EDIRA Statement
Approved by the NSCCT Board of Directors on April 25, 2026
The Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists is committed to the principles of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Reconciliation and Accessibility. Together, these EDIRA principles help us create a welcoming and inclusive environment in which everyone has equitable access to opportunities and services within the scope of our regulatory mandate. We foster a regulatory approach that strives to understand and reflect Nova Scotia’s diverse communities, and promote culturally aware, safe, and equitable treatment of the public we serve.
NSCCT recognizes that equity-deserving groups, particularly those with significant cultural histories within Nova Scotia, have experienced health disparities, poorer health status, and have developed a valid distrust of the healthcare system. As the public-interest regulator for all counselling therapists in Nova Scotia, we strive to prevent harm to the public by setting and enforcing high standards for entry to the profession, and by providing fair, trauma-informed, and timely resolutions and responses to public concerns and complaints about the care they receive from our registrants.
We adopt policies and practices that strive to eliminate systemic barriers and support our commitment to cultural competence, accountability, respect, and fairness for all those we serve. As regulatory leaders for the counselling therapy profession, including staff and volunteers, we strive to create inclusive environments and adopt strategies to foster healing, and to welcome and support access to our services by those from equity-seeking communities. NSCCT recognizes that the EDIRA is an evolving set of principles and the college endeavours to review our processes and policies on an ongoing basis.