Parking at Seneca Polytechnic
To accommodate flexible study and work schedules, Seneca has various payment options for those who drive to campus daily, weekly or less frequently.

Parking Offerings

Prices are updated each Fall term

Park With Confidence — Know Before You Park

Before choosing a parking option, please read these rules carefully. These guidelines help ensure your parking is valid and hassle‑free:
  • Parking is available between 6 a.m. and midnight unless overnight permission is approved.
  • Semester and Weekly permits are designed for general parking lots and are not valid in short‑term areas (such as Newnham Lots 2 and 10)
  • You may register multiple vehicles on one permit, but you may not park more than one vehicle on campus in any given day.  
  • Parking is first‑come, first‑served, so availability can vary by time of day
  • Seneca uses license plate recognition (LPR) — your plate must be entered correctly for your parking to be recognized
  • Parking at the Seneca@York location is managed by York University.  Seneca permits are not valid there.

Choosing the Right Parking Option

 

Most students choose one of the first three options below.

If you usually park…
Choose this option
Typical price*
How payment works
Important to know
Most days for most of the term
$329 per term
One payment for the term
 Set it and forget it (no daily action needed)
Most days of the week, but only for a few weeks
$19 per week
Automatically billed weekly (Sun–Sat)
Cancel by Wednesday night for the following week
Once or twice a week
Starting at $130 (15‑pack)
Pay per day used from a prepaid bundle
Requires redeeming a day in the HONK app each day you park.
Expires 1 year from purchase
Just today
$11 per day or $4/hour
Pay by phone using the HONK app
Valid 6 a.m.–11:59 p.m
Evenings or weekends
$5.25 flat rate
Pay by phone using the HONK app
Valid after 4 p.m. weekdays and weekends
 All Seneca permits are valid in general access lots only.  They are not applicable to Short Term parking lots #2 and CITE at Newnham Campus.

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Information

EV charging locations can be found at:

  • King Campus — Parking Lot F (14 Level 2 chargers)
  • Newnham Campus — Parking structure (Ten Level 2 chargers), CITE Parking Lot (two Level 2 chargers), Short-Term Parking Lot (eight Level 2 chargers and two Level 3 chargers)

Seneca students and employees can apply for a discounted rate for their EV charging by adding the connection "Subscribers-Seneca" in their Chargepoint app

Carpool Information

If you regularly share rides to campus, carpool parking permits are available.
The cost of a Semester (Term) Permit is split between registered carpool members, reducing the price per person.

  • Available as a shared Semester (Term) Permit
  • All carpool members must be registered
  • Only one vehicle may be parked on campus at a time

Parking Questions?

Contact Seneca Parking at parking@senecapolytechnic.ca.