--- title: "Pharmacare and drug coverage in Nova Scotia" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/nova-scotia" description: "Get help paying for prescription drugs (pharmacare) in Nova Scotia: handled by Nova Scotia Pharmacare. Compare all 13 provinces and territories." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-12" licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data." --- # Pharmacare and drug coverage in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia · Health Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Pharmacare (Department of Health and Wellness) handles it. Seniors 65 and over use the Seniors' Pharmacare Program instead. Who handles it: [Nova Scotia Pharmacare (Department of Health and Wellness)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-nova-scotia). Handles it in Nova Scotia. ## Official links - [Pharmacare programs](https://www.novascotia.ca/programs-and-services/pharmacare), checked 12 October 2026 - [Register for Family Pharmacare](https://www.novascotia.ca/register-family-pharmacare-program), checked 12 October 2026 ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Nova Scotia is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/british-columbia) | BC PharmaCare (Ministry of Health) | [Fair PharmaCare](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare-for-bc-residents/who-we-cover/fair-pharmacare-plan), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/alberta) | Alberta Health drug programs (administered by Alberta Blue Cross) | [Drug coverage and benefits](https://www.alberta.ca/drug-coverage-health-benefits), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/saskatchewan) | Saskatchewan Drug Plan (Ministry of Health) | [Saskatchewan Drug Plan](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/health/prescription-drug-plans-and-health-coverage/extended-benefits-and-drug-plan/saskatchewan-drug-plan), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/manitoba) | Manitoba Pharmacare (Manitoba Health) | [How to apply](https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/pharmacare/apply.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply by sending the signed paper application to Manitoba Health; there is no online application. | | [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/ontario) | Ontario Drug Benefit program (Ministry of Health) | [Get drug coverage](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-coverage-prescription-drugs), checked 12 October 2026 | Seniors and people 24 or under without private insurance are covered automatically; others with high drug costs apply to the Trillium Drug Program. | | [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/quebec) | Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ), public prescription drug insurance plan | [Health and drug insurance](https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-system-and-services/insurance-schemes/health-insurance-prescription-drug-insurance), checked 12 October 2026 | If you can join a private group plan through work or a spouse, you must take it instead of the RAMQ plan. | | [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/new-brunswick) | New Brunswick Drug Plans (Department of Health) | [Enrol in the NB Drug Plan](https://www.gnb.ca/en/topic/health-wellness/nb-drug-plans/enrol-drug-plan.html), checked 12 October 2026 | | | Nova Scotia (this page) | Nova Scotia Pharmacare (Department of Health and Wellness) | [Pharmacare programs](https://www.novascotia.ca/programs-and-services/pharmacare), checked 12 October 2026 | Seniors 65 and over use the Seniors' Pharmacare Program instead. | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/prince-edward-island) | PEI Pharmacare (Department of Health and Wellness, Government of PEI) | None on record | | | [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program (NLPDP), Department of Health and Community Services | [How to apply](https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/prescription/how-do-i-apply/), checked 12 October 2026 | Only the Access and Assurance plans need an application; other plans enrol you automatically. | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/yukon) | Government of Yukon (Health and Social Services) | None on record | No general drug plan: coverage depends on being 65 or older or having a listed chronic disease or disability. | | [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/northwest-territories) | Extended Health Benefits (Department of Health and Social Services) | [Apply for Extended Health Benefits](https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/applyingrenewing-extended-health-benefits), checked 12 October 2026 | Seniors 60 and over apply once; others reapply each year by September 1. | | [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/nunavut) | Nunavut Department of Health (Extended Health Benefits); federal NIHB for Inuit | [Extended Health Benefits](https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/health/extended-health-benefits), checked 12 October 2026 | Inuit get drug coverage through the federal NIHB program; 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