Other Parking Permits

Commercial permits are sold on a monthly or annual basis and are available to commercial companies who conduct business on campus. It entitles the user to access any of the non-reserved spaces in any gated lot, at any meter or Pay and Display area, and 30 minutes in loading zones. Commercial firms may also use the parking facilities assigned to visitors (i.e. visitor lots, meters) and pay the stated rate.

The sale of a commercial permit must be approved in advance by both the FM Project Manager and the Manager, Parking Services.

Commercial permits must be purchased in person at the Parking Office.

Contractor permits are sold on a monthly or annual basis and are available for purchase by employees of companies conducting business on campus (eg; construction workers).  Special parking areas are assigned to contractors by Western Parking Services. Contractors are prohibited from parking in all other areas.

Contractor permits must be purchased in person at the   Parking Office.

• A parking permit is required for all vehicles parking on campus. 
• Parking for contractors is only available in areas designated by Parking Services. Althouse/Ontario Student, Bayfield Hall, Huron Flats, Medway, Springett Staff, Westminster and West Campus parking lots are currently available for contractor parking.
• Laydown areas are not to be used for contractor parking.  If contractors are permitted to park in laydown areas (advance approvals required from both Parking Services and FM Project Manager), a permit will still need to be purchased.
• Supervisor parking may be allowed closer to the project site, with Western approval.  A commercial permit can be purchased and issued for these areas. ​These permits are typically limited to a maximum of 2 per contractor. Exceptions may be made if a company has multiple, active job sites on campus.  
• Contractor vehicles cannot park in designated Western service vehicle spaces regardless of the type of parking permit held.  Service vehicle spaces are for marked Western service vehicles only.

General Service Vehicle (GSV) permits are available, with departmental approval, to facilitate deliveries and allow service access to university buildings.  

In order to obtain a General Service Vehicle (GSV) permit, drivers must have a valid parking permit for the current academic year.

All passes are issued electronically and linked to valid paid permits. Passes will not be issued to vehicles without a permit. Commercial vehicles requiring General Service Vehicle (GSV) passes will require commercial hang tags.

Employee and Commercial vehicles using General Service Vehicle (GSV) permits MUST also display a valid paid Western parking hang tag.

*All zones are monitored regularly by Parking enforcement staff.

As a guideline, Parking Services asks that General Service Vehicle (GSV) permits only be requested for individuals who require frequent access to these service/restricted areas.

Please note: Abuse of these permits affects the functionality of these areas and disrupts timely servicing of equipment, removal of garbage and delivery of material. In order to prevent such disruptions, Parking Services reserves the right to withdraw permits that are used improperly.

REQUEST FORM - GENERAL SERVICE VEHICLE PERMITS

Print off the request form then send completed form to: wparking@uwo.ca

Service Vehicle Permits otherwise known as Emergency Service Vehicle parking permits are set up by a Department of Western ahead of time. Please contact wparking@uwo.ca for more information.

With an Emergency Service Vehicle Permit, you can park within any Non-Reserved parking spot throughout Western Campus and utilize the Service Emergency signed reserved parking spots.