Taxi Plate Draw

A taxi plate draw will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, to award 26 new taxi plates for use in Red Deer. A live stream of the draw will be posted to this page.

Key dates

  • May 30, 2025 at 12 p.m. - Completed application including all required forms due
  • June 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. - Payment of Plate Draw Fee due
  • June 4, 2025 at 2 p.m. - Taxi Plate Draw
  • Sept 4, 2025 – The awarded plates must be operational  

Draw process

  1. To apply to enter the Taxi Plate Draw the following is required:
    1. Plate Draw application form (pdf)
    2. Brokerage Licence application form (pdf) (for new Brokerages)
    3. Driver for Hire Application / Renewal Form (pdf) (for those planning to be an Independent Driver Owner)
    4. Payment of the Plate Draw fee - $103.00
  2. Submit all completed documents to Licensing@reddeer.ca no later than 12 p.m. (noon) on Friday, May 30, 2025.
  3. Payment of the Plate Draw Fee must be made no later than 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 1.
  4. Once applications are processed and verified for bylaw compliance and the fee has been paid, applicants will receive a confirmation email that they are entered into the draw.
  5. The draw will be held Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at 2 p.m. MST at City Hall, Second Floor, Crimson Star Board Room.
  6. At the draw, all eligible applicants will have their name entered once into a random draw. One name will be drawn for the first plate, recorded, and that name will go back into the draw. This will continue until all 26 plates have been allocated. 
  7. However, applicants will indicate how many plates they want on the Plate Draw application form. In the event an applicant is successful in obtaining all the plates they would like, their name will be removed from the draw.
  8. If an applicant indicates they would like three or more plates but is not successful in obtaining them, the plates will either be returned to the draw or the applicant will operate as an Independent Driver Owner, as stated on the application form.  
  9. Following the draw, applicants will receive notification regarding the outcome of their application, indicating whether they were successful or unsuccessful in receiving a plate.
  10. All taxi plates awarded in the draw must be operational on or before September 4, 2025.
How are new Taxi Plates awarded?

New taxi licence plates are awarded to eligible applicants by a random draw conducted by The City of Red Deer. 

Per the Vehicle for Hire Bylaw, adopted in May 2024, The City is required to issue 15 additional taxi plates annually for three consecutive years. In 2027, the restriction on the number of plates will be removed and The City may issue taxi and accessible plates to eligible applicants upon request.

To be eligible for a plate draw, applicants must meet all criteria to hold a taxi licence plate and must have a plan to open a brokerage or operate as an independent driver owner.

See Vehicles for Hire for additional information and application documents.

Application Forms
Fees

In addition to the Plate Draw Fee of $103.00, if you are successful in obtaining plates there are further fees. You will be required to pay for either your new Brokerage Licence or to add the new plate(s) to your existing Brokerage. The Brokerage Licence fees start at $408.20 and the Plate Addition Fee is $51.50 (per plate). Further information on fees can be found on the  Vehicles for Hire page.

Contact us

If you have questions about the draw or difficulty submitting your application, please contact us at licensing@reddeer.ca or 403-342-8190.