Europese gehandicaptenparkeerkaart geldig in Canada?

Op de website van de FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) is informatie beschikbaar voor andere landen dan Europa. U kunt op Canada klikken en vindt dan informatie over de gehandicaptenparkeerkaart.  

Op die pagina vindt u een verwijzing naar deze website: Mutual Recognition of Parking Badges Agreement for Persons with Disabilities (canada.ca), waar het volgende staat:

“Visitors to Canada must bring their valid parking permit from their home jurisdiction with them and hang it from the rearview mirror or place it in plain view on the dashboard of their vehicle. Canadian jurisdictions will recognize disabled parking permits from other Canadian provinces and territories, from the United States, and from Europe. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to comply with local parking bylaws.
Unlike most European countries, in Canada:

• Persons with disabilities holding a valid parking badge cannot normally park their vehicles in pedestrian zones or no parking zones or loading and unloading zones.
• Permit holders must usually pay parking meter fees where such charges apply. We recommend visitors check with local authorities whether fee exemptions are available.
• Canadian jurisdictions do not use time limitation devices, parking discs or other devices in addition to the parking permit itself.

For more specific information on the parking badge policies of a particular Canadian jurisdiction, visitors may wish to contact the office that issues parking permits, of their provincial/territorial destination, listed in the grid below.”

Conclusie

Uit het bovenstaande valt af te leiden dat de Europese gehandicaptenparkeerkaart geaccepteerd wordt in Canada. Wel moet men zich daarbij houden aan de lokale regels. Op de bovengoemde website van de Canadese overheid vindt u per provincie contactgegevens waar u eventueel nadere informatie kunt inwinnen.