The Nova Scotia Federation of Labour (NSFL) is the Nova Scotia provincial trade union federation of the Canadian Labour Congress.

[citation needed] The majority of the labour unions in the province are affiliated to the NSFL with some exceptions such as the Nova Scotia Union of Public and Private Employees.

[citation needed] The NSFL campaigns on a variety of issues including the Right-to-Strike, free and fair collective bargaining, defending and expanding Medicare, the manufacturing crises, creating quality, public early childhood education, supporting Buy Local campaigns and working with other social partners like the Canadian Federation of Students to reduce tuition fees and the Canadian Center Of Policy Alternatives on economic concerns.

[citation needed] The NSFL also supports the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party and many affiliates are nonpartisan.

[citation needed] In May 2017 for the first time in the history and under the leadership of President Cavanagh the 11,000 members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union passed a motion with a 77% majority to join the Federation.