Car-share organizations and companies can submit an application
for free-floating car-share parking permits for their vehicles.

 

Prior to permits being issued, companies must also submit a list of valid licence plates with up-to-date Ontario validations for each car-share vehicle.

The list must be submitted in electronic format to permit.parking@toronto.ca.

 

  • On April 24, City Council approved a Free-Floating Car-Share Pilot for 18 months.
  • On July 23, 2018, City Council amended the pilot so the that beginning of the eighteen (18) month pilot be established as the first month in which Free-Floating Car-Share Pilot permits are issued.
  • The permit will be provided for a term of no longer than 12 months with the possibility of a renewal of no longer than 6 months if the car share company/organization complies with the terms of the permit.
  • Up to 500 overnight on-street permits to be issued per car-share company for customers to park on permitted streets (for a maximum of 2,000 permits).
    • Excluding streets/areas that are at or above 100% capacity or more for residential permit parking.
    • No more than 2 car-share vehicles from the same company are allowed to park on a street block with residential permit parking for any length of time. Car-share company must move its vehicle(s) within 2 hours of a complaint.
  • Temporary permits can now also be issued to residents, visitors and tradespersons for streets with permit parking not at or above 100% capacity.
  • On June 29, 2020, City Council made the Free-floating Car-share program permanent effective July 1, 2020.

For more information please contact permit.parking@toronto.ca.

  • A Free-Floating Car-Share Parking Permit Application form must be submitted by the car-share company/organization.
  • Car-share company/organization must also submit a list of valid licence plates along with up-to-date Ontario validation sticker information (vehicle registration copies) for each requested car-share vehicle, to a maximum of 500 car-share vehicles per car-share company/organization. The vehicle list must be submitted in electronic format to permit.parking@toronto.ca
  • Car-share companies must pay any outstanding vehicle fines or penalties before permits can be issued as part of the Free-Floating Car-Share Pilot.
  • The free-floating parking permit shall be clearly displayed in the lower inside of the windshield on the driver’s side of the car.
  • Streets and areas that are at or above 100% capacity or more for residential permit parking must be excluded from the car-share company/organization’s car-share service area via geo-fencing within the respective car-share company/organization’s trip reservation system. A list of excluded streets/areas that are at or above 100% capacity or more for residential permit parking will be provided by the City at the beginning of the permit period and updated every 6-months.
  • A car-share vehicle must not be parked in any one place for a period exceeding 72 hours.
  • No clustering is permitted, where clustering is defined as more than two car-share vehicle from the same car-share company parked on the same City street block for any length of time. If this occurs:
    • A car-share company must move its car-share vehicle(s) within two (2) hours of becoming aware of its own vehicles clustering.
    • A car-share company must move its car-share vehicle(s) within two (2) hours of receipt of notification from the City or a resident.
Description Fee Basis Fee
Permit Fee Per car-share vehicle/per year $1,868.69 + HST
Re-issuance Fee Per Permit $40.74 + HST

 

Please Note:

  • The annual fee for each permit applies to the car-share’s company/organization’s initial start date. Additional permits purchased within the term are prorated on a monthly basis.
  • All fees are subject to applicable taxes and an annual inflationary increase.

Companies participating in the free-floating car-share program:

Additional companies will be added to this tab as they officially register for the program.