TORONTO, ON – June 19, 2025 – HONK, North America’s leading provider of contactless payments for parking and mobility, has been awarded a national contract for Parking Management Solutions through Kinetic GPO.
This competitively bid contract opens the door for Canadian municipalities, universities, and other public sector institutions to easily procure industry-leading parking management software — all without having to go through the typical RFP process. From pay-by-phone to digital permits to fully managed systems, public buyers can now tap into a best-in-class suite of parking solutions quickly, efficiently, and compliantly.
The contract builds on HONK’s established presence in the Canadian public sector. With deep partnerships across cities, towns, and top post-secondary institutions nationwide, HONK has become a go-to choice for public sector parking. This new contract makes it even easier for organizations to adopt HONK’s proven solutions — reinforcing the company’s core belief that parking should be easy, and so should procuring the tools to manage it.
Kinetic GPO is the cooperative purchasing solution for the Canadian public sector. Established specifically for MASH entities — municipalities, academic institutions, school boards, and hospitals — Kinetic GPO simplifies procurement by leveraging the power of group buying. Their process meets all required trade and legal compliance standards, giving public buyers a simplified solution to smart purchasing. In their words: We do the work. You save the time and money. SIMPLIFY. COMPLY. SAVE.
“HONK was built on the idea that parking should be simple — not just for drivers, but for the people running it,” said Michael Back, Founder and CEO of HONK. “This contract helps us extend that simplicity to the procurement process. It’s another way we’re making it easier for public sector organizations to deliver modern, efficient parking experiences.”
To explore what’s available through the contract or learn how to access it, visit www.honkmobile.com or https://www.kineticgpo.ca/kinetic-gpo-parking-management-solutions-honk.html.
About Kinetic GPO
Kinetic GPO is a group purchasing organization established for broader public sector and MASH entities across Canada, with the specific purpose of reducing procurement costs by leveraging the purchasing power of group buying and saving our members time by simplifying steps to procure.
