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- ↑ "Province of Nova Scotia Pay Grades" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "Report on Performance 2017-2018" (PDF). Nova Scotia Office of the Auditor General. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "Our History". oag-ns.ca. Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
