Nova Scotia Courts Now in the Dataset
We've expanded the case law dataset to include five Nova Scotia courts, adding over 17,000 decisions covering appellate, trial, provincial, family, and small claims work.
What's New
- Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (
NSCA) — 4,712 decisions, 1993 to present - Nova Scotia Supreme Court (
NSSC) — 9,098 decisions, 2001 to present - Nova Scotia Provincial Court (
NSPC) — 1,591 decisions, 2001 to present - Nova Scotia Family Court (
NSFC) — 323 decisions, 2001–2023 - Nova Scotia Small Claims Court (
NSSM) — 1,648 decisions, 2001 to present
Access
All new data is available immediately through A2AJ's access methods:
- REST API
- direct Parquet downloads.
Filter by dataset code (NSCA, NSSC, NSPC, NSFC, NSSM) to work with a specific court.
Try It with MCP
The fastest way to explore the new data is through our MCP server, which lets you ask questions about Canadian law in plain language directly from Claude (requires paid subscription).
To set it up: in claude.ai, click Settings → Connectors → Add Custom Connector → set Name to a2aj and MCP Server URL to:
https://mcp.a2aj.ca/mcp
Start a new chat and try questions like:
- "Using A2AJ, find recent Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decisions on sentencing for impaired driving"
- "Using A2AJ, summarize how the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approached spousal support variation applications over the last five years"
What's Next
We're continuing to expand provincial and territorial coverage. If you have suggestions or encounter issues with the new data, let us know.
Visit our Datasets page for the full coverage breakdown.