Paul Baxter

The Halifax International Airport Authority's 2026-2029 Accessibility Plan outlines comprehensive actions to identify, remove, and prevent barriers, aiming to create an airport that is welcoming, comfortable, and inclusive for all travelers, employees, and community members. Key focus areas include enhancing employment practices, improving information and communication technologies, optimizing general communication strategies, ensuring accessible procurement of goods, services, and facilities, designing and delivering inclusive programs and services, facilitating accessible transportation, and developing an accessible built environment. The plan is committed to fostering independence, dignity, respect, and equal access, guided by relevant legislation and ongoing engagement with people with disabilities.

This Strategic Plan outlines the mission of accelerating community growth by connecting people and goods globally, and the vision of becoming Canada's best gateway airport through inspired people and partners. The plan is guided by core values including prioritizing people, ensuring safety and security, acting with integrity, committing to sustainability, delivering service excellence, and fostering collaboration.

This Accessibility Plan outlines a commitment to providing a barrier-free and inclusive terminal for people with diverse abilities. It builds upon previous efforts, such as Rick Hansen foundation gold certification, and addresses key areas including employment, built environment, information and communication technologies, general communications, acquisition of goods, services, and facilities, program and service design and delivery, and transportation. The plan aims to prevent new barriers, remedy existing ones, enhance existing accessibility programs, and ensure a welcoming, safe, and accessible environment for all.

This document is a Progress Report from the Administration de l'aéroport international d'Halifax (AAIH) detailing the status of its Accessibility Plan, which was initially published in June 2023. The report outlines ongoing initiatives and commitments across key areas such as information and communication technologies, general communications, acquisition of goods, services and facilities, design and delivery of programs and services, transportation, and the built environment. It highlights the organization's dedication to creating an obstacle-free and inclusive environment, ensuring compliance with Canadian accessibility legislation, and continuous community consultation, with a new plan scheduled for 2026.

This Master Plan outlines the strategic development plan for the airport's land assets, guiding decision-making until 2041. It focuses on enhancing safety, operational efficiency, and capacity, adapting to projected traffic growth, promoting international traffic, and ensuring robust freight infrastructure. The plan also emphasizes sustainable solutions and leveraging technology to optimize the passenger experience and airport operations, with a vision to accelerate community growth by connecting people and goods globally.