When it snows, vehicles parked on the road can prevent City crews from being able to clear roads and residential driveway windrows, making it difficult for emergency vehicles, public transit and residents to travel.
To make snow clearing safer and more efficient, the City has introduced a new penalty of $150 for those who park their vehicles on the road when the City declares a Citywide Winter Parking Restriction.
Citywide Winter Parking Restriction
The City will declare a Citywide Winter Parking Restriction when the City needs to plow roadways. When a Citywide Winter Parking Restriction is declared, on-street parking is not allowed, except in areas identified by signage (e.g. 15-hour maximum). On-street parking on statutory holidays and religious observances is also prohibited. Temporary parking permits and residential parking permits will not be issued and current ones will be suspended.
Stay updated
To find out if a Citywide Winter Parking Restriction is in effect: * Sign up to receive an email alert. * Follow @MississsaugaSnow on X.
* Call 311 (905-615-4311 outside city limits). * Visit mississauga.ca/temporaryparking and mississauga.ca/snowparking.
Increased fines for 76 parking offences will go into effect on April 1, 2025.
March 20, 2025
Since 2021, the City has experienced a significant increase in parking service requests and penalties issued, with numbers continuing to trend upwards.
- In 2024, the City received 182,096 service requests and issued 208,433 penalties.
- Compared to 2021, this is a 75 per cent increase in service requests and a 60 per cent increase in issued penalties.
Updates to the Administrative Penalty By-law, effective April 1, 2025
- A 38 per cent fine increase will be applied to 66 parking offences as they relate to the City’s Traffic By-law.
- Of the 66 offences, an additional $10 increase will be applied to the City’s most common parking violations, such as parking in a prohibited area, parking during the prohibited period between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., and parking at a paid parking machine without displaying a receipt. A $50 fine increase will be applied to offences that pose heightened public safety concerns, such as parking or stopping in a bike lane, in a school zone, on a sidewalk or crosswalk, and within three metres of a fire hydrant.
- A $50 fine increase will be applied to parking offences as they relate to the City’s Fire Route By-law and the Accessible Parking By-law.
Updates to the Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone, as per the Traffic By-law
Each year, from May 1 to September 30, parking and stopping violations incur a fine of $100 on local roads, in City parks and municipal parking lots south of Lakeshore Road. Effective April 1, 2025, fines will increase to beyond the current fine amount of $100 for four parking offences within the Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone, including stopping a vehicle on a sidewalk, parking within three metres of a fire hydrant, and parking and stopping in a school zone. The boundaries of the Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone will also be extended, extending from the city’s east limit to the city’s west limit. The west limit was previously Meadow Wood Road.
Residents can report a parking offence online.
To learn more about parking in Mississauga, visit mississauga.ca/parking.
To learn more about road safety in Mississauga, visit mississauga.ca/roadsafety.
Councillor Dasko has once again arranged for FREE parking in Port Credit from November 30 to January 15! Enjoy stress-free shopping, dining, and exploring in Port Credit over the holiday season without the worry of parking fees. Come down, support local businesses, and make the most of this festive time in #INThePort!
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