Guaranteed Ride Home

Register with GRH and be eligible for up to 5 free taxi rides home

Dalhousie is a pilot site for the Guaranteed Ride Home Program (GRH) with the Halifax Regional Municipality. GRH is a program offered to employees who commute to work at least three times a week by carpool, vanpool, transit, bike, or walking. It provides those commuters with up to 5 free taxi rides home (per year), in the event of a personal emergency or unexpected overtime.

To enroll in the Guaranteed Ride Home program:

  1. Download and print the GRH Registration Form [PDF - 46.6 kB]. Complete the form except the workplace information section, and sign next to the Registration signature spot.
  2. Place the completed form in a interdepartmental campus envelope marked: Caroline King, Onsite Coordinator, Dalhousie University's Eco-Efficiency Centre, 5269 Morris Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, B3J 1B6
  3.  A taxi chit will be sent to you through interdepartmental mail.

Approved emergency is defined as:

  • Personal or family emergency (such as fire, breakin, water main break);
  • Personal or family illness such as sick or injured child);
  • Required unscheduled(mandatory) overtime;
  • Carpool partner’s emergency, illness, or unscheduled overtime

You are welcome to download the GRH Dalhousie poster [PDF - 1.04 MB] for educational and promotional purposes.