Nova Scotia
OECD
7%
2/28
AI Gap Index
0/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
2/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 0/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 0
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 2/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 Nova Scotia launched a five-person government AI team to set protocols and oversee AI adoption across all provincial departments; named advisory and operational body; no statutory mandate, no enforcement powers outside government
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 1 The AI team is tasked with establishing guidance and training protocols for civil servants; operational rollout in progress; no minimum training standard defined, no verification before deployment
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0