Business Identity Card Annual Parking Permit


The Business Identity Card Annual Parking Permit Program is limited to business-related pickups or deliveries in the City of Ottawa.

  • The cost per year is $104 + PST & GST.
  • The cost for a replacement Permit Identity Card cost is $10 + GST.

Required documentation

An operator of a business providing pickup or delivery service must complete an application for a Business Identity Card Annual Parking Permit and submit it to Client Service Centre staff. A copy of the vehicle's registration bearing the name and address of the business applicant, for each vehicle requiring a permit, must also be provided. If the business operator does not own the vehicle, that person must submit a leasing document from the vehicle owner specifying that the owner authorizes use of the vehicle by the business operator.

Where to obtain permits

Business Identity Card Annual Parking Permits can be obtained at any City of Ottawa Client Service Centre listed for On-Street Residential Monthly Parking Permits.

Regulations

A Business Identity Card Annual Parking Permit is valid only for the vehicle specified on the application, and the Permit Identity Card must be visibly displayed on the dash or driver's side window of the vehicle specified on the permit application. A business operator may obtain a permit for each vehicle used for pickup or delivery services.

A permit holder shall not loan his or her permit to another person. When a permit holder obtains a replacement vehicle, he or she must promptly go to a Client Service Centre and update the permit application. If a permit holder loses or damages a permit, he or she must promptly go to a Client Service Centre and obtain a replacement permit.

A Business Identity Card Annual Parking Permit is valid only for the purposes of active pickup or delivery service not exceeding 15 minutes in a No Parking Zone or a Loading Zone. A permit holder must otherwise conform to City of Ottawa traffic and parking by-laws.

A Business Identity Card Annual Parking Permit may be cancelled if the permit holder fails to conform to permit regulations.

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