Parking Information for the City of St. Thomas Downtown Core

The City of St. Thomas provides convenient parking options for visitors and residents, making it easy to explore our unique shops and restaurants or conduct business in the downtown core.

You can park in our municipal lots with daily, monthly, or yearly permits, and enjoy up to two hours of free parking. Please note that Talbot Street has a two-hour parking limit.

For all-day parking, use HONK mobile to purchase permits for our municipal lots. We’ve also introduced online registration and payment for parking permits, ensuring greater convenience and real-time updates for effective enforcement.

For longer-term parking permits, overnight parking permits, temporary overnight permits, and courthouse area parking, please check the links in the sidebar.

If you need assistance, contact Customer Service at 1-519-631-1680 X 0 to speak with a parking specialist, or email us for more information.

Parking Information for Areas Outside the Downtown Core

Please be aware that in areas outside the downtown core, non-commercial motor vehicles are not permitted to park for longer than five (5) hours on any highway between 6:00 AM and 12:00 midnight. Additionally, commercial vehicles may only park for a maximum of two hours in these areas. For more information regarding parking on your street, please reference our Parking and Traffic By-Law here.