Speeding Tickets in Ontario: The Fine, the Points, and Whether to Fight

This article provides general information about speeding tickets in Ontario as of November 2026 and is not legal advice. It was researched from the primary texts, read on 12 November 2026: the Highway Traffic Act (consolidation from 1 July 2026), the Ontario Court of Justice set fine schedule for Schedule 43 (updated 1 July 2026), the Provincial Offences Act (from 15 April 2026), O. Reg. 161/00 on victim fine surcharges, Reg. 945 on costs, O. Reg. 339/94 on demerit points, O. Reg. 340/94 on novice drivers, O. Reg. 455/07 on stunt driving, and the province's 2022 road safety report. A licensed Ontario lawyer or paralegal can advise on your own ticket.

A speeding ticket Ontario drivers receive shows one number in the box marked "total payable", and it is usually the smallest cost in the whole matter. The fine doesn't rise smoothly with your speed. It climbs in steps, the demerit points climb on a different set of steps, and at a few speeds a single extra kilometre per hour changes what the law can do to your licence.

This guide climbs the speedometer one band at a time, so you can find your speed and see what it carries. If you already know you want help with the ticket, our guide to when a speeding ticket lawyer is worth it covers that decision.

Speeding ticket Ontario: the short version

An Ontario speeding ticket costs a set fine per km/h over, plus a surcharge and $5 in costs. Points start at 16 km/h over. At 50 km/h over there is no ticket price, and the charge goes to court.

• The set fine: $2.50 per km/h up to 19 over, $3.75 from 20 to 29, and $6.00 from 30 to 49, under the Ontario Court of Justice's set fine schedule for the Highway Traffic Act.
• What gets added: a victim fine surcharge from a table in O. Reg. 161/00, plus $5 in costs for serving the ticket under Reg. 945.
• The points: 3 from 16 to 29 km/h over, 4 from 30 to 49, and 6 at 50 or more, under O. Reg. 339/94.
• The doubling: community safety zones that are in effect, and construction zones with a worker present, double the fine.
• The clock: you have 15 days from being served to choose an option. Doing nothing counts as not disputing it, and a conviction follows with an extra $5 in costs.

Speed matters beyond the ticket. Ontario's road safety report counts 115 deaths linked to speeding and aggressive driving in 2022, out of 623 road fatalities that year. The province's speeding and aggressive driving page adds that the risk of death or serious injury was 11 times higher in collisions at 50 km/h or more over a 100 km/h limit than at or below the limit (2013 to 2017 Ontario data).

How a speeding ticket Ontario total is built

Every Ontario speeding ticket total follows the same sum: km/h over × the rate for that band, plus the surcharge for that fine, plus $5. The calculator below does the sum and adds what the ticket leaves off.

Pick your limit, your speed and where you were stopped to see your own speeding ticket Ontario total, and what it leaves off.

1 to 15 km/h over: a fine and nothing else

Up to 15 km/h over, a speeding ticket carries the fine, the surcharge and the costs, and no demerit points. At 15 over, that is $37.50 + $10 + $5, or $52.50.

No points doesn't mean no record. Paying is a guilty plea and a conviction under section 8 of the Provincial Offences Act, and the conviction appears on your driver record. Our guide to demerit points in Ontario explains how the three-year driver record works alongside the points.

16 to 19 km/h over: the points arrive first

At 16 km/h over, three demerit points attach to the conviction while the fine rate stays at $2.50. The points ladder and the fine staircase are set by different regulations, and they don't change at the same speeds.

Consider Marc, a made-up fully licensed driver from Ottawa, clocked at 119 on a highway posted at 100. At 19 over, his ticket totals $47.50 + $10 + $5 = $62.50, plus 3 points that count for two years from the offence date. Had he been at 115, he would have paid $52.50 and taken no points at all.

20 to 29 km/h over: one kilometre, $32.50

At 20 km/h over, the set fine rises from $2.50 to $3.75 per km/h, applied to every kilometre, not just the ones above 20. That makes the step from 19 to 20 over cost $32.50 for one km/h.

At 20 over, the ticket is $75 + $15 + $5 = $95.00. Back on the highway, if Marc had been at 120 rather than 119, he would have paid $95 instead of $62.50 for the same 3 points. The next step is steeper: from 29 to 30 over, the total goes from $138.75 to $220.00.

The surcharge adds its own small steps, because O. Reg. 161/00 charges by fine range rather than by percentage: $10 on a fine up to $50, $15 up to $75, $20 up to $100, and so on to $125 for fines between $501 and $1,000.

30 to 49 km/h over: four points, and a novice licence at risk

From 30 km/h over, the rate is $6.00 per km/h and the points rise to four. For a novice driver, four points is the line that triggers a licence suspension on conviction.

Consider Priya, a made-up G2 driver in Mississauga, stopped at 81 km/h in a 50 zone. At 31 over, her ticket totals $186 + $35 + $5 = $226. The larger cost isn't on it. Under section 9 of O. Reg. 340/94, a novice driver convicted of an offence carrying four or more points is suspended for 30 days the first time, 90 days the second, and has the licence cancelled the third. No demerit points are recorded for that conviction, because the suspension takes their place (s. 11 (6)). The 90-day and cancellation steps don't apply if the later conviction comes more than five years after the previous one, and the sanction doesn't apply to a G1 or G2 holder who also holds a full M licence, or an M1 or M2 holder with a full car licence (s. 10 (3), (4)). Paying the $226 would be the conviction.

Two more lines fall inside this band:

• The stunt line on city streets. Under section 3 of O. Reg. 455/07, driving 40 km/h or more over a limit below 80 is a stunt speed. In a 50 zone that is 90 km/h. Police can lay a stunt driving charge instead of a speeding ticket.
• What stunt means. That charge brings a 30-day roadside licence suspension and a 14-day vehicle impoundment, then on conviction a fine of $2,000 to $10,000, up to six months in jail, and a licence suspension of at least one year for a first conviction (HTA s. 172 (2), (3)). Our stunt driving guide explains it in full.

50 km/h over and up: no price on the ticket at all

At 50 km/h or more over, the set fine schedule reads "no out of court settlement". There is no amount to pay, so the charge goes before a justice. A conviction brings six points, or a court-ordered licence suspension in their place.

Three things change at once:

• The court sets the fine. Section 128 (14) of the Highway Traffic Act allows up to $9.75 per km/h at 50 or more over, so up to $487.50 at 50 over, before the surcharge.
• The court can suspend the licence. Section 128 (15) allows up to 30 days on a first conviction at 50 or more over, up to 60 days on the next, and up to a year after that, though the longer tiers don't apply once five years pass between convictions (s. 128 (15.2)). When the court suspends, no demerit points are recorded (O. Reg. 339/94, s. 3 (1)).
• Every road's stunt line is crossed. Fifty over a limit of 80 or more is a stunt speed, and so is 40 over a lower limit, so any speed 50 km/h over meets a stunt definition wherever it happens. So does 150 km/h on any road, which on a highway posted at 110 is only 40 over.

Where Ontario speeding fines double

Ontario speeding fines double in a community safety zone while it is in effect, and in a construction zone when a worker is present. A construction zone with no workers in it carries the regular fine.

The set fine schedule doubles every band: $5.00, $7.50 and $12.00 per km/h. Section 214.1 of the Highway Traffic Act requires a community safety zone's by-law to state the hours, days and months it applies, and the designation has no effect until the signs are up. Construction zone limits likewise only take effect once the zone is signed (s. 128 (10)).

Consider a made-up driver going 25 over in a highway construction zone near Kingston. With a worker present, the ticket is $187.50 + $35 + $5 = $227.50. With the crew gone for the night, the same speed costs $118.75.

Pay, meet, fight or ignore: your four answers to the ticket

The Provincial Offences Act gives you 15 days from being served to choose. Each option has a different effect on the fine, the points and the record.

A few details tend to matter when weighing how to fight a speeding ticket in Ontario:

• A substituted offence can change the points. A plea to a lower speed under section 5.1 can move a charge into a lower band, for example from 30 over (4 points) to 29 (3 points). Whether a prosecutor agrees is up to the prosecutor.
• After a trial, the fine can go up to the Act's rates. Section 128 (14) makes a driver liable to $3.00, $4.50, $7.00 or $9.75 per km/h, more than the set fines. These are the figures Ontario's speeding page lists, which is why it shows higher numbers than a ticket does. They aren't minimum fines (POA s. 59 (1)), so a justice can impose less, and on a Part I ticket the fine can't exceed $1,000 (s. 12 (1)).
• The ticket has its own deadline. An offence notice has to be served personally within 30 days of the alleged offence (POA s. 3 (3)).
• A conviction you didn't know about can sometimes be reopened. Within 15 days of learning of it, you can apply to strike it out if, through no fault of your own, you missed the meeting or hearing or never received the notice (s. 11).
• An unpaid fine reaches your licence. Under HTA section 46, a fine in default can lead to a licence suspension until it is paid.

At trial, the questions are usually how the speed was measured and whether the limit applied where you were. A lower limit set by a by-law or a construction zone only takes effect once it is signed (HTA s. 128 (10), (11)).

Camera tickets: what changed in November 2025

The Highway Traffic Act no longer authorizes speed cameras. Part XIV.1, which allowed municipal automated speed enforcement, was repealed effective November 14, 2025 by S.O. 2025, c. 11, Schedule 5.

Other camera systems remain in the Act: red light cameras (Part XIV.2), school bus cameras (Part XIV.3) and automated streetcar enforcement (Part XIV.4).

The costs that never appear on the ticket

The total on a speeding ticket Ontario police issue is fixed the day you receive it. The other costs depend on your licence, your record and your insurer, and some last years after the fine is paid.

• Points that count for two years. On a full licence, 6 points brings a warning letter, 9 can mean a required interview, and 15 a 30-day suspension; a novice licence has lower thresholds. Our demerit points guide sets out the full ladder.
• A record that counts for three. Ontario's 3-year driver record shows Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code convictions from the past three years, and the province lists vehicle insurance among the reasons drivers order a record. If a claim or premium dispute follows, our guide to auto insurance lawyers explains who handles what.
• A novice licence. As Priya's case shows, a four-point conviction suspends a G1, G2, M1 or M2 licence for 30 days on a first conviction, and the conviction still sits on the three-year record.
• Other charges. Speed can also feature in a careless driving charge, or in dangerous operation under section 320.13 of the Criminal Code, which is a criminal offence. If alcohol was involved, our guide to impaired driving in Ontario covers a separate, much heavier process.

When to talk to a lawyer or paralegal

Many drivers pay a small ticket. People tend to get advice when the points, a novice licence, a commercial licence, a stunt speed or a court date is in play, because those carry costs the fine doesn't show.

It is often worth getting advice when:

• the speed is 30 km/h or more over and you hold a G1, G2, M1 or M2 licence;
• you are close to 9 or 15 points already;
• the speed is 50 km/h or more over, or meets a stunt definition;
• you drive for work and your job depends on a clean record;
• the zone, the signs or the measurement seem wrong;
• the 15 days are nearly up.

In Ontario, licensed paralegals as well as lawyers can represent people on provincial offences such as speeding; the Law Society's February 2025 report on paralegal scope lists representation in the Ontario Court of Justice under the Provincial Offences Act. You can confirm anyone's licence with our guide to checking a lawyer or paralegal on the Law Society directory, and our guide to what a lawyer costs in Ontario explains flat fees and hourly billing.

How Olanur helps

We built Olanur so that a driver with a 15-day deadline can describe the ticket once and hear from people who handle traffic matters, without calling office after office. Matching is free, and you decide who to speak with.

For a speeding ticket, that means traffic ticket lawyers and paralegals in Ontario on our platform. Describe the speed, the zone, your licence class and any points you already have.

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Before the 15 days run out

Find your speed in the table, run it through the calculator, and check whether the points, your licence class or the zone change the picture. Then choose between paying, meeting the prosecutor and going to trial while all three are still open. If you would like someone to look at the ticket with you, Olanur can match you with an Ontario traffic ticket lawyer or paralegal for free.