Parking
The Parking Enforcement Office located at the Market Centre Parkade has been relocated to City Hall (58 Dalhousie Street). The Parkade office location at 59 Icomm Drive is no longer open to the public.
Market Centre Parkade Upgrades
Upgrades are underway at the Market Centre Parkade (59 Icomm Drive). A new gate arm control system is being installed and the existing fire alarm system is being repaired. While the Parkade will remain open while work is completed, some areas of the Parkade will be unavailable to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Work is expected to be completed in spring 2023. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to make these improvements.
Parking in Brantford
You must always follow the City of Brantford's parking regulations under the Municipal Parking By-law 144-88 and its related Schedules. If you get a parking ticket, you can pay your municipal parking tickets online, by mail or in person at City Hall.
Municipal Parking By-law 144-88
Paying your parking ticket
You must pay City of Brantford parking tickets within 15 days of the date on the ticket. Learn more by visiting our Pay your Parking Ticket page.
NEW! Student semester parking permits
Student parking permits for the Market Centre Parkade are available for purchase at a cost of $260 per semester (tax included). Permits are non-refundable, and valid student ID or other proof of enrollment is required. Please visit Parking Services at City Hall (58 Dalhousie Street) to purchase a student parking permit.
Parking tokens
You can purchase parking tokens at City Hall (58 Dalhousie Street). Tokens have a value of one (1) hour of parking in the Market Centre Parkade and can be purchased for $1.80 each. Tokens are sold in groups of one-hundred (100).
Downtown parking
Downtown Brantford has more than 1000 parking spots. The parking limit for a vehicle is can range between 1 hour to three hours, unless stated otherwise on roadside signs. See the list of locations and fees for municipal parking lots downtown.
Downtown's Re-park By-law
You cannot extend your parking limit by re-parking on other streets under the Re-park By-law 182-2002. You must wait for five hours until you park in downtown again. This by-law does not affect vehicles with valid accessible permits.
Veteran's parking
Vehicles displaying a valid veteran license plate are exempt from paying in all municipal surface lots for a period of up to 24 hours.
Request parking enforcement
You can contact the Parking Enforcement Office to request parking enforcement by following these steps:
- Call the Parking Enforcement Office (519-753-2311) or Police Services.
- Provide us the parking location and the description of the vehicle, including the license plate number.
- Provide your contact information (your personal information will remain confidential).
- A Parking Enforcement Officer will conduct an investigation.
Parking enforcement on private property
If you’re a residential or commercial property owner or manager you can request parking enforcement for vehicles in violation of posted parking signs. Visit our Parking Enforcement on Private Property page to apply and learn more.
Parking regulations
General parking regulations are outline in the lists below. The City also maintains a list of all proposed changes to on-street parking regulations for specific areas of the City currently under review by City Staff.
General regulations By-law 144-88 |
You cannot park your vehicle in the following areas:
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Truck parking regulations |
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Overnight parking regulations |
You cannot park on the side of a highway for more than 24 hours. |
Designated accessible parking |
Vehicles with a valid accessible permit, clearly displayed may park in any of the Municipal Pay Lots for up to 24 hours at no cost. |
Parking changeover period |
Look out for signs prohibiting parking on one side of the street. You must follow alternate side parking regulations properly. These start on the first of each month (until the 15th), and from the 16th (until the end of the month) the parking is available on the opposite side. |