Overview
- The government says it will table legislation next month to outlaw municipal automated speed enforcement, and if passed the ban would take effect upon Royal Assent.
- A new provincial fund will support speed bumps, roundabouts, raised crosswalks, curb extensions and larger signage, with school-zone sites required to add big signs by mid-November 2025 and permanent flashing signs by September 2026.
- Toronto’s infrastructure committee voted to strengthen its camera program and requested the province’s safety rationale for removal, echoing support from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and Ontario police chiefs who cite studies showing reduced speeding.
- Premier Doug Ford labels cameras a cash grab and says only 37 of 444 municipalities support them, while Vaughan and Kitchener leaders voiced approval for ending the programs.
- More than 700 cameras operate in roughly 40 municipalities; one Toronto unit issued over 65,000 tickets, generating nearly $7 million in fines.