To safely and effectively clear snow from streets, the City of St. John’s prohibits parking on streets by area, time of day, and/or dependent on operational requirements through the following bans.

Any vehicle that violates the winter restrictions regardless of the conditions, or impedes snow clearing/removal operations, may be ticketed and/or towed.

Overnight Parking Bans

The following Overnight Parking Bans for 2025 are in place from Friday, January 3 until Saturday, April 12. The Deputy City Manager of Public Works has the authority to modify the parking ban dates if deemed necessary.

• Downtown Business District: A parking ban is in place between 4 to 6 a.m. on Water Street (from Waldegrave Street to Prescott Street) and Duckworth Street (from New Gower Street to Cochrane Street).
• Outside the Downtown: The overnight winter parking ban for streets outside the downtown area is in place daily between 12:30 and 7:30 a.m.

No Parking Route

From December 1 to March 31, parking is prohibited 24-hours a day on streets designated as ‘No Parking Route.’ All impacted streets have signage in place and are listed on our website. These bans are in place so ice control and snow clearing equipment can safely service the streets. Enforcement is 24 hours a day regardless of snow and street conditions.

Weather-Related Parking Ban

The Weather-Related Parking Ban will be implemented on roads outside the downtown area during or following adverse weather events. The purpose of the ban is to keep roads free of parked vehicles so that crews can quickly and safely clear snow. Once declared, the ban will be in place for 24-hours a day until it is lifted.

Residents can subscribe to receive emails stating when the parking ban will come into effect, and when it will be lifted.

Downtown Snow Removal

Throughout the winter, parking restrictions will take place in the designated downtown area to facilitate snow removal. Parking will be banned from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the streets that are scheduled for snow removal.

We announce streets that are scheduled for overnight snow removal by 3 p.m. on the day the removal will take place. To find out if your street is scheduled for overnight removal, you can:

• Subscribe for our downtown snow removal email list
• View a map of scheduled streets
• Call Access St. John’s at 311 or 709-754-CITY (2489)
• Check for signs placed in snowbanks at the ends of streets

For more detailed information about the above parking bans, visit our Winter Parking page.

Winter Parking