Permit bonds in Ontario
Surety bonds and other financial security required for special transport permits, including triggering thresholds, required amounts, and calculation formulas.
6 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 2 official sources.
Where to apply
Where an application for Permit bonds 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.
What bond amount must be on file per movement or per company?Nothing on file for Ontario answers this yet.
How is the bond amount determined when it is set case by case?Nothing on file for Ontario answers this yet.
Facts
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Permit bond threshold (In words)
The dimension or weight threshold that triggers a bond requirement for a special permit, for the permit category described.
A bond may be required
11 kg per millimetre of tire width
A bond may be required
10,000 kg on the axle during the reduced load period
A bond may be required — subject to a technical analysis of the bridge structures and a geotechnical assessment of the pavement structure
Total gross vehicle weight greater than 120,000 kg
May be sufficient to warrant a bond being posted
loading on tires must exceed 11 kg per millimetre width
Where these facts come from
- Guide sur les véhicules et charges de dimensions/poids exceptionnels(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 3 facts
- Guide to oversize/overweight vehicles and loads(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 3 facts