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Town of Yarmouth

Taxi Licence

Who Needs This Permit?
  Anyone operating a taxi within Town Limits requires a Taxi Licence.  The license is required to ensure that all requirements of the taxi bylaw are adhered to and are satisfied.
Issuing Municipality:
  Town of Yarmouth
Where can you get this Permit and / or further information?:
  Phone: (902) 742-2235
  Visit: Bylaw Enforcement Officer
Town of Yarmouth
400 Main St.
Yarmouth, NS  B5A 1G2
  Fax: (902) 742-6244
Application Forms & Process:
  Applications for a Taxi Company License, Taxi Cab License, Taxi Driver's License may be obtained from the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Town of Yarmouth.  Applicants are notified in writing or by phone.
Waiting Period:
  Seven to fourteen days
Expiry & Renewal:
  The permit is valid only for the time period specified on it. Once it expires, it is invalid, and you have to buy a new one.
Price & Payment:
  Taxi Company & Cab License:  $100

Taxi Driver's License:  $50

Related Requirements:
 

Driver's Abstract from the Registry of Motor Vehicles

Medical exam within 1 year of the application. If the applicant already has a Class 4 Nova Scotia Driver's Licence, then that is all that is required to operate the taxi.

Three passport-size photos

Additional Information:
  None
Legislative Authority:
 

Taxi Bylaw, Town of Yarmouth.

Municipal Government Act, Chapter 18, Acts of 1998.

Motor Vehicle Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 293, Section(s) 64-78.


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