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Validity and trip coverage

When a permit is effective, how long it lasts, which trips it covers, and how its validity can be extended or renewed.

97 facts from 3 places, each quoted from the agency that sets it.

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  • How long is the permit valid, and when can its validity begin?Nothing on file answers this yet.

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Maximum permit validity (days) (Measures)

The maximum period, in days, for which a permit of this category or class is valid.

  • New York
    5 to 365 days

    Across 21 cases, each with its own conditions.

  • Ontario
    7 days

    For single trip permits.

  • Quebec
    7 to 365 days

    Across 6 cases, each with its own conditions.

Return trip included in permit validity (Yes or no)

Whether the permit authorizes a return trip on the same route as part of the same permit, without requiring a separate permit.

Permit validity extension allowed (Yes or no)

Whether the permit validity period can be extended after issuance.

  • New York

    Yes

    For Type 1S – Superload Trip Permit. 9 more cases.

  • Ontario

    No

    Yes in 1 case, no in 1.

Not stated in Quebec.

Permit validity (months) (Measures)

The duration for which a permit is valid, in months.

  • New York
    1 to 12 months

    Across 9 cases, each with its own conditions.

  • Ontario
    6 to 12 months

    Across 4 cases, each with its own conditions.

Not stated in Quebec.

Permit validity extension conditions (In words)

The conditions or restrictions under which the permit validity period can be extended.

  • New York

    Can be extended one time up to an additional 5 permissible hauling days.

    For Type 15 – 16 Foot Manufactured Home. 1 more case.

  • Ontario

    not specified

Not stated in Quebec.

Permit validity extension (days) (Measures)

The maximum number of additional days by which the permit validity can be extended through an amendment.

  • New York
    5 days

    Across 10 cases, each with its own conditions.

Not stated in Ontario and Quebec.

Permit validity in permissible hauling days (Measures)

The number of permissible hauling days for which the permit is valid, as stated in the permit type description.

  • New York
    5 to 8 days

    General rule 5 days, with 5 other cases.

Not stated in Ontario and Quebec.

Permit renewal required before expiry (Yes or no)

Whether the permit must be renewed before the end date stated on the permit, for permit types that have a time-sensitive start and end date.

  • Ontario

    Yes

    For annual, special vehicle configuration and project permits.

Not stated in Quebec and New York.

Where the comparisons come from

  8. Demander et gérer un permis spécial(opens in a new tab)

    www.transports.gouv.qc.ca, web page, 2 facts