Where can I park? Is there a winter parking ban?
In the City of Oshawa, Ontario, parking & snow rules are set by Traffic and Parking By-law 79-99 (consolidated, as amended) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Fines: First contravention: $45 Penalty; Second contravention: $90 Penalty; Third and subsequent contraventions: $250 Penalty.
| winter ban | No person shall PARK a VEHICLE on any HIGHWAY between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., during the time period from December 1st of any year to April 1st of the following year. | s. 4.38 |
Consolidated by-law regulating traffic and parking on highways, parking lots/parkades, municipal and private property in Oshawa, including no-parking/no-stopping schedules.
| fine range | First contravention: $45 Penalty; Second contravention: $90 Penalty; Third and subsequent contraventions: $250 Penalty | s. 6.4(a)-(c) |
Prohibits parking in unauthorized areas within the City of Oshawa, including private property without consent and other designated no-parking areas.
| sidewalk clearing | Every Owner of a Lot shall, no later than midnight of the first day after the fall of snow or any other precipitation which freezes has ended, clear away and completely remove, or cause to be cleared away and completely removed, the snow and ice, including Windrows, from any Sidewalk on any Highway in front of, alongside or at the rear of the Lot. | s. 3.1 |
| fine range | Administrative penalties: $75 (tier one), $175 (tier two), $275 (tier three); fines: not less than $300 and not more than $5,000; not less than $400 and not more than $10,000 for a second conviction of the same offence within a twelve (12) month period; not less than $500 and not more than $25,000 for a third or subsequent conviction of the same offence. | s. 8.3; s. 10.1 |
Requires the removal of snow and ice in the City of Oshawa, including property owners' obligations for sidewalks, to keep streets and walkways passable in winter.