Student Permits

UBC Okanagan offers two types of permits to the student community:

Commuting student permits

For students enrolled in UBC credit courses not living in a UBC residence.

Resident student permits

For students enrolled in UBC credit courses living in a UBC residence.

Permit Demand

  • Parking is in extremely high-demand September–April.
  • Student permits are sold through a waitlist system.
  • Parking permit allocations are subject to availability.
  • High-demand parking lots include: B, E, F, R (Resident only) and S
  • Parking lots with greater availability include: G, H, J and W

Conditions

  • To purchase parking, you must be actively enrolled in a UBC Credit course.
  • You parking account must include accurate, current, and complete information, including: 
    • full name, address, telephone number, email address, vehicle information (make and government issued license plate number of any and all vehicles to be registered under the permit).
  • Up to 5 vehicles can be registered to a parking permit.  Only 1 vehicle is authorized to park on campus at any given time.
  • All outstanding violations must be paid prior to purchasing a parking permit.
  • Paid parking is in effect year round including holidays and weekends.

Commuting student permits

Fall/Winter Permits

Offered through a waitlist system. Permits may be purchased for:

Fall + Winter Semester
September–April (2 terms)
Lot I: $ 516
Lot H: $600
Lot B, J: $684
Lot E, F, G, S, W: $768
Waitlist placement tentatively opens August 2 via UBC Parking account

waitlists and Purchasing

Before the waitlist open date

  • Create or login to your UBC Parking account with your UBC CWL.
  • Make sure your vehicle and payment and contact details are up to date.

Once waitlists are open

  • Login to your UBC Parking account.
  • Select “Add/Edit Waitlist”
  • Only lots available for waitlist placement will be displayed.
  • If you do not see your preferred lot, that means waitlist capacity is full.
  • You can add your name to the waitlists for up to four lots.

Once permits are offered

  • Permits are awarded based on your waitlist placement.
  • If you become eligible to receive a permit, you will be e-mailed a purchase offer.
  • You will have a limited number of days to purchase, as noted in your permit award email.
  • If a permit is not purchased during this time, the purchase offer will expire and the permit will be awarded to the next person on the waitlist.
  • Be sure to monitor your email closely including spam and junk mail folders.  Add parking.support@ubc.ca to your list of ‘safe senders’, so offers land in your inbox.

 

choose waitlist (UBC Parking Account)

Tip! For the best chance to receive a permit, choose lots with the largest number of stalls: G, H, J and W.

Spring/Summer Permits

There is no waitlist for spring and summer term permits. Permits may be purchased for:

Spring only
May 1–June 30
Lot H: $150
Lot B, J: $171
Lot E, F, G, S, W: $192
Online purchase opens April 16 via UBC Parking account
Spring + Summer
May 1–August 31
Lot H: $300
Lot B, J: $342
Lot E, F, G, S, W: $384
Online purchase opens April 16 via UBC Parking account
Summer only
July 1–August 31
Lot H: $150
Lot B, J: $171
Lot E, F, G, S, W: $192
Online purchase opens June 16 via UBC Parking account

Before the purchase date

  • Create or login to your UBC Parking account with your UBC CWL.
  • Make sure your vehicle and payment details are up to date.

On the Purchase date

  • Login to your UBC Parking account. Lots available for purchase will be displayed.
  • If you do not see your preferred lot, that means the lot is full.

Purchase a Permit (UBC Parking Account)


Resident student permits

  • Students living in residence who require parking must purchase in R lot.
  • R lot is exclusively reserved for residents—it’s the only campus lot where overnight parking is allowed.

Permits may be purchased for:

Fall + Winter
September–April (2 terms)
Lot R: $768 Online purchase opens mid-August via UBC Parking account
Spring only
May 1–June 30
Lot R: $192 Online purchase opens April 16 via UBC Parking account
Spring + Summer
May 1–Aug 31
Lot R: $384 Online purchase opens April 16 via UBC Parking account
Summer only
July 1–Aug 31
Lot R: $192 Online purchase opens June 16 via UBC Parking account

waitlists and purchasing

Before the waitlist open date

  • Create or login to your UBC Parking account with your UBC CWL.
  • Make sure your vehicle and payment and contact details are up to date.

Once waitlists are open

  • Login to your UBC Parking account.
  • Select “Add/Edit Waitlist”
  • Only lots available for waitlist placement will be displayed.
  • If you do not see your preferred lot, that means waitlist capacity is full.
  • You can add your name to the waitlists for up to four lots.

Once permits are offered

  • Permits are awarded based on your waitlist placement.
  • If you become eligible to receive a permit, you will be e-mailed a purchase offer.
  • You will have a limited number of days to purchase, as noted in your permit award email.
  • If a permit is not purchased during this time, the purchase offer will expire and the permit will be awarded to the next person on the waitlist.
  • Be sure to monitor your email closely including spam and junk mail folders.  Add parking.support@ubc.ca to your list of ‘safe senders’, so offers land in your inbox.

 

Choose a waitlist (UBC Parking account)

Changing or cancelling your permit

Semester or resident permits can be cancelled at any time. Learn more about Changing or Cancelling permits.