Parking Violation Payments and Disputes

News Release: January 20, 2025 - City of Toronto expands Administrative Penalty System to include automated road safety tools

Notice:

  • January 16, 2025 - The Administrative Penalty Screening Office at Metro Hall is temporarily closed. Requests to dispute parking violations, red light camera and automated speed enforcement penalty orders can be submitted online. 
  • December 23, 2024 - As Canada Post services resumes, there may be delays in receiving notifications because of the backlog in processing mail. Visit Parking Violation Notice Services to view status of your violation.

 

Notice: Parking Violation Notice (PVN) Penalty Amount on Municipal/Private Property (i.e., Parking Lots)

  • As of December 1, 2023, the penalty amounts for parking illegally on municipal or private parking facilities (i.e., a parking lot) increased from $30.00 to $75.00.
  • Many parking facilities offer event parking rates that are higher than the previous penalty amount of $30.00, leading some motorists to risk receiving a parking violation notice (PVN) instead of paying the posted rates at kiosks. The new penalty amount of $75.00 aims to promote adherence to parking regulations and discourage unauthorized parking on public and private properties.
  • The new penalty amount applies to municipal parking lots such as, Exhibition Place, Distillery District, TTC, Toronto Parking Authority and any other City-owned parking facility. Similarly, the penalty amount also applies to all private parking facilities.
  • All revenue collected because of this new penalty amount, from municipal and private facilities, goes to the City of Toronto’s general revenue.

In-Person Screening

The City of Toronto Administrative Penalty System (APS) In-person offices at Metro Hall and North York Civic Centre will be available for in-person meetings for those members of the public who cannot access services online, by appointment only. Screening decisions will no longer be provided immediately after your meeting with a screening officer. To schedule an appointment, call 416-396-4277 or email apsaccess@toronto.ca.

Parking Disputes 

On the back of your Parking Violation Notice or Notice of Overdue Parking Penalty, you will find  information about how to dispute the violation.

Parking Violation Notice Online Services

The Parking Violation Notice Services is a convenient way to review the status of your City of Toronto parking violation notice anytime. Details include violation status, violation type, amount due, and status of screening and hearing reviews.

Note: This is a summary of your parking violation notices at the time of access and may not reflect recent updates. The Parking Violation Notice lookup is not an official record and should only be used as a guideline.

How to Pay your City of Toronto parking violation:

  1. Parking Violation Notice Services (Online) - by Visa, Mastercard, or American Express
  2. MyToronto Pay
  3. In person at an Inquiry and Payment counter location – by cash, cheque, travellers cheque, money order, Visa, MasterCard, American Express or debit card
  4. Mail - by cheque or money order (please do not send cash)

Find more information about how to pay your parking violation. 

Online User Fees 

Industry processing fees may be included on credit or debit card online parking violation payments at a rate of 2.35 per cent of the payment amount.
 

Parking Violation Court Summary

A "parking violation court summary" is a detailed printout of both paid and outstanding parking violations, available upon request at any of the City's Inquiry & Payment counters. There is a fee for each printout. This printout is typically used when applying for a Reopening, Extension of Time to Pay or Appealing of POA Part II parking violations issued prior to August 28, 2017.

Parking violations on a rental car or car-share vehicle

It is essential to review the lease agreement for clarification on how to deal with a parking violation issued while operating a rental car or a car-share vehicle.

 

Charged twice for a parking violation for a rental vehicle

Parking Violations Operations does not record the identity of the person who made the payment, they can only confirm that a payment has been made. Typically, if a duplicate payment occurs for a parking violation associated with a rental vehicle, the City will issue a refund to the rental agency for the additional payment. Customers are advised to request reimbursement from the car rental agency as they often charge an administrative fee for having paid the parking violation. The City of Toronto does not collect the administration fee charged by the rental agency. Therefore, we cannot reimburse it.