Following the Fall 2025 sitting of the Nova Scotia Legislature, sections 83, 84, 85, and 88 of the Legal Profession Act related to law stamp requirements have been repealed. 

Beginning on April 1, 2026, Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society or Cape Breton Barristers’ Society law stamps will no longer be required to be purchased and affixed to originating notices, petitions, or notices of appeal. 

On April 1, 2026, the Costs & Fees Tables will be updated to reflect this change. Counsel and others submitting documents to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (both General and Family Divisions) are asked to ensure payment for filing is adjusted to remove the cost of a law stamp as of that date. 

Read more about this change on the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society’s website.