TRUST AGREEMENT

​​The legal basis for the Fund is an Agreement and Declaration of Trust between the Province and the NSGEU (the Plan Sponsors):

• Trust Agreement

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The Plan's Trust Agreement provides for the appointment of 11 trustees.

• Five trustees are appointed by the Province through the Lieutenant Governor in Council, one of whom is designated by the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

• Five trustees are appointed by the NSGEU, one of whom is designated by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). 

• The Plan Sponsors jointly appoint an independent chair.

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