A by-law of the City of Ottawa regulating traffic and parking on highways.
Office Consolidation
This office consolidation is provided for internal staff use and reference purposes only. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this consolidation up to and including the last amending by-law number noted below. This is not intended for official use, and it cannot be used in place of photocopies of original by-laws.
A PDF version of Traffic and Parking (By-law no. 2017-301) for printing is available.
For legal requirements, please refer to copies of the official by-laws of the City of Ottawa.
Updated June 2018
Amending by-laws:
2018-121
2018-135
- Part I - Erection of signs, traffic control devices, etc. - regulations
- Part II - Parking and Stopping
- Part III - Zones
- Part IV - Traffic movement and lanes
- Part V - Controlled-access roads
- Part VI - Speed Regulations
- Part VII - Heavy Traffic
- Part VIII - Driving and related rules
- Part IX - Pedestrians and pedestrian malls
- Part X - Bicycles
- Part XI - Signs
- Part XII - Penalties
- Part XIII - Application and administration
Please call 3-1-1 if the issue is related to the following:
- An immediate hazard to people or property
Please select the parking location or specific issue:
Please call 3-1-1 if the issue is related to the following:
- An immediate hazard to people or property
- Personal accessibility
You must be on site and will be required to provide documentation proving that you own or rent the property or that you are assigned the designated parking space. Please start by selecting the parking location or specific issue:
For more information
Please refer to the parking regulations and restrictions page or the Traffic and Parking By-Law (No. 2017-301) for more information.