc). The key features of the Government's proposed changes are as follows:
  • Cap increases from $2,500