Parking fees resume

During the week of June 29, all hospitals in the Champlain region will return to paid parking for all staff, medical staff, patients, families and caregivers. CHEO will resume parking fees on July 2.

We have not charged anyone, including families and our staff, for the past three months. The decision to resume parking fees is part of the region’s overall plan to gradually and safely increase clinical services in our community. Over the coming weeks, more people will be parking on-site as they come to the hospital for care, caregiving or work. To be upfront, hospitals rely on parking revenues to pay for new equipment, programs and life-saving research.

At CHEO, our caregiver presence policy allows one person to accompany their child/youth for scheduled appointments or at the bedside.  For caregivers who are switching places to keep someone on-site at all times, we have increased the grace period from 15 to 30 minutes on ticketed parking for which there is no charge. This is not possible at parking metres (pay-and-display).  

CHEO will monitor parking closely to maximize its availability for families and caregivers. 

CHEO has designed a number of different parking options because we never want parking to be a barrier to care. Please visit our Parking page for more information, including rates and other details. As always, our social workers are available to help families in financial need explore payment options.