Project fees in Ontario
Application charges, fee formulas, and dimensional or weight criteria used to price project permits, including enhanced project permits charged per load.
24 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 6 official sources.
Where to apply
Where an application for Project fees is submitted in Ontario.
Online · Ministry of Transportation
PRIO online permitting system
prio.mto.gov.on.ca (opens in a new tab)
Before you apply online for the first time, you must register to use the online services by completing a user account form and emailing it to the Ministry of Transportation’s Oversize/Overweight Permit Office at oo.permits@ontario.ca. Once your online services account has been set up, you can use it to apply for as many permits as you need.
Email
Oversize/Overweight Permit Office
To become a PRIO user and apply directly online to receive your Annual Permit by e-mail, please contact the Oversize/Overweight Permit Office at oo.permits.review@ontario.ca and request the PRIO online User Account application Form. Once you've completed the application form, return the form to the O/O Permit Office at oo.permits.review@ontario.ca to obtain a user ID.
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
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How is a project permit fee calculated when the standard fee does not apply?Nothing on file for Ontario answers this yet.
How are per-load charges calculated for enhanced project permits?Nothing on file for Ontario answers this yet.
Facts
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Project permit fee formula (In words)
The formula used to calculate the fee for a project permit when the standard project permit fee does not apply, expressed as a mathematical expression with variables defined.
For a project where the vehicle, load, object or structure is in excess of weight or dimensional limits and paragraph 2 does not apply
A × (0.9995B) × B; A is the cost of a comparable single trip permit under paragraph 3, 4 or 5; B is the number of trips to be taken using the permit.
For a project where the vehicle, load, object or structure is in excess of weight or dimensional limits and paragraph 2 does not apply
A × (0.9995B) × B; A is the cost of a comparable single trip permit under paragraph 3, 4 or 5; B is the number of trips to be taken using the permit.
Project permit maximum length (Measures)
The maximum total length of the vehicle, load, object or structure for which the project special permit fee applies.
- 36.8 m120′ 7″Combination vehicles
- 45.8 m150′ 1″Enhanced project permit limits for vehicles and/or loads (subject to vehicle configuration)
- 12.5 m41′Project permit — Single vehicle
- 36.8 m120′ 7″Project permit — Vehicle combination
Project permit maximum width (Measures)
The maximum width of the vehicle, load, object or structure for which the project special permit fee applies.
- 4.99 m16′ 4.5″Enhanced project permit limits for vehicles and/or loads (subject to vehicle configuration); subject to clearance check
- 4.3 m14′ 1.5″Project permit — single vehicle or vehicle combination
- 4.3 m14′ 1.5″Project permit limits for vehicles and/or loads (subject to vehicle configuration); subject to clearance check
- 4.3 m14′ 1.5″Project under paragraph 2
Project permit maximum gross weight (Measures)
The maximum gross vehicle weight of the vehicle, load, object or structure for which the project special permit fee applies.
- 70,000 kg154,323 lbCombination vehicles
- 70,000 kg154,323 lbProject permit — Vehicle combination
- 70,000 kg154,323 lbProject permit limits for vehicles and/or loads (subject to vehicle configuration)
- 70,000 kg154,323 lbProject under paragraph 2
Where these facts come from
- Get an oversize/overweight permit(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, 4 facts
- Guide to oversize/overweight vehicles and loads(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 4 facts
- O. Reg. 381/98 SPECIAL PERMITS(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 4 facts
- O. Reg. 381/98: SPECIAL PERMITS(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 4 facts
- O. Reg. 221/19 SPECIAL PERMITS(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 3 facts