Ottawa Winter Parking Restrictions 2025 Dates. City of ottawa bylaw officers handed out 2,950 tickets to drivers who ignored the winter weather parking ban during thursday’s snowstorm. As ottawa gets hit with its second major snowfall in the past five days, the city has implemented a winter parking ban.

Winter parking restrictions are in effect between december 1 and march 31 st, in order to ensure streets remain passable for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. These parking restrictions also facilitate snow clearing on residential streets.