Parking Safety & Compliance | Calgary Parking
Through proactive measures and advanced technologies, our parking safety and compliance officers respond to reports of illegally parked vehicles, focusing on high-traffic areas during peak times such as school pick-up and drop-off times, rush hours and special events.
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Parking safety
Park responsibly, put safety over convenience and do your part to improve traffic flow.
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Education over enforcement
Make informed decisions and avoid parking tickets or getting your vehicle towed.
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Community outreach
We are here to support your community parking needs through our outreach programs.
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Festivals and events
We support major events so you can connect with the people, places and activities you care about.
Report illegally parked vehicles
When you report unsafe parking, you protect public safety, provide access to emergency vehicles, and keep roadways clear for pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers. Your call makes a difference!
Simplifying enforcement
Our Parking Safety and Compliance Officers can give tickets for parking offenses within Calgary city limits, as described in:
Enforcement involves:
- Responding to calls about illegally parked cars
- Patrolling high congestion areas and during busy times like rush hour, schools, or special events
- Automatic enforcement through photo enforcement vehicles with license plate recognition technology and ParkPlus system reports
- Photo enforcement and digitization of parking sessions and permits allows for an efficient process.
The ParkPlus System features photo enforcement and digital management of parking sessions and permits — simplifying enforcement.
How photo enforcement works:
- Photo enforcement vehicles regularly patrol parking areas. They capture time and location-stamped photos of parked vehicles.
- The ParkPlus system compares these photos to payment records to validate payments, and licence plate registration for membership parking, permits and contracts. It marks “potential violations” where it can’t find a match.
- A Bylaw Officer reviews the “potential violation” in detail.
- If the violation is confirmed, a parking ticket is printed and mailed with the photo evidence to the last known registered owner of the vehicle.
Parking, safety and compliance hours
Daily hours
Mon – Fri: 6 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Sat & Sun: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
To report an illegally parked vehicle, please call 403-537-7000, option 3
Holiday hours 2025
| Holiday | Date | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Wednesday, January 01 | 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Family Day | Monday, Febuary 17 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 18 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 20 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 21 | Regular Hours |
| Victoria Day | Monday, May 19 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Canada Day | Tuesday, July 01 | 8 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. |
| Heritage Day | Monday, August 4 | 8 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. |
| Labour Day | Monday, September 1 | 8 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. |
| National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Tuesday, September 30 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Thanksgiving | Monday, October 13 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Remembrance Day | Tuesday, November 11 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| December 21-23 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. | |
| Christmas Eve | Wednesday, December 24 | 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Christmas Day | Thursday, December 25 | Closed |
| Boxing Day | Friday, December 26 | 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| December 27-30 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. | |
| New Year's Eve | Wednesday, December 31 | 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| New Years Day | Thursday, January 1 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| January 2-3 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
