HALIFAX — An independent monitor says Nova Scotia is making progress on its five-year plan to move people with disabilities out of institutions and off wait-lists for community housing.

However, Michael Prince also notes in his second annual report that the government is "heading in the wrong direction" on other parts of a legally binding human rights decision.

The professor of social policy at the University of Victoria was appointed in 2023 to provide annual reports on whether the province is achieving the reforms required by a human rights board of inquiry.

In his latest report, Prince concludes the province has made "significant" progress to meet a 2028 deadline on 24 of the 90 legally required steps.

The report says the number of people living in institutions dropped by 189 — abou

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