Where there are no speed limits posted, you can get a speeding ticket if you’re travelling faster than:
50 km/h in municipal (cities, towns, villages) and built-up areas
80 km/h in any other areas.  

 

Even where speed limits are  posted, it's still  easy to get a speeding tickets because speed limits vary all over the province, for example: Speed limits on the 401 and QEW range from 80 to 110km/hr depending on what section of those highways you're driving on. 

 

The moment of biggest risk of getting a speeding ticket is when the speed limit on a roadway suddenly drops. Police love to hang out with their radar guns at those speed limit change points, because to them, it's like shooting fish in a barrel! 

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Speeding Ticket Penalties
In Ontario, a speeding ticket adds demerit points to your driver's license.  These points are used to track re-occurring traffic offenses. As demerit points add up, your insurance rates go up, and if your demerit point total gets high enough, your driver's licence may be suspended and you get nailed with expensive fines.
 

The demerit point system for speeding is as follows*:
16 to 29 km/hr over the limit = 3 points with a fine of $3.75 x Number of km over the limit
30 to 49 km/hr over the limit = 4 points with a fine of $6.00 x Number of km over the limit
50+ km/hr over the limit = 6 points and a 30 day license suspension with a fine of $9.75 x Number of km over the limit x 1.25

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Fines will be doubled if you were speeding in a construction or community safety zone.

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Demerit points remain on a drivers license for thee (3) years following the offense date. 

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Brutal fact: Ontario demerit Points are also given out to Ontario Drivers for traffic violations that occur in the States of Michigan and New York, USA