Board approves Halifax Water’s rate hikes for January and April

Regulator approves big increase in Halifax water bills

The Nova Scotia Regulatory Appeals Board has approved a rate increase of 12.1 per cent this month, and an additional six per cent in April.

Board approves Halifax Water’s rate hikes for January and April

The Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board has approved Halifax Water’s proposed 12.1 per cent and six per cent rate hikes for January and April, respectively.

Halifax Water's double-digit rate hike is approved

Nova Scotia’s regulatory and appeals board has approved a rate hike for Halifax’s water utility. That means Halifax Water rates will increase 18.1 per cent in 2026 overall, which includes a 12.1 per cent increase effective Jan. 1 and another jump of 6 per cent on April 1. The utility submitted those numbers to the […]

Regulator approves Halifax Water rate hike of 18.1% over four months

The average household bill will go up by $9.28 per month starting this month, and by another $5.11 per month starting in April.