Traffic & streets — Toronto, Ontario

What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?

In the City of Toronto, Ontario, reduced speed zones: School speed zones: max 40 km/h on school days; construction zones within 30 km/h designated areas: max 20 km/h; truck route rule: Heavy trucks prohibited on Schedule XXX highways; exception for deliveries to premises accessible only via that highway; street obstruction: No stopping alongside or across from any excavation or obstruction in roadway when free flow of traffic impeded; sidewalk or boulevard use: No person age 14+ may ride bicycle on sidewalk; no e-scooters or micro-utility devices on sidewalk. Source: Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, verified 2026-08-29.

Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking adopted bylaw
reduced speed zones School speed zones: max 40 km/h on school days; construction zones within 30 km/h designated areas: max 20 km/h § 950-700B; § 950-701C
truck route rule Heavy trucks prohibited on Schedule XXX highways; exception for deliveries to premises accessible only via that highway § 950-508A
street obstruction No stopping alongside or across from any excavation or obstruction in roadway when free flow of traffic impeded § 950-400B(5)
sidewalk or boulevard use No person age 14+ may ride bicycle on sidewalk; no e-scooters or micro-utility devices on sidewalk § 950-201C(2); § 950-202A; § 950-203A
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Consolidated traffic and parking code for the City of Toronto. Speed limits are set street-by-street in Schedule XXXV (§ 950-700A). School speed zones are 40 km/h during the times listed in Schedule XXXVI, on days when school is regularly held (§ 950-700B). Highways designated as having traffic-calming measures carry a designated 30 km/h speed limit (§ 950-1000B), and § 950-701

Machine-readable: traffic-streets.json · Official website: https://www.toronto.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-29 · Traffic & streets in other municipalities