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Parking

If you are a current annual/yearly parking pass holder, no action is required.

Semester and annual passes – New users

  • You're required to register online through the Interactive Parking Access Subscriber System (IPASS).
  • Use your student (ontariotechu.net) email address when registering.
  • You must ensure the activation date on your IPASS application indicates May 1, 2025.
  • Payment can be made through the IPASS registration website using a credit card or pre-authorized payment.
  • After completing the registration, you'll receive an email confirmation within 24 to 48 hours.

In the instance of a disapproval email, please resubmit your parking request making the appropriate correction (e.g. institutional email, correct banking information) or choosing a different lot.

You should pick up your access card or hang tag prior to Thursday, May 1 at the Parking Office—located in the Gordon Willey building, north Oshawa campus location. The office is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Initial access cards will be provided at no charge; replacement cards can be requested for $25.

Current permit holder (gated and hang-tag lots) - spring/summer semester passes - north Oshawa campus

  • Existing permit holders can obtain a spring/summer semester pass through IPASS and enter the existing access card number for continued use upon approval. For hang-tag permits, visit the Parking Office with your existing hang tag between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday to have a new permit sticker applied to the hang-tag. Otherwise, the winter semester permits expires Wednesday, April 30.
  • You must ensure the activation date on the IPASS application indicates May 1, 2025.

Daily parking

  • Daily parking is available in two types of lots: Pay and display, or gated lots.
  • The cost for daily parking is $5 per hour with a maximum of $18 per day.
  • Tap debit and credit card payments are available at exit gates.
  • Pay stations—which accept cash, coins, debit and credit cards—are located in the Founders 2 lot (south-east corner) and Commencement lot at the north Oshawa campus location.

Student lots and rates

All rates are for the spring/summer semester.

  • Ball Diamond: $300
  • Charles Hall (downtown Oshawa campus): $350
  • Commencement: $325
  • Founders 2: $325
  • Founders 4 (Campus Ice Centre): $300
  • Founders 5 (north Campus Ice Centre): $200
  • Simcoe Village: $325

Downtown Oshawa campus location parking

If you require parking in downtown Oshawa, you are encouraged to register for Charles Hall—however, limited parking passes will be available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. As an alternative, view the City of Oshawa website for additional parking options.

Please note: All university parking is managed by third party providers. The purchasing process will depend on your lot location and availability. Once a parking lot is full, please select another option if available based on location. A waitlist will be created based on the time of registration and the selected tariff.

For questions specific to the IPASS registration website, review their FAQS or submit a question. IPASS will respond to all queries submitted through the form within 24 to 48 working hours.

For general inquiries, contact the Parking Office at parking@dc-ot.ca.

Sincerely,

Parking Services
Ontario Tech University
parking@dc-ot.ca

Registration for Spring/Summer 2025 parking permits is open. If you need to extend your Winter semester permit to cover the Spring/Summer semester (May to August 2025), follow the instructions below.

Note: If you have already purchased an annual parking permit valid for the period of September 2024 to August 2025, no action is required.

Extending your existing Winter semester permit

If you already have a Winter semester permit (valid January through April 2025), you can extend it to cover the Spring/Summer semester (valid May to August 2025) by registering and paying for it on the Interactive Parking Access Subscriber System (IPASS) website.

If you don’t extend your Winter-semester permit, your parking access card or hang tag will expire after Wednesday, April 30.

Purchasing a new semester permit

If you don’t already have a semester or annual parking permit, use the IPASS website to register and pay for your Spring/Summer-semester (May to August 2025) permit online.

Please ensure the IPASS application indicates May 1, 2025 as the activation date.

Pay-As-U-Go (PAUG) option

  • Register for this option on the IPASS website using a credit card. You will receive an access card to park in a designated gated lot. 
  • Charge per day is $12 and allows the user to exit and re-enter the lot (in-and-out privilege) with no additional charge during a single 24-hour calendar day (12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.).
  • Charges on the registered credit card will be applied at the end of each month; you will receive a monthly email statement.
  • Available only for Founders Lot 2 and Commencement Lot.

General notes on registration

  • Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • You must use your ontariotechu.ca email address to register.
  • Use the IPASS registration website to pay for your parking permit. You can choose to pay in full, or set up equal monthly payments through a credit card or a pre-authorized payment method.
  • After completing the registration, you will receive an email response from IPASS within 48 hours indicating:
    • Approval, with follow-up instructions.
    • Declined registration due to:
      • Non-institutional email on application; or
      • Incorrect credit card or banking information; or
      • Full lot.
  • If declined registration is due to:
    • Use of non-institutional email or incorrect credit card/banking information: Reapply on the IPASS registration website with the appropriate correction.
    • Full lot: Forward email indicating declined registration to the Parking Services office for review, with a request to be placed in the next available lot.  

Access cards and hang tags

  • Those with parking access cards can input the card number while registering. This card will be activated upon IPASS approval. No further action will be required.
  • Those without parking access cards will receive one at no charge. You can request a replacement card for $25.
  • Pick up your access card or hang tag prior to Thursday, May 1 at the Parking Services office in the Gordon Willey Building at the north Oshawa campus, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Daily parking

  • Pay-and-display daily parking is available in the Commencement Lot, and Founders Lots 2, 3 and 4 at the north Oshawa campus.
  • Fee: $5 per hour ($18 daily maximum)
  • Tap debit and credit card payment is available at exit gates.
  • Pay stations in the above-mentioned lots accept cash, coins, debit and credit cards.

Contact

Campus

Lot

Semester rate

North Oshawa

Founders Lot 1 *Waitlist only

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Founders Lot 2

$325

Founders Lot 4 (Campus Ice Centre)

$300

Founders Lot 5 (north Campus Ice Centre Lot)

$200

Commencement Lot

$325

Simcoe Village Lot

$325

Downtown Oshawa

Charles Hall

$350
  • Daily parking is available in two types of lots –Pay & Display or gated lots.
  • The cost for daily parking is $5 per hour with a maximum of $18 per day.
  • Tap debit and credit card payment is now available at exit gates.
  • Pay Stations accept cash, coins, debit and credit cards and are located in the Founders 2 lot (south-east corner), and Commencement lot at the Oshawa campus.

Help and contact

Planning a campus visit?

View the campus map to locate our parking lots.

Need help on campus?

Customer support is available 24/7 by pressing the assistance button located at each parking gate and pay station. 

Parking Services office hours:

  • Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location:

Gordon Willey Building
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario  L1G 0C5
905.721.8668 ext. 2145
parking@dc-uoit.ca