The Toronto Police Parking Enforcement Unit allows for short duration parking consideration under a variety of circumstances upon request of individuals or groups.
When a parking consideration is issued, it permits the withdrawal of infractions involving prohibited parking areas, expired meters, three-hour limit, or parking in excess of permitted time.
Parking Considerations are only granted for 3-month intervals. You can request extensions and it is recommended that the extension requests be provided no later than 3 weeks before the expiration date of the special parking consideration. There is no backdating on parking considerations.
If an application for cancellation of any parking violations is submitted while covered under the special parking consideration, proof of residency must be provided if requested.
Accuracy of Information
All applicants must ensure that the information provided in the Parking Consideration application is accurate and complete:
- The license plate number provided must match the one listed on the vehicle registration document (ownership)
- The vehicle must be registered to the property address associated with the requested parking consideration
- Contractors must ensure that their vehicle is registered with a commercial license plate status
Please ensure all details are carefully reviewed before submitting your application.
Note:
- There is no parking consideration for offenses such as No Standing, No Stopping, stopping on sidewalks and parking on boulevards, in front of fire hydrants, in fire routes, rush hour routes, and permit parking streets
- Transportation Services, Road Operation carries out surface maintenance and utility cut repair-related work. Under the scope of this type of work, the City does not have planned work locations and does not occupy any site for a longer period. The contractor is constantly moving. The work area is the ward limit.
- The City requires the contractor to provide the affected parties with construction notices 48 hours before the start of the work and if their vehicle needs to be displaced from the driveways or parking pads due to construction activities, then there are instructions in the construction notices for them to park their vehicles on the roadway with the construction notice displayed in the windshield.
- The homeowner must abide by all applicable regulations and bylaws for parking on the roadway and are not exempt from that. However, if you receive a parking ticket, then you can make arrangements for the City inspector to collect the tickets from you to get it cancelled through Parking Enforcement. Due to staffing and cost implications, it is not feasible to arrange parking consideration through Parking Enforcement for short-term work.
- Toronto Police does not grant special consideration to place construction bins on the road. These requests should be sent to Transportation Services.
More information on parking is available on the City of Toronto website.
You can apply for special parking consideration online at: https://www.toronto.ca/311
Inaccuracy Threshold
Applications will be subject to review, and any inaccuracies discovered will be measured. If more than 25% of the provided information is inaccurate or inconsistent, the application will be **denied**.
Reapplication Process
If an application is denied due to inaccuracies, the applicant will need to reapply by submit a new Parking Consideration application.
In permit parking areas
There is NO parking consideration for permit parking streets. You must apply for a temporary parking permit.
Parking Consideration for Capital Projects
A Capital Project is any project planned by the City of Toronto and includes work such as road resurfacing, watermains repair. Parking Enforcement does not provide parking consideration for Capital Projects.
