Checked October 14, 2026

Oshawa occasional and residential street parking permits

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Oshawa’s free Occasional Use Parking Permit covers qualifying residential three-hour spaces for up to ten days per plate each year. It never permits parking that interferes with snow clearing.

Key information

Oshawa’s free Occasional Use Parking Permit covers qualifying residential three-hour spaces for up to ten days per plate each year. It never permits parking that interferes with snow clearing.

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Choose the right street permit

Choose the right street permit
Permit	Who or what it helps	Cost and main limit
Occasional Use Parking Permit	Visitors or temporary loss of driveway use	Free; ten days per licence plate per calendar year
Residential Parking Permit	Qualifying owners and occupants on signed permit streets	Free; ownership and address documents required
Home healthcare worker permit	Organizations arranging staff visits to client homes	Organization applies; valid only while on home healthcare business
Accessible parking permit	Issued to a person by ServiceOntario	Separate provincial process and exemptions

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Oshawa occasional and residential street parking permits: next steps

Choose the permit
Temporary driveway loss differs from a signed permit street.
Check your allowance
Read the free occasional permit’s annual day limit.
Follow exclusions
Home care, accessible parking and street restrictions differ.

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Occasional permit timing and exclusions

The online tool is available 24 hours a day. Supply the plate, parking area and required dates. The permit starts one hour after issue and expires at midnight on its final day. No printed permit is needed.

It exempts qualifying vehicles from the three-hour limit and the December 1 to April 1 overnight restriction. It does not apply in downtown paid spaces, waterfront lots, garages, off-street lots or no-parking areas. Signed conditions override it while in effect. Unoccupied plated recreational vehicles can use it where otherwise valid.

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Complete city list of residential permit streets

The city names Arthur Street, Bridle Road, Carswell Avenue, Concordia Court, Conestoga Court, Dalhousie Crescent, Eastwood Avenue, Erindale Crescent, Harold Street, Herbert Avenue, Maddock Court, Masson Street, Niagara Drive, Ryerson Crescent, Secretariat Avenue, Secretariat Place, Sheridan Street and Woodbine Place. A listing does not mean every space on that street needs a permit; follow signs.

The usual permit allows three hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday where signed. Arthur and Harold streets use a three-hour limit on any day at any time. Maddock Court uses three hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on any day.

Apply at Service Oshawa with valid vehicle registration and a driver’s licence or utility bill proving residency. Occupants and homeowners must own the vehicle being parked.

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Home care and accessible parking distinctions

Home healthcare organizations apply for staff permits. On home-care business, the permit can exempt the winter overnight ban, paid-space expiry and three-hour or signed time limits. It does not allow stopping in restricted areas or blocking a plow. It is not for full-time work at a designated care facility.

Accessible permits come from ServiceOntario. Oshawa allows four hours where the general three-hour rule applies and some fee exemptions, but not no-parking areas, winter overnight parking, hazard locations or interference with snow clearing. Permit use must involve transporting or picking up the permit holder.

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