Validity and trip coverage in Ontario
When a permit is effective, how long it lasts, which trips it covers, and how its validity can be extended or renewed.
12 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 2 official sources.
Where to apply
Where an application for Validity and trip coverage 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.
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.
Fax · Ministère des Transports de l'Ontario (MTO)
Bureau de délivrance des permis du MTO, par télécopieur
416 235-3924
Mail · Ministère des Transports
Bureau de délivrance de permis, par la poste
301, rue St. Paul, 3e Étage, St Catharines, (Ontario) L2R 7R4
Mail · Ministry of Transportation
Highway Operations Permits Office
Ministry of Transportation Highway Operations Permits Office 301 St. Paul Street, 2nd Floor St Catharines, Ontario L2R 7R4
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.
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 · Ministère des Transports de l'Ontario (MTO)
Bureau de délivrance des permis du MTO, par courriel
Use it when: Only with a prepaid payment account with the Ministry
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.
How long is the permit valid, and when can its validity begin?Nothing on file for Ontario answers this yet.
Facts
7 topics
Permit validity extension allowed (Yes or no)
Whether the permit validity period can be extended after issuance.
Yesin 1 caseNoin 1 case
- In general
- In general
Maximum permit validity (days) (Measures)
The maximum period, in days, for which a permit of this category or class is valid.
7 days
Single trip permits
Permit validity (months) (Measures)
The duration for which a permit is valid, in months.
- 12 monthsAnnual permit
- 12 monthsAnnual permits
- 6 monthsProject permit
- 6 monthsProject permits
Permit validity extension conditions (In words)
The conditions or restrictions under which the permit validity period can be extended.
not specifiedAn uncertain reading
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.
Yes
Annual, special vehicle configuration and project permits
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.
Noin 2 cases
- In general
- Single trip permits
Separate permit required per additional delivery stop (Yes or no)
Whether a separate oversize or overweight permit is required for each additional delivery stop beyond the first.
Yes
Where these facts come from
- Guide to oversize/overweight vehicles and loads(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 8 facts
- Get an oversize/overweight permit(opens in a new tab)
www.ontario.ca, web page, 4 facts