Overnight parking exemptions
If you want to park in a legal parking spot on a street overnight between December 1 and March 31, you need to request a parking exemption. Each licence plate is allowed five exemptions each winter season (December 1 to March 31).
On this page:
- Parking exemptions
- Request an exemption
- Snow events
- Street parking bylaws
- Vehicles not eligible for an exemption
Parking exemptions
To park in a legal parking spot on a street overnight between December 1 and March 31, you must request a parking exemption.
What you need to know about parking exemptions:
- parking overnight means parking between 2:30 a.m. and 6 a.m.
- each licence plate is allowed five exemptions each winter season (December 1 to March 31)
- if we cancel your request, it will not count towards your limit of five exemptions
- you must request a parking exemption before 2 a.m.
Between April 1 and November 30, you do not need a parking exemption to park in a legal parking spot overnight. Other bylaws apply.
Snow events
If we declare a snow event, we cancel exemptions and you must move your vehicle. Cancelled exemptions will not count towards your limit of five exemptions for the year.
Street parking bylaws
Even with an exemption, you must park in a legal parking spot. If you park illegally with an exemption, you may get a parking ticket.
Visit our parking bylaws page to learn about street parking bylaws.
Vehicles not eligible for an exemption
We do not give parking exemptions to:
- vehicles over 4.5 metric tonnes
- unlicensed vehicles
- trailers over 10 metres in length
Land acknowledgement
The City of Kitchener is situated on the traditional territory of the Chonnonton, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee Peoples. We recognize our responsibility to act as stewards for the land and honour the original caretakers who came before us. Our community is enriched by the enduring knowledge and deep-rooted traditions of the diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples who live in Kitchener today.