NS Health Workers Say New Free Hospital Parking Policy Leaves Them Without Spots

Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Nova Scotia, is seen in a file photo. The province is working to address concerns from health-care workers that the free hospital parking policy put in place on May 1, 2025, has worsened their parking situation. The Province of Nova Scotia

Health-care workers in Nova Scotia are saying that the new free-parking policy at hospitals is leaving them without parking spots.

The Nova Scotia government removed parking fees at all hospitals and health-care facilities in the province effective May 1, making good on an election promise by Premier Tim Houston.