Parking exemptions and permit holder responsibilities
A current valid t must be displayed and clearly visible on the vehicle's sun visor or front dash.

A permit holder or driver (operating a vehicle for the purpose of transporting a accessible permit holder) who displays a valid accessible parking permit is exempt from the following:

• Signed prohibited parking areas; this includes time restricted no parking areas, i.e.: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and general no parking anytime areas that display the regulatory no parking sign.
  (This does not apply to signed rush hour routes i.e. - 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.or 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday).
  Note: some restrictions apply, please refer to non-exemptions for specifics
• signed on-street permit parking areas. Vehicles displaying a valid parking permit are permitted to park without a designated on-street parking permit
• signed parking limits such as one hour and two hour maximums; holders are allowed to exceed the signed maximum parking limit
• unsigned maximum three-hour parking limit in effect on all city streets
• holders may park at on-street parking meters or pay and display machines without putting a coin in the meter/machine during the hours of legal operation.
  Note: exemption does not apply on private property.

Please note: In all of the above situations where parking is permitted, it is permitted for a period not to exceed a maximum of 24 hours.

Non-exemptions (general)
Vehicles displaying accessible permits are not exempt from the following:

• no parking/no stopping/no standing areas in designated emergency or snow routes
• parking within 60 cm of a driveway
• stopping/parking on a bridge
• parking within 3 metres of a fire hydrant
• parking within 9 metres (signs not required) or 15 metres (signs required) of an intersection
• parking in designated "no standing and no stopping areas"
• parking in a designated fire route
• parking in a public lane
• parking within a stand designated for taxicabs
• parking at a place marked by an authorized sign as a passenger or freight loading zone during the time shown on the sign
• parking in a position as will prevent the removal of any other vehicle previously parked
• parking on private/municipal property if parked in a designated accessible location must pay a fee if one is required on that property also must display a valid accessible permit. If vehicle is parked in a regular parking spot (non-accessible), the permit holder must ensure that they follow the same rules as other users of the property
• overnight parking between the hours of 2 a.m.- 6 a.m., from December 1 to March 31 in the former area of North York only.

Non-exemptions (where signs required)
Where authorized signs to that effect are displayed, vehicles displaying accessible permits are not exempt from the following:

• within fifteen (15) metres of an intersection
• within thirty and five-tenths (30.5) metres of an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal
• in front of an entrance to or exit from any building or enclosed space in which persons may be expected to congregate in large numbers
• within seven and five-tenths (7.5) metres of any fire hall on the side of the highway on which the fire hall is located or within thirty and five-tenths (30.5) metres of the fire hall on the opposite side of the highway
• within a turning basin
• so as to interfere with the formation of a funeral procession
• within fifteen (15) metres of the termination of a dead-end street
• within a T-type intersection
• within the following distances of a crosswalk controlled by traffic control signals and located other than at an intersection:
  1. fifteen (15) metres of the crosswalk measured on each side of the highway in the direction of travel of vehicles on that side of the highway
  2. thirty and five-tenths (30.5) metres of the crosswalk measured on each side of the highway in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of vehicles on that side of the highway.

Committing any of the above offences may result in your vehicle being tagged and or towed.

"Accessible parking permits" shall not be altered or defaced in any way. Photocopied or reproduced copies (by any means) are not valid. Persons using copied, altered or fraudulently obtained permits may be charged under the Highway Traffic Act.

"Accessible parking permits" are issued to the individual with the disability, the permit privileges are not transferable. The permit is not valid when displayed on a vehicle and the vehicle is not being used to pick up, drop off or transport the holder of the permit named therein. Persons who use a "Accessible parking permit" in the absence of the named holder, may be charged under the Highway Traffic Act.

For more information on Accessible parking permits, please refer to the Ontario Highway Traffic Act and the Revised Regulations of Ontario 1990, Reg. 581.