Parking here
The Elgin/Slater parking garage entrance is open at all times. Automated payment stations are available 24 hours, 7 days a week. The clearance for the parking garage is 6'4".
Parking attendants are on duty at the following times:
- Weekdays, 8 am to midnight
- Saturday, 8 am to 1 am
- Sunday, open two hours before first performance start time until one hour after the last performance ends
The NAC garage parking rate is $3 per half hour.
Enter before 4 pm: $3 per half hour, $20 maximum
Enter after 4 pm: $3 per half hour, $12 maximum
24-hour period: $3 per half hour, $25 maximum
Weekend rates: $3 per half hour, $12 maximum
Monthly parking passes: $255
Parking fees at the NAC are HST exempt.
Please feel free to contact us by phone at 343 588-0498 or by email at parking@nac-cna.ca if you have questions about garage opening and closing hours, to update your parking account info, or to inquire about parking space rentals.
When transacting at the Box Office, clients can park at the NAC at no cost for up to an hour.
You must still take a ticket at the machine as you drive into the garage. At the Box Office, our staff will provide you a parking voucher. As you drive out, first scan or insert your parking voucher, followed by your garage entry ticket, at the exit lane machine. The gate will automatically lift.
Please note that the Box Office does not offer free parking when attending performances.
Touchless option (the quickest option!)
Use your credit or debit card, or mobile pay (Apple Pay, Google Wallet) by tapping the machine as you enter and exit the garage. Use the same card or mobile pay account for both taps. Charges are based on the duration of your stay.
Paper ticket option
Take a ticket from the machine as you enter the garage. When exiting, scan or insert your ticket into the machine and pay with a credit or debit card, or use mobile pay on your phone. For cash payment, please use one of our three parking pay stations located in the lobbies on levels 2 and 3, and use the paid ticket when exiting the garage
For more information about parking at the NAC call 343 588-0498, or email at parking@nac-cna.ca.
Accessible parking in the NAC parking garage is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
These parking spaces are located near the elevators on Level P2 (blue signage) and Level P3 (red signage).
Additional parking spots are allocated for accessible parking after 6:30 pm.
Indoor
Find free bicycle parking in the NAC Garage next to the main exit lane from level P3 to Queen Elizabeth Driveway (3 racks)
Outdoor
- Outside the new Box Office foyer on Freiman Lane (2 racks)
- Outside our administration offices on the sidewalk of Mackenzie Bridge (1 rack)
- Outside the restaurant's terrace by the Canal (1 rack)
There are many parking options near the NAC in downtown Ottawa. Here are a few alternate indoor parking garage options:
World Exchange Plaza, 111 Albert Street
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, 150 Albert Street
Place Bell Canada, 160 Elgin Street
Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
Shaw Centre (ImPark), 55 Colonel By Drive