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Ontario Passes Speed-Camera Ban, Sets Nov. 14 Removal Deadline

The government advanced the measure through a red tape bill, promising longer-term traffic calming to follow.

Ontario Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria speaks at a press conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Oct. 20, 2025.
An example of a speed camera, which Premier Doug Ford's government has outlawed. Photo by DEREK BALDWIN /Postmedia
Doug Ford has said speed cameras, like the one pictured here on Parkside Drive in Toronto, don't work to slow drivers down — though evidence collected by municipalities and Hospital for Sick Children researchers says otherwise — and believes measures such as speed bumps, roundabouts and signs with flashing lights are more effective.
The words no more are spelled in red paint on a speed camera on Commissioners Road near Reynolds Road in London. Photo taken on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)

Overview

  • Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says the bill will receive royal assent Monday, triggering a provincewide order to take down municipal cameras by Nov. 14.
  • The province will fund and supply temporary larger signs in current camera zones, but it has not provided timelines for installing speed bumps, roundabouts or other permanent measures.
  • Premier Doug Ford and Sarkaria argue the devices are ineffective and amount to a cash grab, despite municipal data and a SickKids–Toronto Metropolitan University study showing large reductions in speeding.
  • Opposition leaders warn removing cameras before replacements are in place will reduce safety near schools, citing evidence from municipalities, researchers and advice referenced from police chiefs.
  • The move reverses a 2017 law that enabled municipal automated enforcement, with some mayors welcoming the ban and others pointing to findings that cameras cut speeding by about 45 percent in Toronto.