{
 "answer": "The Regional municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Halifax Regional Municipality Municipal Tax Rates 2026/27, verified 2026-10-25.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003141",
 "municipality": "Halifax",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.halifax.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Halifax Regional Municipality Municipal Tax Rates 2026/27",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.halifax.ca/home-property/property-taxes/tax-rates",
   "summary": "2026/27 residential and resource general rates per $100 assessed value are $0.687 urban and $0.654 suburban/rural. Additional education, climate, transit and area charges apply. Commercial rates vary by area and assessment tier.",
   "document_number": "2026-27",
   "notes": "HTML page printed to PDF. Council budget approval date appears on page, not used as bylaw adopted_date.",
   "discovered_by": "thin-cities",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-25",
   "capture_sha256": "e1fb08d6b6baba34c6a3054f18e9b4693837e9d22838e04df3efbd1435affed9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T01:27:53+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e1fb08d6b6baba34c6a3054f18e9b4693837e9d22838e04df3efbd1435affed9.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "tax_rate": "All tax rates are per $100 of assessed value unless otherwise noted. Residential and Resource: Urban general $0.687; Suburban general $0.654; Rural general $0.654. Commercial Mapped Area: Business Park Tax Area base $2.650 plus Tier 1 ($0-$1M) $0.150 total $2.800, Tier 2 ($1-$2M) $0.000 total $2.650, Tier 3 ($2M+) $0.800 total $3.450; Industrial Park Tax Area base $2.650 plus Tier 1 $0.150 total $2.800, Tier 2 $0.000 total $2.650, Tier 3 $0.448 total $3.098; Downtown/Community Tax Area base $2.650 plus Tier 1 $0.150 total $2.800, Tier 2 $0.000 total $2.650, Tier 3 $0.300 total $2.950; Community Area (Outside Commercial Development District) Tax Area base $2.650 plus Tier 1 $0.150 total $2.800, Tier 2 $0.000 total $2.650, Tier 3 $0.300 total $2.950; Rural Tax Area base $2.605 plus Tier 1 $0.000 total $2.605, Tier 2 $0.000 total $2.605, Tier 3 $0.000 total $2.605. Supplementary education: Residential and Resource $0.015; Commercial $0.015. Climate Action: Residential and Resource $0.016; Commercial $0.067. Rural Active Transportation: Residential and Resource $0.021; Commercial $0.021. Right of Way: Residential and Resource $0.008; Commercial $0.008. Fire protection hydrants: Residential and Resource $0.014; Commercial $0.014. Transit services Local transportation mapped area: Residential and resource $0.095; Commercial n/a. Provincial rates: Property valuation tax Residential, Resource and Commercial $0.010; Mandatory Provincial Education Tax Contribution Residential, Resource and Commercial $0.290; Total Provincial rates Residential, Resource and Commercial $0.300."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "tax_rate": "Municipal Tax Rates 2026/27; Provincial rates"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/halifax/property-tax/halifax-regional-municipality-municipal-tax-rates-2026-27/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/halifax/property-tax/"
}