About the Mass Casualty Commission
The Commission is an independent public inquiry created to examine the April 18-19, 2020 mass casualty in Nova Scotia and to provide meaningful recommendations to help protect Canadians in the future.
The Commission is mandated to report its findings and make recommendations by November 2022.
Underway
We continue to analyze thousands of documents, conduct witness interviews, and review information to establish a factual basis for our work. This material is used to produce Foundational Documents and will be crucial to our public proceedings. We are working with Participants to review and gather input on draft Foundational Documents.
We appreciate the valuable feedback, input, and information gathered from our recent Open Houses in East Hants, Dartmouth, Debert, Truro, Millbrook, and Wentworth to inform our work. If you were unable to attend, you can download the Open House materials we shared, and please contact us if you have any questions.
Coming Up
We will be inviting people across Canada, and beyond, to share how the mass casualty directly or indirectly affected or continues to affect them. Before we do that, we want to understand how people would like to share their experiences through a short survey.
Public proceedings will begin January 25, 2022, at the Halifax Convention Centre.
As always, we continue to gather information from the public. No piece of information is too small. If you think you have something that may contribute to our work, please contact us.
Updates
November 29, 2021
An Update from the Commissioners – November 29, 2021
This week’s update includes information about recent community open houses, the ongoing work with Participants to review Foundational Documents, and a new Participation Addendum.
November 2, 2021
An Update from the Commissioners – November 2, 2021
This week’s update includes information about a short survey inviting people to tell us how they would like to share their experience of the mass casualty, and two new Open House dates.
November 2, 2021
Community Notice – Public Open Houses – November 2, 2021
The Mass Casualty Commission is hosting two public Open Houses this month.
Share your Experience
It is important for us to capture the ongoing and far-reaching effects of the mass casualty to help inform the findings and recommendations to make communities safer.
FAQs
Why is it called the Mass Casualty Commission? Answers to frequently asked questions will be added here throughout the inquiry.
Wellness Supports
We know the nature of the events and issues we are investigating can be difficult, and we encourage you to consider the mental health and other wellness supports available.
The content on this website will be updated throughout the inquiry.