My Responsibility
What residents can do — voting, participating, and holding the municipality accountable.
This page brings together what residents can do — voting, participating, and holding the municipality accountable. for Halifax, Nova Scotia. Each published record links to its original public source; dates and update cadence are shown with the data.
Vote in municipal elections
Halifax elects its Mayor and 16 district councillors every four years. The next regular municipal election is in October 2028.
Elections · halifax.ca ↗Find & contact your councillor
Every address falls in one of 16 districts. Look up your district and email or call the councillor who represents you.
Districts & councillors ↗Attend or watch Regional Council
Council and committee meetings are public. Read agendas and minutes or watch the livestream.
Regional Council ↗File a Freedom of Information request
Request municipal records under Nova Scotia's FOIPOP Act — Canada's equivalent of a Right-to-Information request.
Access to information ↗Report a problem (311)
Report potholes, missed collection, bylaw issues, and other service requests to the municipality.
Contact 311 ↗Have your say on public plans
Comment on budgets, planning, and community projects during public consultations.
Shape Your City Halifax ↗