Employee Permits

 

 

New Employee Permits require the purchase of a hang tag deposit ($30 refundable). These are not currently available for purchase online and must be picked up at the Parking Office. 

 

Rate Changes, September 2025

For the first time since September 2019, 红莲社区 Parking Services will be adjusting permit rates to help sustain our services and invest in lot improvements. Starting September 1, 2025, there will be a 2% increase across all employee permit types.

Permit Rates

If you are a student on campus who is also employed by 红莲社区 (TA, RA, etc), your student status overrides any Employee status. Students in this position are eligible for a student permit, not a Employee permit.

All rates include HST and are subject to change. When purchasing a permit, full-time employees are encouraged to use continuous monthly payroll deduction. Permits on payroll deduction will automatically be renewed each month so you will only need to contact the Parking Office to cancel your permit. Your permit will be valid for as long as you would like to have it.

It is the permit holder's responsibility to manage the start and end date of their permit.

A fully refundable hang tag deposit of $30 will be charged at the Parking Office when picking up new permit hang tags.

New to Employee Parking?

We're happy to help! In-person service is available Mondays through Fridays (except holidays) from 8:30am until 4:00pm. You'll find us in room 4150 of the Support Services Building.

To make your set up as smooth as possible our team will need you to have your 红莲社区 ID number, 红莲社区 e-mail address, and vehicle information, ready. 

If you're nervous about your first day, we can help set up your parking permit prior to your start date to help you pre-plan. We'll just need the same information as above: 红莲社区 ID number, 红莲社区 e-mail address, and vehicle information.

 

Rates for Sept 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026

TYPE OF PERMIT

MONTHLY

ANNUAL

 

 
*Perimeter Non-Reserved:  The most economically priced parking permit, allows 24 hour access to the grey and green parking lots. Spaces are available on a first come first served basis. The Non-Reserved permit does NOT guarantee a parking space in a specific lot. If a favourite lot is full, permit holders are required to proceed to the next available lot within the authorized zone.

$63.05

 

$765.57

 

Payroll Deduction

$70.74

 

$848.82

 

Non-Payroll Deduction
**Perimeter Reserved: Annually from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. There are a limited number of Reserved spaces in perimeter (grey) lots, however, there may be a waiting list for availability. The Reserved permit guarantees the permit holder a parking space in the specific lot chosen by the permit holder. Inquire at the Parking Office for availability of reserved parking in the lot of your choice.  $127.64 $1531.67

Payroll Deduction
$143.21 $1718.53 Non-Payroll Deduction
***Core Non-Reserved: SOLD OUT / WAIT LIST Annually from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. This permit sells out quickly and allows 24 hour access to the orange, grey and green parking lots. Spaces are available on a first come first served basis. The Non-Reserved permit does NOT guarantee a parking space in a specific lot. If a favourite lot is full, permit holders are required to proceed to the next available lot within the authorized zone. Inquire at the Parking Office for availability of this permit type. $69.05 $828.63 Payroll Deduction
$75.96 $911.48 Non-Payroll Deduction
Core Reserved: SOLD OUT / WAIT LIST Annually from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. There are a limited number of Reserved spaces in core (orange) lots, however, there may be a waiting list for availability. The Reserved permit guarantees the permit holder a parking space in the specific lot chosen by the permit holder. Inquire at the Parking Office for availability of reserved parking in the lot of your choice. $138.95 $1667.35 Payroll Deduction
$152.85 $1834.16 Non-Payroll Deduction
OTHER FEES
Hang Tag Refundable Deposit $30.00

*Perimeter Lot - lot situated in the campus periphery.

**Reserved Parking - a limited number of reserved spaces in Core or Perimeter lots may be available to Employees and Students. Parking in a reserved section is authorized only for the vehicle(s) for which the reserved permit has been issued. Reserved permits are only valid in the lot requested. Reserved spaces cannot be 'loaned' to another person and/or vehicle. Holders of reserved permits may park in any space within the reserved section of their selected lot. Reserved permits are not oversubscribed. A premium rate is charged for this service.

***Core Lot - smaller lot situated in the campus core.

Permit Unification Coming September 2026

The current differentiation between perimeter (grey) and core permits (orange) was established more than 30 years ago and campus has grown substantially over those years. To better reflect today’s campus, starting September 1, 2026, Parking Services will be eliminating Perimeter and Core permits and replacing them with two new permit types: Employee Reserved and Employee Non-Reserved. Rates for both will be set at the correlating Perimeter pricing, with a planned rate increase of 3% in 2026.

Here’s what this means for permit holders:

Employee Non-Reserved permit holders will be able to park in any non-reserved permit space—whether it was previously a Core or Perimeter lot.

Employee Reserved permit holders will continue with no change to designated reserved spaces in their currently assigned lot.

Further communications from Parking Services will be issued to permit holders in advance of this upcoming change during the summer of 2026.