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title: "Ottawa begins replacing parking machines with 660 new Pay-by-Plate kiosks starting November 2"
description: "Installation begins Monday at city-managed lots, with on-street meters to follow through spring 2027. The new kiosks take debit tap, credit tap, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and require a plate number instead of a dashboard receipt."
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last_updated: "2026-10-30T23:53:33.270Z"
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The City of Ottawa will begin installing 660 new Pay-by-Plate parking kiosks on November 2, CTV Ottawa reported on October 30, replacing the machines that now print dashboard receipts.

City-managed lots are first in the rollout, CTV reports. On-street meters follow through spring 2027. The full installation takes up to five months.

## How the new kiosks work

The new kiosks work differently from the old ones. Drivers enter their licence plate number at the kiosk instead of printing a receipt to display on the dashboard. Parking enforcement officers look up the plate rather than checking for a receipt in the window. There is no paper receipt from the new machines.

The kiosks add new payment options, CTV reports: debit tap, credit tap, Apple Pay and Google Pay, alongside coins. The Pay-by-Phone app continues to work as it does now.

There are no changes to parking rates or hours, CTV reports.

## Who is affected and when

The rollout starts November 2 with city-managed lots. On-street meters across Ottawa follow through spring 2027. Residents who park at these locations will see the new machines once installation reaches their spot. A driver arriving at a newly installed kiosk will need to enter their plate number instead of the old step of printing a receipt for the dashboard.

The CTV article does not name which specific lots or streets will have the machines first, or give a more precise order for the on-street rollout. The City's parking pages at ottawa.ca are the place to check for updates on which locations have switched to the new machines.

The Pay-by-Phone app, which lets drivers pay from their phone without going to a kiosk, continues to work through the transition and after it. Drivers who use that app do not need to change how they pay. The CTV article does not give the app's name or a download link.

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