You can pay your parking ticket in person at the By-Law Enforcement Department office. The office is on the second floor of the Cornwall Civic Complex at 100 Water St E. It is open during regular business hours.
Pay a Ticket
A ticket is a fine issued when a City by-law or regulation has been violated. If you receive a ticket in Cornwall, you have several ways to pay it. Please note that if you pay by credit card in person or online, a surcharge will apply.
Failure to act on a Penalty Notice will result in additional administrative fees owing to the City of Cornwall. If it is a Parking Penalty Notice, it may also result in the denial of your Ontario licence plate renewal and additional costs owing to the Province of Ontario. For all other Penalty Notices, the amount may be collected in the same manner as municipal taxes and/or sent to collections. Payment must be received on or before the applicable due date.
There are three yellow deposit boxes where you can drop your parking ticket payment. The boxes are located at:
- 340 Pitt St – Cornwall Community Police Service headquarters
- 100 Water St E – Civic Complex, west side of the front entrance at the bottom of the stairs
- 342 Montreal Rd – in front of the parking lot
Pay by mail using a cheque or money order payable to the City of Cornwall, and write the Penalty Notice number on the front. Place your payment in an envelope with sufficient postage and mail it to the address below. Please allow enough time for delivery, as payments must be received by the due date to avoid late fees. Do not send cash by mail.
Send payment to:
The City of Cornwall
By-Law Division
100 Water Street East, 2nd Floor
Cornwall, ON K6H 6G4
To ask about unpaid parking tickets or get general information about outstanding fines, please contact the By-law Department at 613-930-2787 ext. 2225.
Plate denial for unpaid tickets
Plate denial is a way for the City to collect unpaid parking tickets. Provincial rules allow municipalities to ask the Ministry of Transportation not to issue a licence plate to anyone with outstanding parking fines. If that happens, a $25.00 fee is added to each unpaid ticket, on top of the original fines and fees.
Dispute a ticket
A ticket can be disputed if you believe it was issued in error or if there are valid reasons to challenge it. If you choose to dispute a ticket in Cornwall, you must follow the established process through the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS).
Parking offenses and fines
Parking tickets can be costly and frustrating. You can avoid them by understanding the most common parking offences and how much each one costs.
|
Offence |
Fine |
|
Parked at an expired meter |
$25 |
|
Parked within 1.5 m of a driveway |
$85 |
|
Improperly parked - more than 15 cm from curb - one-way street |
$30 |
|
Improperly parked - wrong angle |
$30 |
|
Parked in excess of posted time limits |
$25 |
|
Parked in excess of time limits - loading zone |
$30 |
|
Parked at meter - excess of time limits |
$25 |
|
Parked more than 12 hours - attendant lots |
$30 |
|
Parked where prohibited obstructing driveway or laneway |
$75 |
|
Parked where prohibited within 3 meters of a hydrant. |
$30 |
|
Parked where prohibited within 9 meters of an intersection |
$70 |
|
Parked excess of 24 hours |
$30 |
|
Displaying vehicle for sale on street |
$30 |
|
Parked where prohibited by sign |
$70 |
|
Parked on street - 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. - Nov. 15 to March 31 |
$30 |
|
Unauthorized parking on private or public property |
$30 |
|
Parked in public laneway |
$30 |
|
Parked - interfering with maintenance |
$30 |
|
Parked on left side on a one-way street |
$30 |
|
Improperly parked in a parking lot |
$30 |
|
Improperly parked on street |
$30 |
|
Parked in accessible parking zone |
$300 |
|
Parked in accessible parking zone in excess of time limit |
$50 |
|
Improperly parked on a one-way highway or too far from edge of roadway |
$30 |
|
Parked on boulevard |
$30 |
|
Obstructing snow removal |
$50 |
|
Obstructing highway clearing |
$30 |
|
Parked heavy vehicle overnight in a residential area |
$30 |
|
Parked in commercial vehicle loading zone |
$30 |
|
Parked in bus stop |
$30 |
|
Parked obstructing driveway or laneway |
$75 |
|
Stopped where prohibited on or over sidewalk |
$40 |
|
Stopped where prohibited within an intersection or pedestrian crossover |
$40 |
|
Stopped where prohibited and impeding flow of traffic |
$40 |
|
Stopped where prohibited alongside stopped or parked vehicle |
$40 |
|
Stopped in bus stop where prohibited |
$35 |
|
Stopped in school bus loading zone |
$80 |
|
Stopped where prohibited by sign |
$105 |
|
Improperly parked on a two-way highway and more than 15 cm from curb |
$30 |
|
Improperly parked on a two-way highway and too far from edge of roadway |
$30 |
|
Parked in a fire lane |
$105 |
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