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Employee Parking Permits

Permit Unification Coming September 2026

The current differentiation between perimeter (grey) and core permits (orange) was established more than 30 years ago and campus has grown substantially over those years. To better reflect today’s campus, starting September 1, 2026, Parking Services will be eliminating Perimeter and Core permits and replacing them with two new permit types: Employee Reserved and Employee Non-Reserved. Rates for both will be set at the correlating Perimeter pricing, with a planned rate increase of 3% in 2026.

Here’s what this means for permit holders:

Employee Non-Reserved permit holders will be able to park in any non-reserved permit space—whether it was previously a Core or Perimeter lot.

Employee Reserved permit holders will continue with no change to designated reserved spaces in their currently assigned lot.

Further communications from Parking Services will be issued to permit holders in advance of this upcoming change during the summer of 2026.

Western Employee parking has several different types of parking permits that provide access to many parking lots across campus. Below you can find the specific details for each.

Perimeter Non-Reserved (PNR)	Monthly	Annual
The most economically priced parking permit, allows 24 hour access to the grey and green parking lots. Spaces are available on a first come first served basis. The Non-Reserved permit does NOT guarantee a parking space in a specific lot. If a favourite lot is full, permit holders are required to proceed to the next available lot within the authorized zone.	$63.05	$765.57	Payroll Deduction
	$70.74	$848.82	Non-Payroll Deduction

Perimeter Reserved (PR)	Monthly	Annual
Annually from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. There are a limited number of Reserved spaces in perimeter (grey) lots, however, there may be a waiting list for availability. The Reserved permit guarantees the permit holder a parking space in the specific lot chosen by the permit holder. Inquire at the Parking Office for availability of reserved parking in the lot of your choice.	$127.64	$1531.67	Payroll Deduction
	$143.21	$1718.53	Non-Payroll Deduction

*Core Non-Reserved: SOLD OUT / WAIT LIST* (CNR)**	Monthly	Annual
Annually from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. This permit sells out quickly and allows 24 hour access to the orange, grey and green parking lots. Spaces are available on a first come first served basis. The Non-Reserved permit does NOT guarantee a parking space in a specific lot. If a favourite lot is full, permit holders are required to proceed to the next available lot within the authorized zone. Inquire at the Parking Office for availability of this permit type.	$69.05	$828.63	Payroll Deduction
	$75.96	$911.48	Non-Payroll Deduction

Core Reserved: SOLD OUT / WAIT LIST (CR)	Monthly	Annual
Annually from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. There are a limited number of Reserved spaces in core (orange) lots, however, there may be a waiting list for availability. The Reserved permit guarantees the permit holder a parking space in the specific lot chosen by the permit holder. Inquire at the Parking Office for availability of reserved parking in the lot of your choice.	$138.95	$1667.35	Payroll Deduction
	$152.85	$1834.16	Non-Payroll Deduction

*Perimeter Lot - lot situated in the campus periphery.

**Reserved Parking - a limited number of reserved spaces in Core or Perimeter lots may be available to Employees and Students. Parking in a reserved section is authorized only for the vehicle(s) for which the reserved permit has been issued. Reserved permits are only valid in the lot requested. Reserved spaces cannot be 'loaned' to another person and/or vehicle. Holders of reserved permits may park in any space within the reserved section of their selected lot. Reserved permits are not oversubscribed. A premium rate is charged for this service.

***Core Lot - smaller lot situated in the campus core.

Permit Types

Perimeter Parking (Grey Lots)
Non-reserved and reserved options available in outer campus lots.
Core Parking (Orange Lots)
Non-reserved and reserved options available closer to campus core.

Payment Options

Payroll Deduction
Monthly payments deducted from payroll; continuous permits remain active until cancelled.
Non-Payroll Payment
Monthly, term, or annual permits paid online through the portal.

Permit Durations

Monthly – select a start date, valid until the end of that month.
Term – available for multi-month periods.
Academic Year – September to April.
Annual – full-year access (September to August).

Important Information

Permits are valid until the end of the selected period.
Availability may be limited for certain permit types.
Vehicles must be linked to an active permit to utilize parking on Western.

All Employee parkings permits can park in both Grey Employee Non-Reserved parking lots and Green Student Non-Reserved parking spaces. Please see the below table for more information on Employee Parking lots:

Employee Perimeter Lots:

Parking Lot	Location
Althouse Faculty of Education Employee (H)	West of Althouse Faculty of Education Building.
Chemistry (Q)	Northeast of Chemistry Building.
Elborn College (X)	Split into two areas, south of Richard Ivey Building or South of Elborn College.
Springett Employee (I)	Inbetween Springett Student and Springett P&D parking lots.
South Valley (P)	North of Western Student Recreation Centre.
Support Services Overflow (Z)	Inbetween Beaver Hall and Saugeen-Maitland.

Employee Core Lots:

Parking Lot	Location
Lambton (L)	South Of Lambton building, right off of Wellington Drive.
Lower Support Services (K) Reserved	West of Support Service Building, left off of Wellington Drive.
Middlesex (G)	North of Middlesex College, off of Perth Drive.
Siebens (W) Reserved	Eeast of Western Road, Wellington Drive.
Social Science (J) Reserved	East of Western Road, right off of Elgin Road adjacent to Social Science buidling.
Talbot (F)	North of Tennis Courts, right off of Lambton Drive.
Upper Heating (E) Reserved	North East of Alumni Hall, right off of Lamton Drive.
Visual Arts (Y)	Between WIRB and Visual Arts Building, right off of Perth Drive.

*Some Non-Reserved parking lots have Reserved parking signs within them.

**Core Reserved parking permit holders are able to park in all Non-Reserved Core, Perimeter and Student parking lots.

Payroll Deduction Permits

Employees who get paid monthly can have their Payroll Deduction parking permit be deactivated before the 10th day of a current month. Doing so will not have the monthly charge applied taken at the end of the current month.
Employees who get paid on a bi-weekly or weekly timeframe must have their Payroll Deduction parking permit deactivated before the start of the month they no don't want their parking permit active for.
To deactivate a parking permit, please email us with the request to either deactivate your parking permit immediately upon request or at the end of the current parking month.

Non-Payroll Deduction Permits

Employees who have paid for multiple months in advance can always return their parking permits early to the parking office to receive a refund.
Refunds will be calculated based on each month that was paid for and has not started yet. For each month that has not started yet, the monthly cost will be refunded.
If the permit was purchased online through the parking portal, please email us with the first four and last four numbers of the card used to purchase the permit, we will find the transaction and refund the appropriate amount.
If the permit was purchased in person at the Parking Services Office, please come into the parking office anytime during our business hours with the card/method used to purchase it. We will be able to process the refund in the same way it was purchased.
The parking permit hang tag can be returned to the Parking Services Office at any time to receive the $30 AVI Hang Tag deposit back.
All in person refunds at the Parking Services Office require physical photo identification to be processed.