What are the criteria for recommending a parking permit?

Based on a medical doctor’s recommendation, anyone with a permanent or temporary mobility impairment is eligible for a permit. Doctors' efforts to ensure that only individuals with a legitimate need are issued a permit will contribute to reducing the misuse of designated disabled parking spaces.

If the answers to the following questions about a patient are "yes," the patient is likely eligible for a permit:

• Is the applicant’s disability classified as: neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory or other disability?
• Given the applicant’s disability, does he or she have difficulty walking more than 100 meters?
• Does the applicant require the use of any of the following mobility aids: manual wheelchair, motorized wheelchair, motorized scooter, or walking aid (such as cane, walker, or crutches)?

Our guidelines also require that a medical doctor describe how the applicant’s disability impairs his or her ability to walk. Please fill out this section of the form as well.

Please Note: Persons who have sensory impairments are not eligible for a permit unless they also have reduced mobility.

When filling out the doctor's section on a permit application, he or she can recommend one of two types of permit:

• A permanent (long-term) permit for a person whose persistent impairment renders him or her unable to walk more than 100 meters. Chronic disabilities are considered long-term disabilities; or
• A temporary (short-term) permit for a person who is unable to walk more than 100 meters for a period of three to twelve months, and his or her condition is temporary in nature.

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