Restrictions & Enforcement

  • Campus parking guidelines are enforced campus wide all year round, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. All parking on campus is pay parking only. The RCMP enforces the Motor Vehicle Act on campus in cooperation with Security and Parking Services.
  • Staff, faculty, residents, commuters, service vehicles, and all visitors to TWU must purchase parking.
  • Certain parking spaces at the University are designated Reserved Parking and are intended for the use for which they are reserved (i.e., fire lane, resident staff reserved spaces, the Robson Hall Underground Lot, Community Life, Student Life, resident lots, etc.). Parking in a reserved spot is subject to a mandatory non-appealable fine.
  • No parking is permitted on roadways nor is driving on the sidewalks or grass for any reason (with the exception of authorized service vehicles). Parking is allowed in marked spaces only and in those areas authorizing specific permits.
  • Maximum speed in parking lot areas is  15 km/h. Elsewhere on campus, it is  30 km/h.
  • Making a delivery, lack of convenient parking spaces, being late for class, appointments, exams, etc. are not considered to be valid excuses for violation of any parking guideline.
  • No parking is permitted in a fire lane ($100 fine for violation; non-appealable).
  • No parking in designated accessible parking spaces without a valid permit. ($100 fine for violation; non-appealable).
  • No parking is permitted in the Robson Hall Underground Lot or reserved resident parking unless you are displaying the correct permit $100 fine for violation; non-appealable.
  • Security reserves the right to tow any vehicle obstructing the flow of traffic, obstructing a marked construction or work zone, causing a noise disturbance, or occupying a reserved space without authority. 
    No overnight parking is permitted (except by residents with R permits and commuters with C permits who purchased a valid 24-hour dispenser ticket).
  • Summer storage of vehicles is not permitted.
  • No parking of any uninsured vehicle is permitted on campus.
  • No living or camping in any vehicle on campus is permitted $100 fine for violation; non-appealable).
  • Any vehicle parked in contravention of the Parking Guidelines may be removed at the risk and expense of the owner/operator.
  • Notes left in vehicles will NOT be considered in lieu of paying for parking. 

Violations

If You Receive a Parking Violation:

  • Any violation ticket issued to your vehicle is your responsibility to pay.
  • A violation ticket issued for parking in a fire lane or an Accessibility Spot is a mandatory $100 non-appealable fine.
  • A violation ticket issued for parking in the Robson Hall Underground Lot and not having the required RU permit is a mandatory $100 nonappealable fine.
  • A violation ticket issued for living or camping in your vehicle on campus is a mandatory $100 non-appealable fine.
  • Resident lots are 24-hour reserved lots and are subject to a $100 non-appealable fine.
  • A Motor Vehicle Search to determine ownership of a vehicle will incur a search fee of $25 and will be charged in addition to the fine amount.
  • A wheel lock may be applied for multiple violations or other infractions and will incur a mandatory release fee of $200.