# List of former municipalities of Nova Scotia

This is a list of former municipalities of Nova Scotia, the type of municipality, the new municipality, whether the merger was by amalgamation or dissolution or annexation, and the year they joined the new municipality, if known. Unincorporated areas that joined municipalities are mentioned as well, if known. Explanations on the basis of the amalgamations are given wherever possible.
Nova Scotia has undergone reforms to local government since the mid-1990s, which has seen various municipalities amalgamate to form larger municipalities or dissolve into surrounding municipalities.
| Name | Municipal type | Part of | Amalgamation year | Merger type | Other |
| Cape Breton | County Municipality | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 1995 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Cape Breton Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1994 |
| Sydney | City | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 1995 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Cape Breton Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1994 |
| Glace Bay | Town | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 1995 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Cape Breton Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1994 |
| Dominion | Town | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 1995 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Cape Breton Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1994 |
| Louisbourg | Town | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 1995 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Cape Breton Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1994 |
| New Waterford | Town | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 1995 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Cape Breton Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1994 |
| North Sydney | Town | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 1995 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Cape Breton Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1994 |
| Sydney Mines | Town | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 1995 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Cape Breton Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1994 |
| Halifax | County Municipality | Halifax Regional Municipality | 1996 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Halifax Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1995 |
| Halifax | City | Halifax Regional Municipality | 1996 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Halifax Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1995 |
| Dartmouth | City | Halifax Regional Municipality | 1996 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Halifax Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1995 |
| Bedford | Town | Halifax Regional Municipality | 1996 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Halifax Regional Municipality S.N.S. 1995 |
| Queens | County Municipality | Region of Queens Municipality | 1996 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Region of Queens Municipality S.N.S. 1995 |
| Liverpool | Town | Region of Queens Municipality | 1996 | Amalgamation | enabling legislation An Act to Incorporate the Region of Queens Municipality S.N.S. 1995 |
| Canso | Town | Municipality of the District of Guysborough | 2012 | Dissolution | enabling legislation Municipal Government Act S.N.S. 2012 |
| Bridgetown | Town | Municipality of the County of Annapolis | 2015 | Dissolution | enabling legislation Municipal Government Act S.N.S. 2015 |
| Springhill | Town | Municipality of the County of Cumberland | 2015 | Dissolution | enabling legislation Municipal Government Act S.N.S. 2015 |
| Hantsport | Town | Municipality of the District of West Hants (now West Hants Regional Municipality) | 2015 | Dissolution | enabling legislation Municipal Government Act S.N.S. 2015 |
| Parrsboro | Town | Municipality of the County of Cumberland | 2016 | Dissolution | enabling legislation Municipal Government Act S.N.S. 2016 |
| West Hants | District municipality | West Hants Regional Municipality | 2020 | Amalgamation |
| Windsor | Town | West Hants Regional Municipality | 2020 | Amalgamation |
| Spryfield | Unincorporated area | City of Halifax | 1969 | Annexation | enabling legislation An Act Respecting Areas Annexed to the City of Halifax S.N.S. 1968 |
| Armdale | Unincorporated area | City of Halifax | 1969 | Annexation | enabling legislation An Act Respecting Areas Annexed to the City of Halifax S.N.S. 1968 |
| Rockingham | Unincorporated area | City of Halifax | 1969 | Annexation | enabling legislation An Act Respecting Areas Annexed to the City of Halifax S.N.S. 1968 |
| Fairview | Unincorporated area | City of Halifax | 1969 | Annexation | enabling legislation An Act Respecting Areas Annexed to the City of Halifax S.N.S. 1968 |
| Woodlawn | Unincorporated area | City of Dartmouth | 1961 | Annexation | enabling legislation An Act Relating to the City of Dartmouth S.N.S. 1961 |
| Woodside | Unincorporated area | City of Dartmouth | 1961 | Annexation | enabling legislation An Act Relating to the City of Dartmouth S.N.S. 1961 |
| Westphal | Unincorporated area | City of Dartmouth | 1961 | Annexation | enabling legislation An Act Relating to the City of Dartmouth S.N.S. 1961 |
| Whitney Pier | Unincorporated area | City of Sydney | 1904 | Annexation | enabling legislation The Municipal Act S.N.S. 1904 |