Parking tickets and permits
There is a limit of three hours of free parking on residential streets where allowed unless signs say differently. Overnight parking is not allowed unless you register your vehicle. Find information on ticketing, parking in the uptown area and electric vehicle charging stations.
To report a parking issue, call 519-747-8785 (business hours) or 519-570-9777 (after hours) or submit a complaint online.
On this page
- Northdale parking project and survey
- Register for overnight parking
- Pay a parking ticket
- Dispute a parking ticket
- Temporary on street parking permit
- Free parking uptown
- Paid monthly permits
- Longer stay paid parking
- Accessible parking
- Electric vehicle and bike parking
Northdale parking project and survey
Investigation of options for a paid on-street parking program in Northdale is underway. Area residents, including students, area businesses, and post-secondary institutions, are invited to view more details about the project.
Register for overnight parking
You can leave a vehicle in a legal parking spot overnight up to 15 times/year. This includes city streets and these uptown lots:
- Station Lot (free)
- Waterloo Town Square North Lot (free)
- Waterloo Town Square South Lot (free)
- UpTown Parkade ($7.50/night)
You have to register by 1:30 a.m. on the night of the exemption. Unregistered vehicles left on streets/lots between 2:30 and 6:00 a.m. will be ticketed.
Pay a parking ticket
- wait seven business days following the date of issue
- unpaid tickets will incur late fees and be forwarded to the province for collection
- if you can't find your ticket or have other questions, contact 519-747-8785 during business hours or municipalenforcement@waterloo.ca
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Dispute a parking ticket
The 'administrative monetary system' is our dispute process for parking tickets. You have the right to dispute your ticket within 30 days through a screening review.
Temporary on street parking permit
There is a limit of 3 hours of free parking on residential streets where parking is allowed unless signs say differently.
Temporary on street parking passes are purchased when driveways are occupied with garbage bins, construction vehicles, driveway repair or similar work. Permits will not be issued due to a lack of available parking on site.
If your residential driveway is unavailable for use due to non-city related work, you can purchase a temporary on-street parking permit for $7 a day or $40 a month. Contractors can purchase a temporary on-street parking permit for $7 a day or $65 a month.
Contact our Service Centre at 519-886-2310 with details of the work and to purchase the permit. Staff require a minimum of two business days to process on-street parking permits before they can be picked up at the Service Centre.
Note that during winter months permits may be denied due to winter maintenance concerns.
Free parking uptown
Temporary Lot A is unavailable while demolition is happening on King Street.
In general there is two-hour free parking on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evenings and weekends are free. You need to register for overnight parking to leave your car in a designated lot between 3:00 and 6:00 a.m.
Use our parking map to see locations for free parking in uptown lots and for permit parking locations and rates.
Paid monthly parking permits
Monthly parking permits are available for purchase.
To register for a parking permit you will need to:
- View our uptown parking map and choose your top 3 lots.
- Contact the city parking team at parking@waterloo.ca to confirm availability.
- Our parking team will take you through the application process and confirm next steps.
To cancel your permit you will need to:
- Return your rear view mirror hang tag permit to Waterloo City Hall.
- If paying by pre-authorized payment, you will need to complete and submit the pre-authorized plan change form (PDF) when you return your tag permit..
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Longer stay paid parking
Temporary Lot A is unavailable while demolition is happening on King Street.
If you need to exceed the two hour free daytime limit in uptown, use the HonkMobile app to extend your parking time. The cost is $3.25/hour. The app registers your license plate with our enforcement staff, and can be used from anywhere. It is available at:
- Waterloo Town Square North Lot
- Waterloo Town Square South Lot
- Erb Lot (formerly called Museum Lot)
- Temporary Lot A
- Temporary Lot B
- Station Lot
- City Centre Lot
Accessible parking
Accessible parking permit holders can park for free in all lots without time limits. Uptown Parkade parking is not included. Learn more about getting an accessible parking permit from the province of Ontario.
Electric vehicle and bike parking
Find an EV parking spot using the PlugShare website. Bike parking is on our cycling page.