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On-street parking rates

On July 10th, 2024, Ottawa City Council received a report to amend parking rates throughout the City’s on-street paid parking zones.

The current changes are being applied to jointly implement a demand-based pricing model and account for inflationary effects.

As part of the demand-based pricing model, rates will be increased when demand is too high in order to encourage turnover and create more available parking. Conversely, rates will be decreased when demand is too low to increase the number of drivers visiting the businesses and institutions in the area.

The following rate changes will start to go into effect on August 12th, 2024 and it will take a few weeks to complete all changes:

On-Street Parking Zone Former Rate/Hour Updated Rate/Hour
Rideau   $1.50   $1.00
Terminal
Holland Cross
Vanier $2.00 $1.50
Ruskin $3.50 $4.50
Chinatown     $3.50     $4.00
King Edward
ByWard Core
Downtown
Glebe South
Little Italy South

In the following zones, there will be no rate changes at this time:

On-Street Parking Zone Rate/Hour
Constellation         $3.50
War Museum
Little Italy North
ByWard North/East
Glebe North
Centretown North
Centretown South
Besserer
Rochester

Parking rates will continue to be reviewed and adjusted as warranted and in alignment with the Municipal Parking Management Strategy to ensure that parking is appropriately priced to best support businesses, institutions, and tourism.

Additional data about on-street rate information by zone is also available on Open Data Ottawa

 

Interactive map of paid parking facilities

The interactive map below shows all City parking lots and paid on-street parking spaces.

List of municipal parking lots
ByWard Market Garage (Lot 4)  

70 Clarence Street
Maximum vehicle height: 2.2 metres
290 total spaces, six accessible spaces
One Electric Vehicle charging station, one Communauto

Rates 

  • Monday to Sunday Morning Special
    • 6 am to 11 am: $1.50 per 30 minutes - $2 max (In after 6 am, out before 11 am)
  • Monday to Saturday
    • 6 am to 6 pm: $2.00 per 30 min, $15 max
    • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.50 per 30 min, $8 max
  • Sunday and holidays:
    • 6 am to 6 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $8 max
    • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.50 per 30 min, $8 max
  • Monthly: $210.00 

This waitlist is currently full.

City Hall Garage (Lot 6) 

110 Laurier Avenue West
Maximum vehicle height: 2.16 metres
853 total spaces, 20 accessible spaces
One Electric Vehicle charging station available on City Hall parking area at Cartier Street and Lisgar Street

Rates

  • Monday to Friday
    • 6 am to 6 pm: $2.50 per 30 min, $20 max
    • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.00 per hour, $2.00 max
  • Weekends and Holidays
    • 6 am to 6 pm: $1.00 per hour, $2.00 max
    • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.00 per hour, $2.00 max

Monthly: $230.00

This waitlist is currently full.

Dalhousie Garage (Lot 5) 

141 Clarence Street
Maximum vehicle height: 2 metres
461 total spaces, six accessible spaces
Two Electric Vehicle charging stations, two Communauto

Rates 

  • Monday to Friday
    • 6 am to 6 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $12 max
    • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.25 per 30 min, $5 max
  • Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 
    • 6 am to 6 pm: $1.25 per 30 min, $5 max
    • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.25 per 30 min, $5 max
  • Monthly: $210.00

To add your name to the monthly parking permit's waitlist, please email Parking.Operations@ottawa.ca(link opens email application).

Glebe Garage (Lot 8) 

170 Second Avenue
Maximum vehicle height: 2.4 metres
144 total spaces, seven accessible spaces, six motorcycle spaces, two electric vehicle spaces, three Communauto

Rates

  • Monday to Sunday
    • 8 am to midnight
      • Level 1 and 2: $1.25 per 30 minutes, $5.00 max, 2 hour time limit
      • Level 3 and 4: $1.25 per 30 minutes, $15 max
    • Midnight to 8 am
      • Free
  • Monthly: $140.00
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Gloucester Garage (Lot 3) 

210 Gloucester Street
Maximum vehicle height: 2 metres
212 total spaces, nine accessible spaces, five motorcycle spaces

Rates 

  • Monday to Friday
    • 8:30 am to 6 pm: $2 per 30 min, $19 max
    • 6 pm to 9 pm: $1 per 30 min, $4 max
    • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Saturday, Sunday and holidays: Free
  • Monthly: $240.00
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full. 

Bank and Chamberlain Parking Lot (Lot 10) 

574 Bank Street
19 total spaces, one accessible space

Rates

  • Monday to Friday
    • 8:30 am to 6 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $12 max
    • 6 pm to 9 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $4 max
    • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Saturday
    • 8:30 am to 9 pm: $1.00 per 30 min, $5 max
    • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Sunday and holidays: Free
  • Monthly: $130.00
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Cyr Parking Lot (Lot 22)

283 Cyr Avenue
25 total spaces, two accessible spaces, one Communauto

Rates

  • Monday to Friday
    • 8:30 am to 6 pm: $0.75 per 30 min, $8 max
    • 6 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Saturday, Sunday and holidays: Free
  • Monthly: $85.00 (as of January 2025)
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Mooney’s Bay Beach Parking Lot

2950 Riverside Drive
186 total spaces, three accessible spaces

Rates

From Thanksgiving Day to Victoria Day

  • Monday to Sunday
    • Free
    • No parking between the hours of 11 pm and 7 am
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.
North River Road Parking Lot (Lot 20)

400 North River Road

78 total spaces, four accessible spaces, two Communauto

Rates

  • Monday to Friday
    • 8:30 am to 6 pm: $1.25 per 30 min, $16 max
    • 6 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: Free
  • Monthly: $140.00 (as of January 2025)
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Ottawa Police Headquarters (Lot 19)

474 Elgin Street

Rates

24 Hours a Day

  • $1.50 per 30 min, 4 hour maximum
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Parkdale Market Parking Lot (Lot 13)

366 Parkdale Avenue
20 total spaces, one accessible space

Rates

  • January 1 to April 30
    • 8 am to 6 pm: $0.75 per 30 min, $8 max
    • 6 pm to 8 am: Free
  • May 1 to December 31
    • Monday to Sunday
      • 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Free - 15 minute maximum
      • 4:30 pm to 8:30 am - Free
  • Monthly: $70.00 (available between January 1 and April 30)
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Petrie Island Beach Parking Lot

795 Tweddle Road
274 total spaces, three accessible spaces

Rates

From Victoria Day weekend to Labour Day weekend

  • Monday to Sunday
    • 7:00 am to 6:00 pm: $1.00 per 30 minutes $2 maximum (5-hour maximum)
    • No parking between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am
  • Seasonal: $40.00 (HST Included)
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

2024 seasonal beach parking permits for Petrie Island  are now available for purchase. Please contact Parking.Operations@ottawa.ca for more information.

Preston Parking Lot (Lot 14)

301 Preston Street
60 total spaces, three accessible spaces, one Communauto

Rates

  • Monday to Friday
    • 8:30 am to 5:30 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $12 max
    • 5:30 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Saturday, Sunday and Holidays
    • 8:30 am to 8:00 pm: $0.50 per 30 min, $2 max
    • 8:00 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Monthly: $140.00 (as of January 2025)
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Slater Parking Lot (Lot 9)

234-250 Slater Street
62 total spaces, one accessible space

Rates 

  • Monday to Friday
    • 6 am to 6 pm: $3 per 30 min, $21 max
    • 6 pm to 6 am: $1 per 30 min, $2 max
  • Saturday and Sunday: Free
  • Monthly: Not available
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Somerset and Cambridge Parking Lot (Lot 11)

687 Somerset Street West
46 total spaces, two accessible spaces, one Communauto
One Electric Vehicle charging station

Rates

  • Monday to Thursday
    • 8:30 am to 5:30 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $12 max
    • 5:30 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Friday
    • 8:30 am to 9 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $12 max
    • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Saturday
    • 8:30 am to 9 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $6 max
    • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Sunday and holidays
    • 8:30 am to 5:30 pm: $1.25 per 30 min, $6 max
    • 5:30 pm to 8:30 am: Free
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Tech High School Parking Lot (Lot 18)

422 Slater Street

Maximum vehicle height: 2.2 metres
10 total spaces, one accessible space

Rates 

  • Monday to Friday
    • 8 am to 5:30 pm: $2.00 per 30 min, $20 max
    • 5:30 pm to 8 am: Free
  • Saturday and Sunday: Free
  • Holidays: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm - $1.25 per 30 min, $18 max
  • Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Pay and display machines

Pay and Display

Park your vehicle in the Pay and Display area, which is marked by a sign with a P and $.

Pay_at_machine_sign

Pay for on-street parking at the nearest Pay and Display machine with coins or a credit card (VISA, Mastercard or American Express).

Machine payez et afficher

How to use the Pay and Display Machine

  1. Make payment using one of the the following methods: 
    1. ​​​​​​​Insert coins into the slot until the display shows the desired parking time.
    2. Insert your credit card with the magnetic stripe down and to the right and quickly remove it. Press the blue button on the left to purchase time in 25¢ increments, until the screen displays the desired parking time. Press the blue button on the right to purchase the maximum parking time.
  2. Press the green button to print your receipt.
  3. Take the receipt from the bottom right slot of the dispenser.
  4. Place the receipt on the dashboard of your vehicle with the expiration time in plain view.

Note: Because Pay and Display machines are solar powered, they go into standby mode to conserve energy. When you are ready to pay for parking, press one of the buttons or make a payment. If the machine does not dispense tickets, you must pay for parking using the nearest Pay and Display machine.  

Pay by Phone

Pay for parking by phone

PayByPhone parking lets you pay for and extend parking sessions at Pay and Display machines by making a phone call, using a mobile phone app or logging in online. 

Cost

  • Regular parking fees
  • 30¢ service fee per transaction
  • Optional 10¢ fee if you sign up to receive a text message alert when your parking session is about to expire

​How to pay for parking by phone 

  1. Register for an account:
    1. Visit PayByPhone.com.
    2. Download the iPhone or Android app.
    3. Call 613-691-1700.    
  2. Provide your phone number, credit card number and license plate number.
  3. After parking, visit PayByPhone.com, open the app on your phone or call 613-691-1700.
  4. Enter your parking location number, found on a sticker on the side of the closest Pay and Display parking machine on the side of the street that you parked.
  5. Select the amount of time you would like to park. Parking time is not transferable to other locations.
  6. To extend your parking session, visit PayByPhone.com, open the app on your phone or call 613-691-1700.

By-law enforcement officers have access to a real-time list of vehicles and license plate numbers that have paid for parking by phone.

Pay by Phone

Pay on Foot

You can Pay on Foot at the following City parking lots:

  • 141 Clarence Street
  • 70 Clarence Street
  • 110 Laurier Avenue West​​

Payment methods: Cash (25¢, $1, $2 coins and bills) and credit cards.

How to Pay on Foot

  1. When entering the parking garage, take a ticket from the entry terminal and keep it with you.
A man in a car takes a ticket in the municipal parking lot

2. When you are ready to leave, visit a Pay on Foot machine before returning to your vehicle.

A man putting his ticket in the Pay on Foot machine

3. Insert your ticket into the indicated slot. The machine will display the parking cost.

Inserting entry ticket in Pay on Foot machine

4. Insert cash or a credit card to pay the displayed amount.

Man paying for parking at Pay on Foot station

5. Take your exit ticket from the machine.

Taking exit ticket from Pay on Foot machine

6. Drive to the exit and insert your exit ticket in the terminal to open the gate.

Inserting exit ticket to parking terminal

You can also pay with a credit card at the exit terminal as you leave the garage.

On-street parking restrictions

EXTRACT FROM GENERAL REGULATIONS OF BY-LAW 2017-301

Parking Prohibited - Whether Signs Have Been Erected or Not

  1. In excess of three (3) hours, Monday to Friday, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm 
  2. In excess of six (6) hours on weekends and statutory holidays, between 7:00 am and 7 pm
  3. within 300 metres of previous parking space within one (1) hour
  4. within 9 metres of an intersection
  5.  within 3 metres of a fire hydrant
  6. within 1.5 metres of a driveway
  7. on a roadway which is 6 metres or less in width
  8. on any portion of a highway not intended for vehicle parking
  9. during snow removal and street sweeping operations 
  10. angle parking is permitted on a highway where the angle has been designated by signs or markings on the roadway
  11. no person shall remain parked on any highway where there are parking meters unless such vehicle is parked entirely within the area designated as a parking meter space

 Stopping Prohibited - Whether Signs Have Been Erected or Not: 

  1. within a pedestrian crossover, within 30 metres of the approach side of a pedestrian crossover or within 15 metres of the leaving side of a pedestrian crossover 
  2. within thirty (30 m) metres of the approach or leaving side of a roundabout
  3. within 34 metres of the approach side of a bus stop and within 18 metres of the leaving side of a bus stop 
  4. within an intersection or crosswalk
  5. between the hours of 7:00 am to 7:00 pm within 30 metres of the approach side of a school crosswalk and within 10 metres of the leaving side of a school crosswalk
  6. upon a bridge, within an underpass or within 30 metres of any such structure unless parking is otherwise permitted by signs 
  7. on or partly on or over a sidewalk

No person shall park or stop any vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked or stopped on any highway except as follows:

  1. where there is a raised curb, on the right side of the roadway, having regard to the direction in which the vehicle was travelling, with its right front and rear wheels parallel to and not more than fifteen (15) centimetres away from such curb; or
  2. where there is no curb or a rolled curb, on the right side of the highway having regard to the direction in which the vehicle was travelling, with the right front and rear wheels parallel to and as near to the right hand limit of the highway as is practicable without stopping over any part of a highway which is landscaped or which is not intended for the use of vehicles

You will be required to provide:

  • The street name and number or street name and intersection of the parking machine
  • The Pay and Display machine number

Report a problem with a pay and display machine

PLEASE NOTE: Some private parking facilities also have Pay and Display machines. Malfunctions must be reported directly to the private property owner.