Where can I park? Is there a winter parking ban?
In the City of St. Catharines, Ontario, parking & snow rules are set by Administrative Penalties (Stopping, Standing or Parking) By-law No. 2014-67 and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-25. Fines: $12.00, $20.00, $24.00, $30.00, $36.00, $40.00, $48.00, $75.00, $100.00.
| fine range | $12.00, $20.00, $24.00, $30.00, $36.00, $40.00, $48.00, $75.00, $100.00 | Schedules "A", "B", "C", "D", and "E" |
Establishes a system of administrative monetary penalties for stopping, standing or parking violations in the City; amended by 2015-243 and 2016-30. Governs parking-ticket enforcement referenced on the City's Parking By-law page.
| fine range | $30 to $350 (e.g. over time limit $30; accessible space with no permit $350) | "Parking offence penalties Effective Jan. 1, 2026"; "Over time limit: $30"; "with no permit: $350" |
Official City page for parking regulations and enforcement, including links from the roads and winter parking pages.
| sidewalk clearing | The owner or occupant of every occupied building and the owner of every unoccupied building and the owner of every parcel of vacant land, within twenty-four (24) hours after any fall of snow, rain, freezing rain or hail shall have ceased, shall clear away and remove, or cause to be cleared away and removed, snow and ice from the sidewalk. | s. 2 |
Requires property owners to remove snow and ice from roofs and sidewalks abutting their property within the City of St. Catharines.