Pay parking on City streets is in effect seven days a week, including statutory holidays, during the following times:
The 2026 hourly parking rate ranges from $3.25 to $3.75, depending on the area of the city you park in. Rates include a $0.25/hr Climate Action Levy. Parking rates are the same for people with disabilities.
The parking limit is up to two hours in most areas, except for some three-hour parking around Douglas College. Please pay careful attention to the signage in the area. You can prepay up to two hours in advance of when pay parking starts.
To report a street use or parking offence, please submit details through one of the following options:
Parking officers enforce the rules laid out in the Street and Traffic Bylaw. They monitor street use and parking in several ways:
The LPR system uses cameras to read and record vehicle license plates, then check them against a pre-loaded database using pattern recognition software. Officers review and assess all information before issuing violation notices.
LPR cameras are located at entrances to parkades and in marked City vehicles, which have four mounted cameras, two facing forward and one on each side. The system is run on a laptop mounted in the patrol vehicle, using encrypted cellular technology to communicate with the City network in real time.
This allows the City to automatically verify payment at digital meters, verify residential permits, and get notifications of vehicles that have been reported as stolen to the police.
The data collected by the LPR system is deleted 72 hours after collection, unless a ticket is issued. When a ticket is issued, the information is transferred into the City’s Tempest Ticketing application.
Learn about what personal information is collected for parking.