Overview
- Officers will run a zero-tolerance operation for two months, actively targeting vehicles with prohibited front-window tinting.
- Alberta law forbids tint on windshields and the driver and front passenger windows except by approved medical exemption, and reflective films are banned on all windows.
- Fines range from $81 to $224 and may involve court, and repeat offenders risk licence plate and registration seizure under Section 66; businesses that install illegal tint may be charged.
- Police say illegal front tint was a factor in the Nov. 8 collision that critically injured a 44-year-old on Mayor Magrath Drive, and a 20-year-old driver was charged under the Traffic Safety Act.
- Investigators also cited a 2024 fatal pedestrian collision tied to tint violations and a sharp rise in tickets, from 217 in 2023 to 402 in 2024 and 542 so far in 2025, noting risks to visibility and emergency rescue.