December 8, 2025 Transportation Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 3rd Floor, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 27, 2025

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES

5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations – None

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS 
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Vehicle for Hire Fare Modernization and TNC Licensing [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1. adopt Amending By-law T-1008, Amending By-law T-1000, the Halifax Regional Municipality Taxi, Limousine and Transportation Network Companies By-law, as set out in Attachment 2 to the staff report dated November 25, 2025; and

2. adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 39, the Taxi and Limousine Regulation Administrative Order, as set out in Attachment 4 to the staff report dated November 25, 2025.

13.1.2 Halifax Transit 2025/26 Q1 KPI Report [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Transportation Standing Committee receive the staff report dated November 28, 2025 for information and receive a presentation.

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – January 22, 2026

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated December 1, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Transportation Standing Committee – None [PDF]

 

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Krista Vining, Team Lead, Legislative Assistants, at viningk@halifax.ca or 902.223.1046

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca 
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council