About Parking Violations

Parking violations are issued to help reduce traffic congestion while enforcing City parking bylaws and regulations.

Go to the parking violation lookup.

Within 15 days of the violation notice date, you will need the:

  • Parking Violation Number and Licence Plate

16 to 30 days from the violation notice date, parking violations can also be looked up using:

  • Driver’s licence number
  • Registrant identification number (RIN)

Note that non-Ontario licence plate holders must always use violation number and licence plate for the lookup. Handwritten violations may take 5 to 10 days to appear in the system.

Most parking violation notices are uploaded into the system automatically within minutes of issuance and are available for vehicle owners to look up, pay or dispute.

For handwritten parking violation notices, please allow 5 to 10 days to appear in the parking violation lookup. Check back frequently so you can pay your violation by the due date.

Alternatively, payment for parking violations can be made in-person or by mail.

The parking violation lookup only contains violations issued within the city of Toronto. For violations in other municipalities, please refer to their respective websites. For personalized or vanity licence plates containing the letter “O”, or the number “0”(zero), you may need to try searching using both the letter and number. For example, plate number is FORMAT, enter plate using FORMAT and/or F0RMAT.

See samples of where to find the violation number below.

Parking Violation Notice type:

Other:

Pay Your Parking Violation

You can pay your parking violation online, by mail or in-person.

Options to Dispute

Within 15 days of receiving your parking violation notice, you can request a screening review. If you missed this deadline, you may also be able to request more time to pay or dispute a notice if there are extenuating circumstances.

No, you cannot dispute a parking violation once a payment has been made.

Once a full or partial payment is made, the matter is no longer eligible to dispute.

If a request to dispute has already been submitted, the request to dispute will be cancelled once a payment has been made.

The City of Toronto does not send text messages or email reminders about parking violation/tickets or issue reminders through third parties. If you receive a text message claiming to be about a parking violation, you are advised to not click on any of the links provided and to delete the message.

Additional tips to avoid fraud:

  • To view and pay City of Toronto parking violations, visit the parking violation lookup. City of Toronto’s parking violations are always looked up on toronto.ca.
  • Parking violation notices are never issued via email, text message, social media app, or fax.
  • Emails from the City regarding parking violation disputes are always sent from a @toronto.ca or @citycloudservices.com email address.

A City of Toronto parking violation notice may be issued by one of the following officers:

  • Parking Enforcement Officer (city streets and private parking lots)
  • Municipal Law Enforcement Officer (public/private parking lots)
  • Police Officer (city streets and private property)
  • By-law Officer (private property, parking lots and city streets)

A City of Toronto parking violation notice may be issued in several ways: · Attaching it to the vehicle

  • Serving it personally to the driver at the time of the violation
  • If the operator of the vehicle drives away before the violation is affixed to the vehicle, the violation may be sent by registered/regular mail to the vehicle license plate owner’s address on file with the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario.

Parking violation notices are never issued via text message or social media.

A parking violation notice is issued when a vehicle is parked in breach of a parking/ standing or stopping bylaw contained in the City of Toronto Municipal Code. These bylaws are applied in both situations where a sign is posted or where a vehicle is in violation of an unposed sign parking/standing or stopping bylaw.

Parking violation notices may be issued if you:

  • Park longer than 3 hours on any road
  • Park within 3 meters of a fire hydrant
  • Park/stop with right front and right rear wheels more than 30 cm from the right curb
  • Park a vehicle for sale
  • Park a vehicle to wash, grease, or repair
  • Park obstructing a driveway or laneway
  • Park within 9 meters of an intersecting roadway
  • Park in front of or within 60 cm of a driveway or laneway
  • Park within 15 meters of railway tracks or a level railway crossing
  • Park alongside railway tracks or a level railway crossing
  • Park preventing vehicle removal
  • Park on a boulevard
  • Park on a boulevard between the roadway and sidewalk
  • Park on a boulevard without currently valid numbered plates
  • Park a vehicle without a valid Ontario number plate properly displayed
  • Park a vehicle without a valid non-Ontario number plate properly displayed
  • Park taxi cab for hire in an unauthorized location
  • Park between 2 to 6 a.m. December 1 to March 31 each year in the former North York online
  • Fail to park or stop parallel to the curb
  • Fail to park or stop parallel to the right-hand limit of the highway
  • Fail to park or stop as near as practicable to the right-hand limit of the highway
  • Fail to park or stop at a 45-degree angle from the curb or roadway boundary with the front end of the vehicle at the curb
  • Fail to park or stop with left front and left rear wheels more than 30 cm from the left side curb of a one-way highway
  • Fail to park or stop with left front and left rear wheels as close as practicable to the left limit of a one-way highway
  • Fail to park or stop with left front and left rear wheels parallel to the left limit of a one-way highway
  • Stop on or over a sidewalk/footpath
  • Stop or park roadside (double park)
  • Stop within an intersection or pedestrian crossover
  • Stop beside a safety zone
  • Stop within 15 meters of a safety zone
  • Stop within 9 meters of a school crossing
  • Stop alongside an excavation or obstruction in the roadway, impeding traffic
  • Stop across from an excavation or obstruction in the roadway, impeding traffic
  • Stop on a bridge
  • Stop on an elevated structure
  • Stop in a tunnel
  • Stop in an underpass
  • Stop on the middle boulevard
  • Stop on the center strip
  • Stop adjacent to the side of the middle boulevard
  • Stop adjacent to the end of the middle boulevard
  • Stop adjacent to the side of the center strip
  • Stop adjacent to the end of the center strip
  • Stop within 9 meters of a pedestrian crossover (beyond crossover)
  • Stop within 15 meters of a pedestrian crossover (approach side)

 

The City of Toronto enforces parking regulations on statutory holidays. All parking signs must be followed as written. For example, if a sign states “No Parking between 4–6 p.m. Mon–Fri” and there exceptions are indicated, parking is still prohibited during those hours, even if Monday is a holiday.

If a sign includes exceptions such as “No parking except on weekends and holidays”, the term “holidays” refers only to statutory holidays which include:

  • New Year’s Day
  • Family Day
  • Good Friday
  • Victoria Day
  • Canada Day
  • Simcoe Day
  • Labour Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day

Parking Rates

Payment for parking is required through-out the year unless otherwise posted. In most off-street parking facilities, regular rates apply on holidays. Some Toronto Parking Authority parking facilities have holiday rates, which will be clearly posted on the rate signs at the parking facility.

Fee(s) are charged for the collection of unpaid parking violation notice(s) and for not appearing at a scheduled screening and/or hearing review.

See a list of fees related to parking violations.

Parking violation(s) will not impact your driving record or demerit points.

Parking violation penalty amount(s) can range from $15 to $500 depending on the violation.

View a full list of parking penalty amounts.

Habitual parking offenders will have their vehicle towed if found parked illegally. You will be considered a Habitual Parking Violation Offender if:

  • You are a motorist who has three or more outstanding parking violations, and;
  • You have not made payment, or initiated a dispute process on any of the three parking violations, and;
  • More than 120 days have passed since your last qualifying parking violation.

As a Habitual Offender, your vehicle may be towed when found parked illegally on City streets.

  • You are not required to pay your parking violations to have your vehicle released from the storage pound, but you will have to pay the established towing and storage fees prior to release.
  • If your vehicles displays a disability permit, you are excluded from towing under the Habitual Offender Towing Initiative, however you will be subject to conventional collection including the use of collection agencies.
  • If your vehicle is towed, the Toronto Police Service Communications Centre at 416-808-2222 will direct you to the location of your impounded vehicle.
  • There is approximately a 30-day reconciliation window until the Ministry of Transportation reconciles with the City. Park carefully and observe compliance, especially after clearing up any fines in plate denial.

The City is not affiliated with any other online payment platforms other than the ones indicated on toronto.ca.