HotSpot Parking
Pay for Parking & Transit
Free
Description
Park, pay transit fares, and manage trips, all from your phone.
HotSpot makes it easy to pay for parking and purchase transit passes in participating cities across Canada and the United States. Skip meters, avoid tickets, and manage your trips with a simple, mobile-first experience.
Why Park with HotSpot?
· Pay for parking from your phone
· Receive alerts before your session expires
· Extend parking time remotely
· Refund unused time where available
Transit Benefits
· Purchase transit passes in supported cities
· Use tap-to-pay where available
Built for Everyday Use
· Secure digital wallet
· Easy plate and vehicle management
· Clear parking history and receipts
HotSpot is used by drivers, riders, and municipalities to make parking and transportation more convenient and accessible.
Availability of features varies by city.
more Fixed several issues that could lead the app being non-functional
Fixed several issues with navigation and UI
17.1.0 7 Apr
Various UI and language improvements in compliance with WCAG accessibility standards.
Addresses will be visible when entering a parking meter (if an address is available)
Security and stability improvements. App framework has been updated.
17.0.0 12 Feb
* Guest Parking is now available in select location, allow users to park with HotSpot without creating an account.
* New themes available in selection locations.
16.4.0 07/11/2025
Fixed an issue where navigation elements were being obscured on specific devices
Fixed an issue where the discount code input wasn’t working correctly on certain devices, causing duplication of characters when typing
The Parking Confirmation modal is now scrollable
16.3.0 02/09/2025
Adjusted the parking confirmation flow to better account for corporate parking sessions
16.2.0 12/08/2025
Users can now assign a type when creating a vehicle, such as Truck or Motorcycle. This is optional.
Wallet should no longer show in locations that do not support this functionality.
Fixed an issue causing the transit animation to now play correctly.
Fixed an issue where text size was being scaled incorrectly which caused usability issues.
16.1.0 24/07/2025
Framework update, including improvements to security and performance
Edited some text in the Transit Home view that was causing users some confusion
Reworked the parking flow to make it clearer what is being charged for parking, as well as giving users the ability to add and select payments methods without exiting the parking view
Geolocation is no longer used to select the City input, as this was causing issues where it was setting the value incorrectly for users in close proximity of universities or colleges
Fixed an issue where the live parking maps weren’t properly filling in the meter number
Fixed an issue preventing users from accessing their parking history
16.0.0 03/07/2025
Added a new way to select parking hours. In addition to selecting a desired length (in hours and minutes), users may alternatively select their desired end time.
The Special Permit purchase confirmation page now includes additional vehicle information.
Improved the permit purchase flow when needing to add a payment method during the confirmation step.
Plates numbers can no longer be edited on existing vehicles.
Increased the Spot # input from 6 to 8 characters.
Improved error handling with Transit Passes to assist users having issues where passes were failing to activate.
Fixed an issue where the default plate wasn’t being set correctly when purchasing a permit.
15.5.0 10/04/2025
Fixed an issue preventing users from being able to override the default location on the Transit Home view.
Fixed an issue where transactional history was being displayed it UTC.
Fixed a geolocation issue with transit passes.
15.4.0 25/02/2025
* Community Donations are no longer supported in certain locations.
* Fixed an issue where the app could crash when submitting a parking ticket in some circumstances.
* Fixed an issue where the app could crash during sign up.
* Fixed an issue where navigation in the Transit tab would route to the wrong page.
* Fixed an issue where in the Transit tab where the home page wouldn’t always refresh and show your owned passes correctly.
15.3.0 06/12/2024
Reworked the Transit home view to make it easier to see if your location supports digital transit
Fixed an issue where the auto-renew messaging in the permit confirmation screen wasn’t displaying the correct warning in some instances
Fixed an issue where the History section was displaying time in ADT rather than being based on the location’s timezone
Fixed an issue where transit passes would expire quickly under specific circumstances
Fixed an issue where a licence plate would revert back to the original plate if time was extended in certain locations
Improved translations
15.2.0 15/11/2024
• Improved notifications and permit charge warnings.
• Updated “Find Available Parking” button UI.
• Fixed transit pass update and routing issues.
• Corrected plate editing and auto-renewal for permits.
• Fixed transit pass sub-total display error.
15.1.0 23/10/2024
* Fixed bug relating to vehicle plate changes
15.0.3 09/10/2024
Bug Fixes
15.0.2 23/09/2024
Bug Fixes
15.0.1 19/09/2024
Navigation framework has been completely overhauled.
Added support for moderated permit access via SSO.
Fixed numerous minor bugs.
15.0.0 18/09/2024
* Fixed an issue where changing your plate on the Park view would reset the City field back to the default
* When purchasing a permit, the auto-renew feature will now default to ON for moderated permits that have no cost
* Added a confirmation modal when toggling Auto Renew off when managing your permits to prevent an accidental setting change
14.5.38 11/07/2024
* Improvements made for Push Notification support
* Fixed an issue where the app would crash when attempting to claim a moderated permit in some locations
* Better error tracking
14.5.37 19/06/2024
* Added the ability to add a payment method directly from the parking screen after attempting to park without one.
14.5.35 07/05/2024
* Integrate with backend system changes for new client, which include support for a new parking credit system
14.5.34 30/04/2024
- Fixed a critical issue where certain types of transit passes weren't marked visible
- Defaulted Spot # to 1000 if parking in Québec City
14.5.33 09/04/2024
- Fixed an issue where navigating to transit purchase wouldn’t set the default city correctly from the drawer menu
- Adjusted the password requirements for new accounts
- Fixed the proration display when confirming an early bird permit purchase
- Translation fixes
14.5.32 02/04/2024
* Improvements have been made to the transit backend, to allow active passes to persist between sessions if enabled.
* A shortcut to Transit History has been added to Transit Home.
* UI has been adjusted on Transit Home to make it more clear how to access the list of owned Passes.
14.5.31 06/03/2024
* Fixed an issue causing users to be unable to submit special permit applications.
14.5.30 26/01/2024
* Fixed an issue where the default vehicle wasn’t functioning properly.
14.5.29 16/01/2024
Fixed several issues that could lead the app being non-functional
Fixed several issues with navigation and UI
more Version 17.1.0 7 Apr
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