On-street Parking Enforcement

The Toronto Police Service Parking Enforcement Unit contributes to the overall safety and security of the people of Toronto by focusing on the Toronto Police Service traffic safety priorities. This is achieved through various strategies including enforcement, visibility, public awareness and education programs.

Specifically the Unit is charged with

  • Assisting with the safe and orderly flow of traffic;
  • Responding to the public and private parking concerns of the community.
  • Regulating parking through the equitable and discretionary application of by-laws.
  • Providing operational support to the Toronto Police Service; Language interpretation, stolen vehicle recovery, corporate and local community-policing initiatives, emergency support, crime management, and other tasks as required.
  • Assisting at special events, ensuring the safe and unobstructed movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
  • Fostering crime prevention by providing a radio equipped, highly visible, uniformed presence in our communities.
  • Performing such duties as may be directed by the Chief of Police.


The Toronto Police Service has an online service for residents to report violations that include but are not limited to: 

  • A vehicle is parked on private property
  • A vehicle is parked on the street longer than permitted
  • A blocked driveway
  • A blocked public laneway
  • A blocked fire route
  • A vehicle parked without license plates
  • An accessible parking spot being used without a permit
  • Bicycle lane is blocked


You can make a parking complaint online at: Submit a Parking Complaint
 

Note: if the vehicle is parked illegally on the street with a street parking permit, submit a service request to Transportation Services online.

Parking tickets on statutory holidays

 
The City of Toronto issues parking tickets on statutory holidays.
 
•    Starting February 19, 2024, the Toronto Police Service will begin enforcing paid on-street parking on statutory holidays to better manage the increased demand for parking spaces.
•    The purpose of the change is to ensure fair and effective use of street parking spaces across the city.
•    The practice of not enforcing paid on-street parking on statutory holidays was an operational decision made in the early 2000s. The City's parking landscape has since changed, necessitating a review of this practice.
•    The enforcement of paid on-street parking on statutory holidays is a measure to address the challenges of modern urban infrastructure, including the competition for curb space and the need for efficient parking management.
•    This is not a bylaw change, but an operational change being made by the Toronto Police Service that impacts on-street parking only. This aligns with existing bylaws that permit enforcement on these days.