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​Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

​​​​​​​​​​​Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Pilot​​

As part of its commitment to environmental sustainability, the City of Brampton is seeking proposals to develop innovative infrastructure for the charging of personal-use electric vehicles (EVs).

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​​​City Council approved By-Law 183-2023 on November 1, 2023, establishing a user fee structure for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations owned by the City of Brampton which was implemented on January 1, 2024.​​

A fee of $1/hour is applied for the initial three hours a vehicle is charging at all existing and any future public network EV charging stations the City of Brampton owns. Brampton currently has 56 Public EV charging Stations including City Hall, West Tower, several recreation centres, Rose Theatre and other properties owned by the City.

If a driver needs to charge their vehicle beyond the initial three hours, a secondary user fee of $5/hour is applied.​​

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Fine for illegal us​​e of electric vehicle charging stations/parking spaces.

A legislative change was implemented across Ontario in January 2021, ensuring that EV charging spaces are only used by vehicles that are charging.

The fine is for non-electric vehicles and use by EVs that are not charging while using these designated parking spaces. On conviction, vehicle owners are subject to a $125 fine if they:​​

  • park a non-electric vehicle in a de​signated EV charging space marked by the prescribed sign
  • park an electric vehicle that is not plugged-in at an EV charging space marked by the prescribed sign

For more information on legislative change regarding electrical vehicles​

These parking spaces are reserved for electric vehicles while charging. They are clearly marked with green paint and signs.

As part of the City of Brampton’s commit​ment to environmental sustainability, we hope that providing the infrastructure to support electric vehicles will encourage more residents to adopt this environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional cars, and lower their carbon footprint.

Brampton appreciates the support of Partners in Project Green, who provided a grant toward the installation of many of the City’s charging stations.​​​ The solar-powered carport at the Save Max Sports Centre was funded by the Province of Ontario's Electric Vehicle Chargers Ontario​ program.​​​​​​​​​​​​

FAQs

An electric car uses an electric motor, powered by a battery, instead of a traditional gasoline engine. The batteries in these vehicles need to be recharged when depleted. Electric vehicle charging stations are essentially specialized outlets that these vehicles can plug into to recharge their batteries.

All the stations are level-2 charging stations, which can fully charge a vehicle in 3 to 6 hours, depending on vehicle type.

These charging stations are being installed as part of the City of Brampton’s commitment to environmental sustainability. Helping to make electric vehicles more convenient for residents and businesses in Brampton will encourage more residents to adopt this environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional cars, and lower their carbon footprint.

Anyone with a plug-in electric vehicle is welcome to use the charging stations.

The City charges a user fee of $1 an hour for the first three hours of charging, and $5 an hour for every hour afterwards.

Affected parking spaces are marked with signage indicating that parking is restricted to electric vehicles only, and also have a green electric car symbol painted on the pavement.

No, parking in these spaces is reserved exclusively for EV while charging. As of January 2021, use by non-EV owners or EV owners not plugged-in, on conviction, are subject to a $125 fine.

No, only electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles that are plugged-in for the purpose of charging their vehicles can park in a designated space.

This is a Provincially mandated statute that came into effect on January 1, 2021. The City of Brampton is complying with the mandate.

Contact us at energy@brampton.ca

For information on electric vehicles:

For an interactive map of public charging stations: