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What this record is. Each row compares the update cadence a dataset advertises in its own portal metadata against the last update time that same portal reports. Nothing here is a claim of wrongdoing, and nothing here is scraped from a third party — every figure is recomputable from the portal's own public API in seconds using the link in the row. Datasets whose own titles say they are historical or cover a closed period are excluded from the headline and listed separately.
Method: Socrata catalog API; advertised Update-Frequency vs measured data_updated_at; frozen >3x the advertised budget; self-labeled historical excluded; bounded-period datasets reported separately as label bugs, not abandoned feeds
Producer: core/govdata_national_merge.cjs · recompute boundary 2026-10-28T14:30:00.000Z · record is 9.2 hours old.

Of 356 datasets on this portal that advertise an update cadence, 51 (14.3%) were last updated longer ago than that cadence allows. The longest-running gap is 1.1 years.

DatasetAgencyAdvertisedDays since updateOver budget
List of Licensed Food Establishments Environment and Climate Changemonthly415 13.4x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Mathématiques en 8e année Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually3935 10.8x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Mathématiques en 6e année Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually3935 10.8x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Mathématiques en 4e année Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually3935 10.8x
Action for Health Health and Wellnessquarterly904 9.8x
Referrals, Investigations and Founded Cases - Licensing Services & Protection for Persons in Care Opportunities and Social Developmentquarterly905 9.8x
Vehicle Compliance Sites Public Worksannually3561 9.7x
Graduation Rates Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually3218 8.8x
Graduation Information by Board Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually3218 8.8x
Age-Friendly Communities Grant Funding Recipients Seniors and Long-term Carequarterly807 8.8x
Graduation Information by Gender Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually3218 8.8x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Reading and Writing in Grade 3 Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually3159 8.6x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Mathematics in Grade 4 Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually3159 8.6x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Lecture et écriture en 3e année Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually3159 8.6x
Perceived safety from crime when home alone at night Justiceannually2914 8x
Familiarity with the Nova Scotia Justice System Justiceannually2914 8x
New Arrivals at Adult and Youth Correctional Facilities Justiceannually2884 7.9x
Nova Scotia Department of Justice - Perceived Safety from Crime when Walking Alone in Area After Dark Justiceannually2884 7.9x
Nova Scotia Freshwater Fish Species Distribution Records Fisheries and Aquacultureannually2672 7.3x
Average Annual Numbers and Rates of Accident Fatalities in NS, by sex and age group Justiceannually2578 7x
Annual Numbers and Rates of Accident Fatalities in NS by Zone of Residence Justiceannually2578 7x
Confidence in the Justice System (CRA) Justiceannually2578 7x
Rebates for New and Used Electric Vehicles in Nova Scotia Energyquarterly541 5.9x
General Fishing and Salmon Licence Sales Fisheries and Aquacultureannually2137 5.8x
Salt Storage Addresses Public Worksannually2091 5.7x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Mathematics in Grade 8 Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1910 5.2x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Reading and Writing in Grade 6 Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1910 5.2x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Mathematics in Grade 6 Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1910 5.2x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Reading and Writing in Grade 8 Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1910 5.2x
Nova Scotia Examination Results by year and board - Mathematics 10 Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1910 5.2x
Nova Scotia Examination Results by year and board - English 10 Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1910 5.2x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Lecture et écriture en 6e année Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1910 5.2x
Nova Scotia Assessment Results by Year and Board - Lecture et écriture en 8e année Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1910 5.2x
Nova Scotia Examination Results by year and board - Français 10 Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1910 5.2x
Nova Scotia Sportfish Angler Records Fisheries and Aquacultureannually1818 5x
Surgical Wait Times Health and Wellnessquarterly449 4.9x
Community Economic Development Fund Growth, Development, and Defense Industriesannually1729 4.7x
Women's Resources and Services in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Status of Women Officeannually1696 4.6x
Trout Derby Schedule Fisheries and Aquacultureannually1605 4.4x
NS Pharmacare Formulary Health and Wellnessmonthly135 4.4x
Number of Aquaculture Licenses by County Fisheries and Aquaculturequarterly373 4.1x
Municipality Boundaries Municipal Affairsquarterly327 3.6x
Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Groundhog Day Predictions Natural Resourcesannually1332 3.6x
Invest Nova Scotia Venture Capital Investments Growth, Development, and Defense Industriesannually1237 3.4x
Invest Nova Scotia Incubation Resident Companies Growth, Development, and Defense Industriesannually1237 3.4x
Invest Nova Scotia Start-Up Acceleration Initiative Awards Growth, Development, and Defense Industriesannually1237 3.4x
Amount Raised by Invest Nova Scotia Investment Portfolio Companies Growth, Development, and Defense Industriesannually1237 3.4x
Early Childhood Education Support Sites Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1211 3.3x
Invest Nova Scotia Investment TVPI Ratio Growth, Development, and Defense Industriesannually1209 3.3x
Early Childhood Education Training Institutions Education and Early Childhood Developmentannually1177 3.2x
Events East Group Annual Events and Attendees Growth, Development, and Defense Industriesannually1108 3x

Label bugs on finished datasets (2)

These datasets carry a recurring cadence label but their own titles state a closed coverage period, and their data stops where their titles say it stops. The data is not abandoned — the cadence label on it is simply wrong. Listed separately and excluded from the count above.

DatasetAgencyAdvertisedDays since updateOver budget
User Fees 2015 - 2016 Finance and Treasury Boardannually3927 10.7x
Smallmouth Bass and Chain Pickerel Tournaments 2019 Fisheries and Aquacultureannually2672 7.3x

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