Pay for Parking

There are a variety of options available to pay for public parking. Full details and meter/permit maps can be found on our ON AND OFF-STREET PARKING main menu page.

 

ON AND OFF-STREET PARKING RATES – EAST END GARAGE REQUIRES PAYMENT 24/7, ALL OTHER PARKING TYPES REQUIRE PAYMENT MON-FRI, 8AM TO 5PM, EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS

PARKING TYPE RATE LOCATION PAYMENT METHODS
30 minute meter $1.50 per ½ hour On street, various, downtown

 

Coin, HotSpot Parking app

 

1 hour meter $2.00 per hour On street, various, downtown
2 hour meter $2.00 per hour

• On street - various, downtown 

• Off street – Officers’ Sq. Lot, 1 Carleton St.

• Off Street - Queen Lot, 299 Queen St.

4 hour meter $1.50 per hour Various, downtown
2 hour pay station $2.00 per hour Carleton St., East side, between King St. and Brunswick St.

Coin, credit card insert, contactless tap-and-go payments using digital platforms such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Interac flash, HotSpot Parking app;

3 hour pay station $2.00 per hour Tannery Lot, 365 King St.
9 hour pay station $1.25 per hour

• Frederick Sq. Garage, 235 King St.

• York St. Carpark, 1 York St.

24 hour pay station $1.25 per hour for first 9 hours; between 9 and 24 hours prorated hourly to a maximum of $15.00; Monthly permit - $130.00 East End Garage , 635 King St.

Monthly permits

 

$120.00 per month (single calendar month and long term, as available, first come first served)

• Frederick Sq. Garage, 235 King St.

• Officers’ Sq. Lot (seasonal Oct.-May), 1 Carleton St.

• York St. Carpark, 1 York St.

HotSpot Parking app

 

Monthly permits $130.00 per month (single calendar month and long term, as available, first come first served) East End Garage , 635 King St.
Daily permits $5.00 per day

• On street, Zones A, B, and C, (George St. and Charlotte St., from Smythe St. to University Ave., and the side streets between);

• On street Zone Q (Beaverbrook St., between McLeod Ave. and University Ave.; and Church St. along the east side of Queen’s Sq. Park, between McLeod Ave. and Aberdeen St.

Annual permits $24.00 per year On street, Zones A, B, and C, (George St. and Charlotte St., from Smythe St. to University Ave., and the side streets between); available to permanent residents of those streets only.

ON STREET PARKING:

  • Hourly parking meters - Single space parking meters, each marked with its maximum length of stay, can be found throughout the downtown.

  • HotSpot Parking - HotSpot Parking Inc. is the City's pay-by-phone provider for virtual payment of on-street hourly parking and permits, using your registered license plate(s).
  • Pay station - One on-street pay-by-plate pay station is available on Carleton St. and manages the parking for the east side block between King St. and Brunswick St.
  • Permits - On-street daily permits (available to everyone) and annual permits (available only to residents living on permit zone streets) are available for specific parking zones.

OFF STREET PARKING:

  • Hourly parking meters - Single space meters can be found in several off-street lots in the downtown.
  • HotSpot Parking - HotSpot Parking Inc. is the City's pay-by-phone provider for virtual payment of off-street hourly parking and permits.
  • Pay stations - Pay-by-plate pay stations manage the parking in our off-street East End and Frederick Sq. parking garages and the York St. Carpark.
  • Permits - Monthly parking permit options, as available and on a first-come first-served basis, can be purchased by the public for several off-street parking locations.