Horse-drawn vehicle permit

Organizations operating horse-drawn vehicles (also known as horse-drawn carriages) will require a horse-drawn permit to operate within The City of Calgary.

Regulations

To apply for this permit, the applicant must provide:

• Proof of insurance in the amount of $2 million, naming The City of Calgary as additionally insured.
• Detailed routing information. All requested routes are subject to approval.
  • All routes must be on residential roads only
  • Shall not pass any traffic signals
  • Cannot pass through any bus routes

Additionally, while operating:

• There must be a slow moving vehicles sign on the horse-drawn vehicle.
• The driver of the horse-drawn vehicle must wear a safety vest.

How to apply

Please call 311 to submit a permit application.  If you are outside of the city limits call 403-268-2489.

Permits are issued at the discretion of the Traffic Engineer, as per  Streets Bylaw 20M88.