🅿️ Parking in Halifax
Public parking lots, pay stations, accessible spaces, and parking rules across HRM. Data via Halifax Open Data.
Downtown Parking Lots
HRM Open Data →
Street Parking Rules
🕐 Pay stations operate Mon–Sat, 8am–6pm in most downtown zones.
Snow emergency parking ban: All on-street parking may be banned during declared snow emergencies. Check Halifax 311 or local radio.
Accessible parking: Blue zone spaces require a valid APS permit. Permits from Access NS: Apply here.
🚗 30-minute free zones available at some locations — check signage carefully.
📱 PayByPhone app available for mobile parking payments. Zone numbers on meter posts.
📞 Parking enforcement: 902-490-4000
Park & Ride

Avoid downtown parking — ride transit instead!

🚌 Lacewood Terminal — Park free and take buses 52/53 downtown
🚌 Mumford Terminal — Routes to downtown, hospitals, universities
🚌 Bridge Terminal (Dartmouth) — Bus/ferry connections
🚌 Burnside (Dartmouth) — Routes 23, 52 connecting to downtown
Open Data Source
Parking location data sourced from the Halifax Regional Municipality Open Data portal under the Open Government Licence.

🔗 Public Parking Dataset — HRM ArcGIS
📊 Contains accessible parking spots, pay station locations, and parking zones across HRM.