Tickets & Parking

Special Events Parking

Hamilton Municipal Parking Services (HMPS) Operations

Certain aspects of the City’s parking service have been amended to assist with the needs of the community, such as self-isolation, working from home, and caring for others, while continuing to ensure road safety, availability of parking, and safe traffic circulation.

  • Payment will be required and enforced at all parking meters and lots. The first 30 minutes at meters will be free until further notice.
    As a security measure, payment will still be required for vehicles parking in the Convention Centre Garage and the York Parkade

  • In person renewal of monthly permits at all Service Centres, including 80 Main Street West, is suspended until further notice.
  • For the general public, all permits must be renewed for the month of June if your March, April or May permit has or is set to expire. Permits can be paid for over the phone utilizing a Visa or Mastercard by calling 905-540-6000, or by cheque dropped through the mail slot located at the front entrance of 80 Main Street West location. A Customer Service Representative will assist you in the mailing out or pick-up of your permit. Your current permit will continue to be honoured in all municipal parking lots until May 31, 2020.
  • For all city employees, your permit will continue to be renewed through payroll deductions or pre-authorized payment on the normal schedule. For employees who renew monthly in person at any of our service centres, May and June permits can be paid for over the phone utilizing a Visa or Mastercard by calling 905-540-6000, or by cheque dropped through the mail slot located at the front entrance of 80 Main Street West location. A Customer Service Representative will assist you in the mailing out or pick-up of your permit. Your current permit will continue to be honoured in all municipal parking lots until May 31, 2020.

  • In-person payment of parking fines is suspended until further notice. However payment can still be made online via www.paytickets.ca or by mail as printed on back of tickets. Note that administrative fees will still be applied to unpaid tickets.
  • Disputing of a parking fine in-person is suspended until further notice. The public can continue to dispute a parking fine by email [email protected] or phone 905-540-6000. Additional Information pertaining to the applicable administration fees, amount increases, and dispute process can be found on the Penalty Notice.

Until further notice, enforcement of the following parking regulations has been suspended:

  • 12-hour time limit for parking on City streets.
  • On-street signed time limit regulations such as 1, 2 and 3 hour time limits in residential areas.
  • Time limit exemption permits for City Streets with posted time limits.
  • Parking related fines for vehicles with expired Ontario License Plate Stickers.
  • Commercial Vehicle Time Limit Regulation for vehicles that may need to remain on street during this time.

The above parking offences may still be enforced in exceptional circumstances where a significant traffic safety, and/or of community concern exists. This includes No Stopping and No Parking Offences. Parking Enforcement Officers will continue to have discretion to use enforcement tools as necessary to ensure the safe and orderly movement of vehicles in the city.

Staff will continue to enforce parking regulations at highly visited public sites, such as Waterfalls.

Enforcement that may result in the towing of vehicles is being limited to priority safety concerns inclusive of blocked driveways/approaches.

For any inquires relating to these services, contact [email protected] or 905-540-6000.

The Special Event Parking regulation allows residents and their visitors to park on the street during special events.

The regulation prohibits parking on specific streets, unless you have a Special Event Parking Permit. Temporary signs are placed at all major entrances to identify where parking is restricted. 

Special event parking permits

If you live on a street where the Special Event Parking regulation is in effect, we will send you a permit before the special event.

Pick up additional special event parking permits at:

You can also pick up permits for the Winona Peach Festival at:

Planning parking for an event

Event organizers may have to pay for:

  • set-up of temporary special event parking signs
  • temporary bagging of parking meters
  • lost revenue from bagging the metres
  • lost revenue from the use of a Municipal Car Park

If you need to use a Municipal Car Park for your event, fill out the Permission to Enter a Municipal Car Park Form (PDF) and submit by :

Email: [email protected]
Dropping off at: Hamilton Municipal Parking System, 80 Main Street West, Hamilton

For more information call 905-540-6000.