The smarter alternative to parking patrols. We install compliant signs on your private lot, you call us when a vehicle breaks the rules, and we tow. No monthly retainer. You decide when enforcement happens.
Most property owners in Ottawa do not actually need a patrol on their lot. They need a way to get an unauthorized vehicle gone when one shows up. Ottawa Parking Enforcement replaces traditional parking lot patrols with a sign-and-call model that costs less and works on your schedule.
Signs go up once. They post the rules and meet Ontario private property requirements for towing. After that, when a vehicle ignores the rules and you want it gone, you call. A flatbed or wheel lift unit arrives and tows it. Every removal is photographed and documented.
This is not a drive-by patrol. There is no schedule of visits, no officer walking your lot, no monthly minimum. The work happens when you call. That keeps your costs predictable and puts enforcement on your decision, not a contract clock.
The pace is set by your property. A small Greenboro condo lot might call us once a month. A Bayshore plaza with constant turnover might call several times a week during busy seasons. The model handles both the same way.
From first call to first tow available, most properties are fully set up within a week.
Most arrangements in Ottawa are month to month with no lock-in. Many Merivale retail clients see most of their calls cluster around the holidays. Many Findlay Creek condo boards only call a few times a year. The model scales to whatever the lot actually needs.
A patrol drives through your lot whether or not anything is happening. You pay for time, not outcomes. Most of that time, nothing is wrong. When something is wrong, you still need to call someone to actually do something about it.
The signs are what change driver behaviour. A clearly posted "private property, tow away zone" sign with a phone number does the deterrent work that a patrol used to do. When a driver ignores it anyway, the tow takes care of the rest.
We cover the greater Ottawa area daily. Common service zones include Downtown Ottawa office lots, Merivale Road plazas, Bayshore retail, Orleans condo complexes, and Nepean shopping centres. We also serve airport area hotels and the Gloucester industrial parks.
If your property sits anywhere across the Ottawa-Gatineau area, we can set it up. Coverage is broad and dispatch is fast across the city.
Signs set the rules. The call activates the enforcement. The tow handles the rest. All three pieces work together.
This page sits under our broader property management service in Ottawa. Most clients pair signage with signage installation at setup and abandoned vehicle removal when a long-term offender needs to go.
Winter changes the call pattern. Cars get buried, plates get hidden, plows reshape the lot weekly. Buried abandoned cars are common after January storms in places like Riverside and Gloucester. The model still works: you spot the problem, you call, we remove it before the next storm freezes it in place.
Book a site walk. We install the signs, you keep the number on file.
(613) 362-3362Office at 1440 Prince of Wales Dr., Ottawa.
