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Parking tickets in Ottawa: how to pay, dispute and what they cost

Pay an Ottawa parking ticket within 15 days for the lower early-payment amount, or ask for a screening review within the same 15 days if you want to dispute it. Paying any amount, even part, ends your right to a review. Tickets issued since June 4, 2025 run through the City’s Administrative Penalty System rather than the Provincial Offences Court.
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Facts checked October 30, 2026

Ways to pay

Online [1]The City’s ticket portal (ottawa.ca/tickets)Paymentus service fee: 1.50% on debit, 1.95% on credit
In person[1]Any Client Service Centre or Provincial Offences court officeSee ottawa.ca for locations
Drop box[1]100 Constellation Drive and 255 Centrum Boulevard (main entrances); 101 Centrepointe Drive and 110 Laurier Avenue West (indoors)Drop off your payment at any of the four
By mail[1]City of Ottawa, P.O. Box 3450, Station D, Ottawa, ON K1P 1L4Cheque or money order only, payable to the City of Ottawa, ticket number on it; credited when received, not by postmark
Overdue, by phone[4]613-580-3310Only overdue or defaulted tickets issued on or after June 4, 2025. Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Sept–May), 8 a.m.–4 p.m. (June–Aug)
Overdue, in person[4]Revenue Services, 100 Constellation Drive, 4th FloorMon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Sept–May), 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. (June–Aug); bring your fine number

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Disputing a ticket

  • You can ask for a screening if the offence was not committed or you face undue hardship. Only the vehicle owner or a legally authorized representative can ask.[2]
  • Ask within 15 days of the ticket’s issue date, online through the City’s ticket portal or on a form at a Client Service Centre. Walk-in reviews aren’t available.[2] Official page
  • Missed the 15 days? With proof of extenuating circumstances you can still ask within 30 days for tickets issued before July 28, 2026, or within 45 days for tickets served on or after that date.[2]
  • Asking for a screening means you lose the early-payment amount. If the ticket is upheld, you pay the set fine.[2]
  • A screening officer can uphold, cancel, reduce, or extend the time to pay the fine.[2]
  • If you pay any amount, even a partial one, before a screening or hearing decision, the review is cancelled and no further review is possible.[2]
  • Not happy with the screening? Ask for a hearing within 15 days of receiving the decision (30 days with extenuating circumstances). Hearings are in person at 100 Constellation Drive.[6]
  • Be on time: a late or missed hearing is cancelled, the screening decision stands, and $100 is added to your ticket. The hearing officer’s decision is final.[3]
  • Undue hardship means your ability to pay is badly hurt by a sharp drop in income from illness or unexpected expenses. Bring proof, such as a Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessment with your SIN removed.[10]

Fines and deadlines

  • The first amount on the City’s fine list is what you pay within 15 days of the ticket date. The second is the set fine.[7]
  • For tickets issued on or after July 28, 2026, the set fine and a Notice of Overdue Parking Penalty apply on day 16, and a Notice of Impending Default is issued on day 46.[8]
  • Set fines on the City’s list (read October 2026) run from $60 to $500.[7]
  • Over a posted limit, or over 3 hours on a weekday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.: $50 early, $70 set. Not paying the fee in a paid zone: $50 early, $70 set.[7]
  • In a no parking area: $70 early, $90 set. In a no stopping area: $110 early, $130 set. In front of a driveway: $65 early, $85 set.[7]
  • Stopping in a bus zone or a reserved bicycle lane, or interfering with snow removal: $105 early, $125 set. Stopping on a sidewalk: $100 early, $120 set.[7]
  • Parking in a space reserved for people with disabilities without a permit is $400 early, $500 set, the highest on the list.[7]
  • Tickets issued on or before June 3, 2025 follow the older Provincial Offences Act process, on a separate City page. Since July 28, 2026, City parking tickets are printed on yellow paper.[8]

Towing and good to know

  • Towed from a City road or City property? Call 311 or 613-580-2400. Ottawa Police aren’t responsible for vehicles impounded through parking enforcement.[11]
  • If police towed it, the Impounded Vehicles Section is at 613-236-1222, extension 2350, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For a car towed from private property, contact the property owner.[11]
  • In winter, towed vehicles are usually moved to a nearby street where snow has already been cleared. If you can’t find yours, call 3-1-1.[12]
  • To see the evidence the officer collected, such as photos, contact 311 (option 3).[6]
  • The City says its only online payment platform for these tickets is Paymentus and that it is not affiliated with any other.[1]

Common questions

How do I pay a parking ticket in Ottawa?
Online through the City of Ottawa’s ticket portal at ottawa.ca/tickets, in person at any Client Service Centre or Provincial Offences court office, in a drop box, or by mailed cheque or money order to P.O. Box 3450, Station D. Online payments carry a Paymentus service fee.
How long do I have to pay an Ottawa parking ticket?
Ottawa gives you 15 days from the ticket date to pay the lower early-payment amount. After that the set fine applies, and for tickets issued since July 28, 2026 a Notice of Impending Default follows on day 46.
How do I dispute a parking ticket in Ottawa?
Request a screening review from the City of Ottawa within 15 days, online or on a form at a Client Service Centre, without paying anything first. You can ask for a hearing if you disagree with the screening decision, and the hearing decision is final.
How much is a parking ticket in Ottawa?
Set fines on Ottawa’s list run from $60 to $500. Common ones: $70 for overstaying a time limit, $90 in a no parking area, $130 in a no stopping area, and $500 in an accessible space without a permit. Paying within 15 days saves $20 or more.
What happens if I pay an Ottawa parking ticket after asking for a review?
The review is cancelled and no decision is made. In Ottawa, any payment, even partial, makes a ticket ineligible for screening or hearing, and asking for a screening already costs you the early-payment amount.
My car was towed in Ottawa. How do I find it?
Call 311 or 613-580-2400 if it was on a City road or City property. Ottawa Police don’t handle parking-enforcement tows, but if they towed it, call 613-236-1222, extension 2350. For a private lot, call the property owner.

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Sources

  1. City of Ottawa: Pay the ticket (issued on or after June 4, 2025)
  2. City of Ottawa: Request a parking ticket review
  3. City of Ottawa: Appeal a parking review decision (hearing request)
  4. City of Ottawa: Overdue Fines
  5. City of Ottawa: APS Screenings
  6. City of Ottawa: APS Hearings
  7. City of Ottawa: Parking infractions and associated fines
  8. City of Ottawa: Pay or dispute your ticket online (ticket portal)
  9. City of Ottawa: What is APS?
  10. City of Ottawa: What is undue hardship?
  11. Ottawa Police Service: Impounded Vehicles Section
  12. City of Ottawa: How to find your car if it gets towed

Rates and rules change. Check the official page before you park; these were last checked October 30, 2026.

Researched by the Parkeas team from the official pages above. Parkeas is independent: not affiliated with the Cities, venues, hospitals or universities named in these guides. How we check these guides

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