In 1971, a group of volunteers formed the Family Planning Association of Nova Scotia. Members of this group traveled throughout Nova Scotia offering information and researching attitudes towards birth control.

From these beginnings, Planned Parenthood Nova Scotia was officially formed in 1974 and received its’ first funding from Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada (PPFC), known today as the Canadian Federation of Sexual Health (CFSH).

In 2006, PPNS changed its’ name to Nova Scotia Association for Sexual Health to better reflect the spectrum of what we offer and do. Today NSASH is funded by the Nova Scotia Department of Health.

Today our Mission is:

The Nova Scotia Association for Sexual Health is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy sexuality for all Nova Scotians in an environment that respects and supports choice. NSASH is the provincial voice of its’  members located throughout Nova Scotia.