The North Nova Scotia Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army founded in 1936.

by the amalgamation of The Cumberland Highlanders, The Colchester and Hants Regiment, and 'C' Company, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, it acquired its present title in 1941.

[1][2] The North Nova Scotia Highlanders before Amalgamation held its final Order of Precedence as 34.

[4] The regiment perpetuated the following units: The North Nova Scotia Highlanders were allied to the South Staffordshire Regiment and were kitted with a blue glengarry with diced border, scarlet doublet, white sporran with five black points, scarlet & green hose, green garter flashes with full dress only for pipers and drummers.

During the Second World War, Major General Kurt Meyer of the Waffen SS murdered captured soldiers from the regiment.