Purchase a Permit

2025/26 Academic Year - Fall/Winter Semester

Permits will be available to purchase on August 19th, 2025 at 9:00 am for the duration of 8 months (September 1st, 2025 - April 30th, 2026).

REMINDER: If you have outstanding parking tickets, you will not be able to buy a new permit until the tickets are paid.

If you have questions about your ticket, please contact security at security@smu.ca or 902-420-5577

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How to Register

Students, Staff and Faculty - To qualify for a parking permit, please complete the following steps:

1. You must be a registered Saint Mary’s University student, staff or faculty member.
2. You must register yourself on the Ops-Com website and enter the following information on your profile:
1. Your full name, email, address and student ID or employee ID (Your A number)
2. Your vehicle information (make, year, colour)
3. Your license plate number (ensure this is 100% correct, as your permit registers to the plate number)
3. Once you have registered your account and you have entered all necessary information, please wait 1-2 days for your account to be validated. Please be patient as we must manually verify your status as a student/staff/faculty member. When your account is validated, you will receive a confirmation email.
4. Once you receive your validation email, navigate to the “permits” tab on your Ops-Com profile. On this page, you should see the available permits and you can complete your payment online. If your account hasn’t been validated and you haven’t received a confirmation email, the permits will not show up on the “permits” tab.
5. Once your payment is completed, your permit is active. No need to display anything in the car.

Student Permits

The purchase of a general parking permit does not guarantee a spot. Parking spots are first-come, first-served. We suggest arriving early to campus to allow enough time to find a space. General permits are not valid at parking meters, pay & display spaces, in faculty designated spaces, or in the Homburg members-only spaces.

General permits are valid in all general parking spaces on campus. More information on general parking spaces can be found on our Parking Map. The cost of these permits will be prorated according to the month they are purchased. Summer permits are non-refundable and are not prorated.

If you have any questions please reach out to facilities management at facilities.management@smu.ca.

(updated rates as of August 2025)
(summer permits will be accessible on April 22nd, 2025)

Permit Type	Length	Price
Student 8-month General Permit	September 1st - April 30th	TBD
Student 4-month General Permit (Summer)	May 1st - August 31st	TBD

Students living in residence are eligible to apply for underground parking.

Staff and Faculty Permits 

General permits are valid in all general parking spaces on campus. More information on general parking spaces can be found on our Parking Map. The cost of these permits will be prorated according to the month they are purchased. 

(updated rates as of August 2025)

Permit Type	Length	Price
Staff General Permit - Yearly	September 1st - August 31st	TBD
Faculty General Permit - Yearly	September 1st - August 31st	TBD
Part-time Faculty - Yearly	September 1st - August 31st	Complimentary (employment contract required)

Part-time faculty permits must be manually approved and assigned by Facilities Management. At the start of each year, please email facilities.management@smu.ca to inquire about receiving your part-time faculty permit.

Payroll Deduction

The payroll deduction cut-off for the 2025/26 academic year is TBD. Payroll deduction will no longer be a payment option past this date.

NEW EMPLOYEES - please contact facilities.management@smu.ca to acquire a custom payroll deduction form that has been prorated based on your start date.