First Nova Scotia is not a rich province . The province has a lot of debt.Teachers are fairly paid with pensions and benefits.  Do not compare teachers salaries in Nova Scotia  to Ontario . Just to buy a house in the Toronto area is 1.2  to 1.5 million dollars. You can get a nice home in Halifax/Dartmouth  for  350 to 400 thousand $. In other areas in Nova Scotia houses are cheaper .  Car insurance is cheaper in Nova Scotia. Plus if you lives in Ontario many people commute 2 to 4 hours a day in traffic to get to work.  Nova Scotia teachers should take where they live and the cost of living into account before they start complaining .