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 |
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PARKING TYPE | RATE | LOCATION | PAYMENT METHODS |
30 minute meter | $1.50 per ½ hour | On street, various, downtown |
Coin, HotSpot Parking app
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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. |
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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. |
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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
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$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
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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. |
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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:
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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.