Parking ban begins across Edmonton on Wednesday morning

Snow plows on the roads in Edmonton on Dec. 16, 2025. (Evan Klippenstein/CTV News Edmonton)

The City of Edmonton is enacting a citywide Phase 1 parking ban which will begin Wednesday at 7 a.m.

A Phase 1 ban means no parking allowed on major roadways including arterial routes, collector roads, bus routes and roads within business improvement areas.

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The worst of the city’s first snow storm since January was well underway Tuesday, and crews are addressing snowfall on high priority roads. The city said it expects the ban to stay in place for three to five days.

Parking is banned on the roads listed above at all hours until clearing is complete. EPark zones are also not active during a Phase 1 ban, nor are roads marked with white “Seasonal No Parking” signs.

Residents are still able to park on their own streets. Drivers can check the city’s snow clearing map or sign up for emails or texts for updates on Phase 1 ban roads.

The city said graders have been deployed well before snowfall is expected to end instead of waiting for accumulation to stop.

“This earlier deployment is intended to expedite clearing and reduce impacts on mobility,” a media release from Tuesday read. “The city will continue to manage operations based on weather conditions.”

Currently, crews are plowing arterial roads, transit routes, bridges and emergency access corridors. Priority 2 and 3 roads– remaining freeways, bus routes, industrial areas and rural roadways – will follow.

Vehicles parked on banned roads can be ticketed $250.