The Office of Priorities and Planning (OPP) works across departments to advance government’s policy
agenda by communicating and enabling the priority objectives of the Executive Council (Cabinet). It
works closely with departments and agencies to translate government’s priorities into policies, plans,
programs, and initiatives intended to produce measurable results. OPP encourages and supports work
aimed at improving our quality of life, growing our population, creating more and better opportunities
for everyone, and supporting sustainable prosperity in all regions.
As a central agency OPP strives to modernize and support the system of government to better deliver
solutions to Nova Scotians. It helps government deliver on its priority objectives by:
• Articulating and communicating government’s ambitious policy agenda across the public
service and to key stakeholders.
• Fostering alignment, engagement, and collaboration across the system to achieve priorities.
• Providing Executive Council (Cabinet) and Deputy Ministers with timely, accurate, and
meaningful data, information, and analysis on which to base decisions, programs, and policies.
• Monitoring organizational performance and progress toward priority initiatives and outcomes.