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Ontario Moves to Outlaw Municipal Speed Cameras Across the Province

Ford casts the devices as a cash grab, promising a provincial fund for speed bumps, roundabouts, raised crosswalks, high‑visibility signs.

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A speed camera installed outside the Givins/Shaw Public School on Givins St. in Toronto, is photographed on Feb 3 2020. A radar with a speed indicator is set up near the camera letting drivers know their speed on the one way st..
Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends an availability at Chapman's Ice Cream in Markdale, Ont., on Friday, September 19, 2025.
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Overview

  • The government says it will table legislation next month to ban municipal automated speed enforcement across Ontario, with the ban taking effect upon Royal Assent if the bill passes.
  • Municipalities that currently use school‑zone cameras would face new transition rules, including large signage by mid‑November 2025 and permanent flashing signs by September 2026.
  • Premier Doug Ford framed the move as an affordability measure, citing examples such as a Toronto camera that issued over 65,000 tickets and nearly $7 million in fines, and he said only 37 of 444 municipalities still support cameras.
  • Major cities and safety advocates pushed back, with Toronto, Brampton and Guelph pointing to research from SickKids and TMU showing a roughly 45 percent drop in speeding near schools and with Ontario police chiefs calling ASE an effective tool.
  • Municipal responses diverged, as Vaughan has already scrapped its program and Kitchener voiced support for the ban, while Toronto and others urge keeping or refining cameras through clearer signage and limits on repeat tickets.