Facts and FAQs

No. Threshold speeds will not be disclosed.

The use of photo radar was discontinued in 1994.

The Province has enacted provisions in the Highway Traffic Act to permit the use of Automated Speed Enforcement ("ASE") in community safety zones and school zones.  The use of ASE is permitted under O. Regulation 398/19.  

Administrative Penalties issued under an ASE Program are owner-liability in accordance with section 5 of O. Regulation 355/22.

ASE systems cannot capture images of drivers or passengers, so owner liability is in effect and results in the registered plate holder receiving the ticket. If you receive a Penalty Order, then you are the registered owner of the vehicle on file with the Ministry of Transportation.

The law with regard to an ASE system requires that there be a certificate of accuracy for the device within 12 months of the date of the offence.  The accuracy of the speed measurement device is verified every 12 months.  To challenge the accuracy of the speed measurement device, you would need to have evidence to the contrary to present during your appeal to a Screening or Hearing Officer.  

Certificates of Accuracy are available on our website for anyone to view.  Please visit the  Automated Speed Enforcement webpage to view the Certificates.

The use of an automated speed enforcement system does not require the officer to be present.  The requirements for an ASE system are set out in law.  It is a device which accurately captures and records a motor vehicle that is exceeding the posted speed limit.  Proof of the offence includes the image or picture as well as a certified statement setting out the specific details.

The Provincial Offences Officer that issued the Penalty Order and certified the offence details reviewed images of the location as well as the applicable by-laws designating the location as a school or community safety zone, as well as the applicable speed limit by-law for that location.

The ASE system marks the motor vehicle that was speeding and for which it recorded the data and captured the picture. That mark is authorized by law and is obvious in the image. If it was a different vehicle that was exceeding the speed limit, your vehicle would not be marked by the system.