Dr. Ann Divine - Nova Scotia Pharmacy Regulator

www.nspharmacy.ca, the official website of the Nova Scotia Pharmacy Regulator (NSPR), provides information about the pharmacy regulator, pharmacist and pharmacy technician registration, pharmacy licensure, and pharmacy practice in our province.

The information on this site is intended as a resource to pharmacy professionals and future pharmacy professionals, and to the public.

Public interpretation of health information on this site should not be substituted for the advice of a healthcare professional. For specific health matters, visitors to this site are encouraged to consult their pharmacist or other appropriate healthcare provider.

Occasionally, alternate websites are referenced on this site. This does not imply an endorsement by NSPR. The Nova Scotia Pharmacy Regulator does not endorse specific organizations, products, or therapies.

Nova Scotia Pharmacy Regulator is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, and we acknowledge them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land.

We respect and honour the Peace and Friendship Treaties that were signed in this territory, setting the terms of coexistence between settlers and the Mi’kmaq people. These Treaties remain in place today.

We recognize our responsibility to uphold the Treaties in the spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. We acknowledge the harms that have created and continue to create health inequities for Mi’kmaq People, and we commit to moving forward in partnership.

We are all Treaty People.

We recognize the histories, legacies and contributions of African Nova Scotians, a distinct people with connections to the original 52 land-based Black communities. African Nova Scotians have been a key part of enriching the culture and history of Mi’kma’ki for more than 400 years.

Mi’kma’ki includes all of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, part of New Brunswick, the Gaspé region of Quebec, part of Maine, and southwestern Newfoundland.

Dr. Ann Divine is the CEO and Founder of Ashanti Leadership and Professional Development Services Inc. A graduate of the University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability in Women’s Leadership, she holds a Master’s in Human Resource Management, and an Honorary Doctorate from Mount Saint Vincent University.

Ann is a distinguished expert in leadership development, social justice, diversity and inclusion. She was named one of the Top Five Influential Immigrant Women in Halifax in 2015, recognized as a leading Canadian woman in business by then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2020 on the occasion of International Women’s Day, and honoured in 2022 by Atlantic Business Magazine as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Atlantic Canada.

In 2024, she became Chair of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and has served on boards including United Way Centraide Canada. Ann offers the Board a sophisticated lens for change management and human rights, bringing expertise in organizational culture and collaborative, inclusive governance.