Canada
Part 1: Driving with a Disability
Are there any laws or regulations in your country that restrict whether people with disabilities can obtain a driving licence?
Yes, driving laws and regulations are developed and enforced at the provincial level, and in Canada, this means there are 13 provinces., so 13 distinct requirements. Please see additional information on driving with a disability in Canada:
Are there restrictions on the type of vehicle or adaptation to controls that can be driven by a person with a disability?
Yes, similar restrictions as noted above.
Do the same restrictions apply to a person with a disability visiting your country in their own or a rented vehicle? Please give details.
Yes, however, there are allowances to recognize visitors from other countries. For example, Canada has a Mutual Recognition of Parking Badges Agreement for Persons with Disabilities, specific to each province.
See the following for further information on mutual recognition of parking badges: https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/policies/mutual-recognition-parking-badges-agreement-persons-disabilities
Please include links to any websites or other sources of information for your country on this topic.
Name of Department/Ministry: Provincially regulated
website (s): https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/new-life-canada/driving.html
Part 2: Parking Cards for people with a disability
Does your country have a national scheme of parking concessions for people with a disability?
Yes
Which categories of people with a disability are eligible for the parking card?
Wheelchair users,
People with walking difficulty,
People with vision impairment,
People with mental health issues, learning disabilities or other hidden disabilities (please describe)
Are there parking spaces reserved for people with a disability?
Yes
Where are the reserved parking spaces?
On street,
In municipal car parks,
Other (please specify):
Designated spaces in commercial areas (e.g. shopping centers).
What concessions does the parking card give people with a disability?
Free parking on-street,
Free parking in municipal car parks
Are there any regions or cities in your country that do not recognise the parking card, or which have their own, different system?
No
Are the same concessions available to visitors with a disability?
Yes
Is a formal system of reciprocal recognition of parking cards from other countries?
Yes, a list of recognized countries can be found at: https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/policies/mutual-recognition-parking-badges-agreement-persons-disabilities
What other proof of eligibility should a visitor with a disability carry with them?
Further information on mutual recognition can be found at: https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/policies/mutual-recognition-parking-badges-agreement-persons-disabilities
Are there minimum dimensions for the size of a parking space reserved for a person with a disability?
Yes, a designated parking space for a car shall:
(a) be at least 2400 mm wide;
(b) have an adjacent side access aisle at least 1500 mm wide; and
(c) for parallel parking, have an adjacent rear passage/aisle at least 900 mm wide.
See CSA B651-12 Accessible Design for the Built Environment (specifically 9.5 Designated parking)
Which Ministry responsible for parking concessions for people with a disability?
Name of Department/Ministry: Provincial
Please include a link to any websites which give details of the official national policy on parking concessions for people with a disability. Further information can be found at: https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/policies/mutual-recognition-parking-badges-agreement-persons-disabilities
Part 3: Hiring a car if you have a disability
Does your country have any laws which require hire car companies to make adapted vehicles available for people with disabilities to rent?
Yes
Where are such vehicles available?
At major airports
Please give details of the section responsible in your ministry for laws/policies on adapted hire cars.
Name of ministry: Provincial
Part 4: Further Information
Please give contact details (email, phone, weblinks) for any sections or organisations which have supplied information for your response to this survey if they are not already listed.
Name(s) of sections/organisations: Transport Canada
phone(s) 343-999-1995