Just like Saltycdog said. in Halifax you don't get a parking pass until you are on your retirement leave and on your way out the door. Best bet would be to wait on buying a car until you have been in Halifax for a couple of years. The other thing is that when you do buy shop around a lot for insurance, cause if you are under 25 they will gouge you hard. Try the personnal too, it is the CF insurance provider. If you don't have a drivers licence yet you will fall under the new driver policy in NS. First year no driving after dark stuff like that. Check the DMV for more details on that. The other thing is be carefull what dealerships you go to, they can smell new kids in the forces from 5 miles away and are like wolves when you come into the showroom. They will offer you all kinds of stuff, all very reasonably priced. If you have money to put down on a car that is good too, cause then you can reduce your payments. Anyway that's my two cents worth, hope it helps.
Marc