Visiting Hours and Parking

Visitors are now permitted. Please contact your loved one’s unit to schedule a visit. We recommend that visitors and essential care partners wear masks at all times while at The Royal. In addition, visitors and essential care partners will be required to wear masks on inpatient units unless they are in a one-to-one setting with a client, either in their room or in a designated visiting space.

Visiting hours

The Royal recommends that all visitors and Essential Care Partners (ECPs) remain up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.

If you would like to arrange a virtual or in-person visit with your loved one, please contact their treatment team. Visitations will be granted based on program scheduling and operational feasibility.


There is a therapeutic value to involving your family members, significant others, friends and supporters so visitors are encouraged during your treatment at The Royal. Your treatment team can assist you to connect or reconnect with family, friends and community supports.

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It is best to confirm visiting hours and regulations with your program as all visits must be scheduled ahead of time (no drop-ins). You can learn more on our COVID-19 information page

We are dedicated to providing education and support for family members of people living with mental health needs. Learn more about our family education and support groups, public information sessions and Family Advisory Council.

If you have a fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, rash, vomiting, diarrhea or any other sign of a communicable disease that has been confirmed as not being COVID-19, we ask that you not visit The Royal until you have been symptom free for at least 48 hours.

Parking

Ottawa

  • Pay parking is at the main entrance, lower visitors parking lot and along the ring road that circles the campus at 1145 Carling Avenue.
  • The daily parking rate is $3.25 for a half hour with a maximum daily rate of $13.25. Parking passes are available from the Cashier’s Office or the Volunteer Café, located in the Winter Garden (Atrium area) on the second floor. Packs of 5-visit or 16-visit passes ($26 or $84.35 at the time of printing) are also available. The Cashier’s Office is open Monday to Friday from 9 -11:30 a.m. and the Volunteer Café from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • For longer-term inpatient parking, please speak with your treatment team, who will contact the parking department on your behalf.
  • Geriatric client pick up and drop off: 2 spots at main entrance. 15 minute time limit.
  • Client pick-up and drop-off: 2 spots at main entrance. 15 minute time limit.
  • Accessible parking: 8 spots available at main entrance. These are part of the pay parking.

Brockville

  • Parking at the Brockville Mental Health Centre is free and available throughout the campus.

 

 

Medical mask

We recommend that everyone wear a mask at all times inside our facilities. Masks are also required for staff and visitors on inpatient units. Please consult and follow the signs in our facilities

BY WEARING A MASK, we are better able to protect each other. 

When wearing a mask, please ensure that it covers your nose, mouth and chin.

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COVID-19

Information for clients and visitors