Online Services

Scheduled Maintenance Notice

Some online services will be temporarily unavailable due to routine maintenance on evening of May 23 until May 25. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience.

All Online Services

Anniversary message from the mayor

Online Form

Ask the mayor to send an anniversary message to couples celebrating a 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th, 70th, or 75th anniversary.

Apply for a Vendor's License

Online Service

Apply for a Vendor's License

Ask a question to 311

Service Information

Have a general question? Send 311 a message and receive and answer by email.

Barrier Maintenance

Online Form

Requests for maintenance of guiderails, retaining walls, fences, or railings.

Before You Burn

Online Service

Check Before You Burn for up-to-date information regarding burning restrictions in the Halifax region.

Birthday message from the mayor

Online Form

Ask the mayor to send a birthday message to someone turning 80, 90, or 100 (also available every year after 100).

BizPal

Online Service

Create a customized list of necessary permits and licenses from the municipal, provincial, and federal governments for your business.

Book a park or facility (wedding)

Online Form

Book one of the municipality’s beautiful venues for your wedding. Indoor and outdoor options available.

Building Related/Additional Permits

Online Service

Apply for building related/additional permits - demolition, blasting, grade alteration, and lot grading.

Cemeteries

Online Form

Report on damaged headstones, fallen over headstones, grave depressions, or general cemetery inquiries. HRM Owned cemeteries only.

Civic Event Grants

Service Information

Find out how to apply for a Civic Event grant application.

Commercial Building Permits

Online Service

Apply to make changes to existing buildings, new buildings, signs & application to occupy.

Community Clean Up / Adopt A Highway

Online Form

Schedule pick up from Community Clean Up programs. Please ensure you have registered for the program prior to contacting HRM

Contact your councillor

Service Information

Contact the mayor or your councillor.

Crosswalks

Online Form

Requests for new crosswalks, crosswalk repairs, or crosswalk painting.

Curb and/or Gutter Maintenance

Online Form

Requests for repairs on curbs or gutters

Data Analytics

Online Service

Interactive dashboards that help visualize data, trends and patterns to inform decisions that affect the municipality.

Deceased Animals

Online Form

Report issues on deceased animals or marine life on HRM Property, including parks, playgrounds, and fields.

Drainage Infrastructure Maintenance or Repair

Online Form

Report issues related to repair or maintenance of drainage assets (where flooding is not currently happening). Examples include culverts, ditch, street drains, catch basins, other.

Drainage Infrastructure Request

Online Form

Request for new drainage infrastructure (e.g. new catch basin, culvert, street drain).

Election Signs

Online Form

Report concerns on the size of election signs, signs in prohibited areas, signs on a travel way, path, or other concerns.

ExploreHRM

Online Service

Maps - a user-friendly interactive map of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Find addresses, streets, bus stops, property information and more.

Find your district

Online Service

Find your electoral district map, review district maps, and find your councillor by entering your street address.

Flooding Requests

Online Form

Report active incidents of flooding; catch basins, water running into the street, culverts and ditches.

Graffiti Removal

Online Form

Requests to have graffiti removed.

Grass

Online Form

Requests to cut grass in parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, cemeteries and in the boulevard.

Halifax Police crime map

Online Service

View online maps to see timely information about crime within the municipality.

hfxALERT - mass notification system

Online Service

hfxALERT is the our mass notification system, keeping residents informed about emergencies and operations updates, including the winter parking ban.

hfxALERT - submit feedback

hfxALERT is the municipal mass notification system keeping residents informed about urgent and non-urgent situations.

House and Home Permits

Online Service

Permits for home improvements, new home construction, developing your property.

HRFE incident feed

View recent information about HRFE fire calls and incidents in one place.

Illegally Parked Vehicle

Online Form

Report illegally parked vehicles.

Invite the mayor (Public Event)

Online Form

Invite the mayor to attend your special event.

Landscaping

Online Form

Requests for pruning and maintenance of foliage, vegetation, shrubs, flower beds, hanging baskets. Examples include weeds in shrub beds, rodent holes, etc.

Lights - Parks, Playground, Fields

Online Form

Lighting requests for HRM owned sports fields, sports courts, ball diamonds, all-weather fields and courts. Includes HRM owned parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, open spaces and walkways.

Mapping Applications

Online Service

Maps and Mapping Applications that answer questions about municipal services.

Military Retirement Congratulations

Online Form

Ask the mayor to send a congratulatory message to someone retiring from the military.

New Litter Bin in Park Request

Online Form

New Litter Bin in Park Request

New Litter Bin in ROW Request

Online Form

Request for new litterbins in the right-of-way.

Non-ROW Signage

Online Form

Request for a new sign in a park (sign maintenance, complaints about signs in a park -including election signs).

Nova Scotia Directional Signage

Online Form

Apply for Nova Scotia Directional Signage

Obstructions

Online Form

Report anything impeding the flow of traffic or pedestrians such as MVA debris (including fluids from the vehicle), garbage bags, temporary signs, shopping carts.

Open data

Online Service

Data available to the public for download to improve citizen engagement, transparency and accountability to municipal residents.

Parking Permits

Online Form

Inquire about parking permits (inquiry/complaint).

Parks Infrastructure Requests

Online Form

Inquiries on, or request for a new park, playground, greenspace, or infrastructure.

Parks Inquiries

Online Form

Parks related inquiries, including complaints & compliments, hours of operation, policy inquiries, lost items in parks.

Pavement Markings

Online Form

Request for new pavement markings or repainting of existing markings.

Pay parking tickets online

Online Service

Pay your parking ticket easily and securely online.

Pay property taxes online

Service Information

Set up online property tax payments via your financial institution.

Planning & Subdivision Applications

Online Service

Request changes to your land use, modify your registered heritage property, apply for a subdivision approval or zoning confirmation letter, etc; Apply for Variance - permission to adjust requirements (such as lot coverage, size of yard or setbacks) beyond what the Land Use By-law allows; Apply for a Subdivision - Create new property boundaries or propose an alteration to your current property boundaries.

Problem Plants, Insects, or Invasive Species

Online Form

Report issues with problem plants, bugs, or invasive species.

Property Information Finder

Online Service

Enter your civic address or PID into our Property Information tool to see maps and information about your property.

Property Tax Services

Online Form

Property tax inquiries and transactions

Register for recreation programs

Online Service

Register your alarm

Online Form

Report a crime to Halifax Police

Online Service

Report a minor crime to Halifax Regional Police. If a crime is in progress, call 911.

Report a missing animal

Service Information

Report your missing pet.

Report a pothole or sinkhole

Online Form

Report a pothole or sinkhole on a municipal street or sidewalk. If you are reporting potholes on a 100 series highway, please contact NSTAT at TPWPAFF@novascotia.ca

Report a problem with a streetlight

Online Form

Report an issue with a streetlight on a municipal street, park, or open space.

Report an issue with a community sign

Service Information

Report a maintenance issue with a "Welcome to the Community" sign.

Report litter in parks and fields

Online Form

Report litter, broken glass and overflowing waste bins in municipal parks, playgrounds or athletic fields.

Report litter on streets or sidewalks

Online Form

Report litter or overflowing waste bins on municipal streets, sidewalks, paths, walkways, between streets or in ditches.

Request a new mini green bin

Service Information

Request a replacement countertop mini bin for organic waste.

Request repairs (parks & playgrounds)

Online Form

Report damage to something in a municipal park, playground, or field.

Request residential refrigerant removal

Online Form

Request the free removal of refrigerants from your domestic refrigerator, air conditioner, or other cooling appliance before garbage collection.

Road Shoulder

Online Form

Requests for maintenance of road shoulders (pothole, washouts, cracking)

Roadside Memorials

Online Form

The Roadside Memorials Administrative Order requires the person who places a roadside memorial to submit their contact information to the Municipality.

ROW bench

Online Form

Requests for new ROW Benches or Bench Repairs.

ROW Services General Inquiries

Online Form

Report issues about activity in the ROW or roadside memorials. Report general ROW inquiries regarding obstructions or placement of containers/excavation equipment.

ROW Signage

Online Form

Request for new ROW/Traffic signs, damage to signs, missing signs, sign maintenance, change or removal of traffic signs.

RSS Feeds

Online Service

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds for monitoring updates and news on the Halifax.ca website.

Search for jobs in Halifax

Online Service

Search current job opportunities available with the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Search the Municipal Archives

Online Service

Search the Municipal Archives online database.

Sidewalk Café License

Online Service

Apply for a Sidewalk Café License

Snow Damage

Online Form

Report damage to HRM Property such as vehicles, buildings, sidewalks, curbs, grass, trees, shrubs, gardens, etc.

Stay informed, stay connected

Service Information

Service alerts, emergency notifications, public engagement opportunities or updates on programs and events, residents have more ways than ever to stay connected.

Street Directory Service Maps

Service Information

Search a street name to find street ownership maps and maintenance details.

Street Sign Missing or Damaged

Online Form

Report missing or damaged street signs.

Street Sweeping

Online Form

Requests for street sweeping outside of regularly scheduled weekly sweeping (during warmer months).

Streets and Services Permits

Online Service

Here's what you need to know if you are working in the municipal right of way and if you need to run water and sewer.

Temporary Sign Licenses

Online Service

Apply for a Temporary Sign License

Traffic Calming

Online Form

Requests for traffic calming measures.

Traffic Signals

Online Form

Maintenance or repair of traffic signals. This includes flashing lights, stuck lights, lights out, audible crosswalk signal chirping, snow covered traffic heads, etc.

Trees

Online Form

Request work pertaining to tree pruning, tree removal, tree planting, and stump removal, and/or report tree vandalism (illegal cuts or pruning).

Update your address

Online Form

Change your address on your tax bill.

Utility Related Street Cuts and Trenches

Online Form

Requests for inspections of a completed utility cut.

Vegetation Maintenance

Online Form

Report on vegetation causing line of site issues, or vegetation in the right-of-way impeding the flow of traffic or pedestrians.

Walking Surface Maintenance

Online Form

Requests for maintenance of sidewalks, pedestrian ramps at intersections/crosswalks, tactile plates, street to street walkways, marked crosswalks or stairs.

What goes where

Online Service

Create your customized waste collection schedule and search items by name to learn what goes where.

Youth Advocate Program referral

Online Form

Refer a youth in need to the Youth Advocate Program.

Service Request

If you've previously submitted a service request and a number was emailed to you, you can track that request here.

Track your service request