Oversize convoy arrangements in Ontario
Authorization, escort coverage, separation, signage, and traffic-management requirements for multiple oversize vehicles travelling as a convoy.
9 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 3 official sources.
Where to apply
Where an application for Oversize convoy arrangements is submitted in Ontario.
Phone · Ministère des Transports
Bureau de délivrance de permis, par téléphone
Contact the permit issuing office during business hours if the route indicated on your permit needs to be changed.
Phone · Ministère des Transports
Bureau de délivrance de permis, par téléphone (sans frais)
Contact the permit issuing office during business hours if the route indicated on your permit needs to be changed.
Mail · Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Permit Issuing Office
Permit Issuing Office, by mail
301 St. Paul Street, 3rd Floor, St Catharines, Ontario, L2R 7R4
Application forms must be completed in full. Incomplete applications will be returned.
In person · Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Permit Issuing Office
Permit Issuing Office
301 St. Paul Street, 3rd Floor, St Catharines, Ontario, L2R 7R4
Email · Ministry of Transportation
Oversize/Overweight Permit Office, by email
Use it when: For Permitting and Registration for International Registration Plan and Oversize/Overweight (PRIO) online permitting system account set up, tow truck certificate applications, special vehicle configuration permits or project permits
Fax · Ministry of Transportation
Highway Operations Permits Office, by fax
905-704-2545
Use it when: Until January 1, 2026
Download and complete an application form. Include payment (Canadian funds only) by visa or Mastercard using an authorization form, cheque made out to the Ministry of Finance, bank draft, money order or certified cheque made out to the Ministry of Finance.
Start with a question
Open a question to read the facts on file that bear on it.
Must convoy travel be expressly authorized by the permit, and which vehicles may participate?Nothing on file for Ontario answers this yet.
How many oversize vehicles may one escort accompany in a convoy?Nothing on file for Ontario answers this yet.
Facts
5 topics
Convoy passing facilitation interval (Measures)
Maximum time interval, in minutes, after which drivers in a convoy must facilitate passing by other vehicles.
45 min
Convoy passing facilitation required (Yes or no)
Whether drivers in a convoy must facilitate passing by other vehicles at specified intervals or at the first safe opportunity.
Yes
Convoy authorization required (Yes or no)
Whether convoy travel must be expressly authorized by the permit.
Yesin 1 caseNoin 2 cases
- In general
- In general
- In general
Minimum separation between oversize vehicles in convoy (Measures)
Minimum distance, in metres, that must be maintained between two oversize vehicles travelling in convoy under the same permit.
10,000 m32808′ 5″
In general
- 10,000 m32808′ 5″In general
- 10,000 m32808′ 5″In general
Convoy manager required (Yes or no)
Whether a person must be designated as the person responsible for the convoy when oversize vehicles travel in convoy.
Yes
Superload move
Where these facts come from
- Guide to oversize/overweight vehicles and loads(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 5 facts
- Guide sur les véhicules et charges de dimensions/poids exceptionnels(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 2 facts
- Guide to oversize/overweight vehicles and loads(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 2 facts