Municipal-owned network will have easier payments, added chargers and a new partner that could quadruple the network from 2027 onward

Starting today and running through Earth Week until the end of Friday, the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) will be offering free EV charging at all 537 of its Green P charging ports around the city. 

It’s only one part of what is shaping up to be a very busy 2026 and 2027 for the largest municipal-owned and operated charging network in Canada. With new payment app features, more powerful fast chargers, and an upcoming partnership announcement, Green P is entering a rapid phase of expansion. 

Cullen Lee, senior manager of EV development at the Toronto Parking Authority, spoke with Electric Autonomy Canada to talk about upcoming additions, new features and big plans for Toronto’s Green P. 

Green P app integration

The first big change involves the Green P smartphone app, which is already used by Toronto drivers to find and pay for parking in the city. By Q2 of this year, the app will be updated to also accommodate search and payment features for EV charging.

“It’s going to be one account … and it’s the same payment method, same interface that our three million customers are already familiar with,” says Lee. 

“The goal is simplicity and consistency here.”

Green P will also integrate Plug & Charge in 2027, further simplifying customers’ charging payments.

Later this year, the TPA will launch its first 100-kW DC fast chargers, as well as continue expanding its curb-side Level 2 network, with 10 units planned by Q2. 

New charging partner announcement

But the big news comes later this summer. Lee says the TPA will have a major partnership announcement that will add hundreds of new chargers between 2027 and 2030. 

“This partner will not only give us thought leadership and capital, as well as de-risk city capital resources, but it’s also going to take our EV charging network to the next level,” says Lee.

“We don’t have an exact number yet, but we expect the network to, at a minimum, double, triple, maybe even quadruple in the city of Toronto.”

Strategic locations

More changes in the works include a more favourable charging pricing structure for ride-share drivers and more powerful 200-kW chargers targeted at larger electric vehicles, such as delivery trucks. 

Lee says that, with 101 EV charging locations around the city, 80 per cent of residents live within five kilometres of a Green P charger. And that’s on purpose, as the locations of many chargers are strategically located around multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs), which often do not have charging infrastructure for residents. By placing chargers near dense clusters of MURBs, the city is aiming to reduce a key barrier to EV adoption.

“As a municipal-owned network, we’re not just about making money, we’re fundamentally focused on equity and access,” says Lee.

“Over 50 per cent of our customers live in one of these MURBs and use our charging network. Our charges are very accessible, very visible. And we’re hoping that by doing this, it’ll alleviate some of the pressures of EV adoption in general.”