Parking

Benefits of the vignette

The parking sticker authorizes a person with a disability to use a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities, regardless of whether the person is a driver or passenger in the vehicle, and regardless of whether the person owns the vehicle.

In addition, in some citiesThe sticker can provide you with certain other parking benefits.

• For example, in Quebec City (on the territory of the former Quebec City), if you have a disabled parking sticker issued by the SAAQ, you can park free of charge in front of a parking meter for a period of 3 hours (or for the maximum parking time of the parking meter if it exceeds 3 hours). (Click here to read the information on the Quebec City website). It would also appear that you can park in a time-limited parking space regardless of the time limit (e.g. you can park with your sticker even if parking is only permitted between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.). Find out more!

  If, in either of these two situations, a police officer mistakenly issues a ticket when your sticker was properly attached to your vehicle's rearview mirror, do not hesitate to follow the instructions on the back of the ticket to contest this error!

  This measure never allows parking when the ban is related to street cleaning.

  The application of this measure varies from one borough to another. (For more information on the measures in the city of Montreal, you can contact theSustainable Mobility Agency Montreal).

You can find the C-4.1 regulation in click here. You can also Google it by typing "C-4.1 RRVM" or call 311.

If you happen to be ticketed by a City of Montreal parking attendant because you did not take the time to check that a sticker was hanging from your vehicle's rear view mirror, we recommend that you follow the procedure outlined in our pamphlet on transportation resources and home support (click here).

More information

For more details For more information on the conditions and procedures for obtaining this disabled parking sticker, consult :

• the website of the Quebec Automobile Insurance (SAAQ)

You can also :

• go to one of the points of service of the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec;

• call 418 643-7620 (Quebec), 514 873-7620 (Montreal) or 1-800-361-7620 (toll free).

Note: The mobile sticker is the parking sticker used in Quebec. It is not the same as in other provinces. For example, in Ontario, it is the Accessible Parking Permit (APP) which is in effect. However, in some provinces, if you already have your Quebec parking sticker, you may be able to obtain a temporary one for the duration of your stay. If you are leaving, find out more!

Article: "Parking meters: stickers go away, writing stays"

January 14, 2011. Le Nouvelliste. By Martin Francoeur.

Just because the City of Trois-Rivières has decided to remove the sticker from its parking meters indicating that parking is free for disabled permit holders does not mean the measure no longer exists.

The City of Trois-Rivières has removed the sticker from its parking meters indicating that parking is free for motorists with a disabled parking sticker issued by the SAAQ. It was reported that the presence of the wheelchair logo on a blue background was confusing to motorists, who often thought that the parking space was reserved for people with disabilities. However, the provision of free on-street and metered parking remains in effect for persons with disabilities.

Reserved parking or drop-off for paratransit in front of your home

If you are a person with a mobility impairment and the parking lot in front of your home is always occupied or it is often impossible for paratransit to pick you up in front of your home, you may need a paratransit drop-off or reserved parking sign in front of your home. Both homeowners and renters are entitled to this service. Find out more!

In Montreal, you can contact your borough by dialing 311. A technical agent will take care of your request.

Short film : Just 2 minutes

As part of their annual campaign to raise awareness of the need to respect parking spaces for people with disabilities, Moelle épinière et motricité Québec produced a short awareness film in 2010. The objective of this short film is to make the population understand the problems caused by the abusive use of reserved parking spaces.

Well designed, it does not leave anyone indifferent. We invite you to make it known in your environment, thus contributing to change mentalities.

To view this short film available on YouTube, click here.

Citizens' patrols

Since 2009, Moelle épinière et motricité Québec (MEMO-QC) has been conducting an awareness campaign for the respect of parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities. The Citizens' Patrol initiative was born from this campaign.

The idea of this patrol is to catch offenders who are illegally using reserved parking spaces and to deposit on their windshields awareness campaign flyers and civic-minded tickets (available free of charge upon request). In this way, everyone, in a group or on their own, can contribute to raising awareness of individuals who do not respect reserved parking spaces.

This year, for several months and in several regions of Quebec, MEMO-QC and its partners will form patrols and carry out shock operations in order to sensitize motorists who illegally occupy reserved parking spaces and to give them civic-minded tickets.

We invite you to participate in this awareness campaign.

Partners interested in joining us will receive the "Patroller's Kit", which will include fact sheets explaining the purpose of the reserved spaces, civic citations to be given to offending motorists, badges to identify patrollers and awareness posters.

For more information on the current campaign or to receive awareness materials, contact them by phone at 514-341-7272 or 1-800-341-7272.