Provides for partial tax exemption on certain property classes. Sets criteria and process for eligible properties to receive reduced municipal taxation.
Financial policies — Halifax, Nova Scotia
Reserves, assets, investment, and spending policies.
Regional municipality of Halifax has 10 adopted policies on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-05.
Establishes fees for municipal licences, permits, and processing services. Amended periodically; effective September 2023 version includes engineering inspection fees for new infrastructure.
Sets fees for solid waste management services in HRM. Amended effective July 1, 2023.
Establishes the municipality's policy and procedures for collection of outstanding revenue, including property tax arrears and other municipal receivables.
Sets fees for cemetery services provided by the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Establishes HRM's framework for municipal reserve funds, including purposes, contributions, and withdrawal authorities for capital and operating reserves.
Provides a one-time residential property tax reduction where assessed value increase exceeds the 10-year average. Allows unused reductions to carry forward or transfer to another same-owner residential property.
Delegates to the CAO and designated staff the authority to acquire and dispose of interests in real property at market value, setting thresholds and approval requirements for different transaction types.
Establishes the framework for creating and using community area rates to fund local services and infrastructure in specific parts of HRM, outside the urban tax area.
Implements area rates to fund sidewalk construction and maintenance in rural and suburban parts of HRM outside the Urban Tax Area, supporting the Active Transportation Rural Program.