Permit travel conditions in Quebec
Operational restrictions and precautions imposed on vehicles travelling under an OS/OW permit.
60 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 4 official sources.
Where to apply
Where an application for Permit travel conditions is submitted in Quebec.
Online · Ministère des Transports
Système de gestion des permis spéciaux ministériels (GPM)
gpm.transports.gouv.qc.ca (opens in a new tab)
The GPM system is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To create a “carrier” customer account or to apply through an authorized representative, the registre d’identification (NIR) number of the Commission des transports du Québec or the certificat d’aptitude à la sécurité (CAS) number will be required. The start date of validity must be the same day or within the next three months.
Start with a question
Open a question to read the facts on file that bear on it.
What speed or isolation rules apply when crossing bridges?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.
What vehicle-use, load-positioning or separation conditions apply during travel?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.
Facts
13 topics
Toll highway travel allowed (Yes or no)
Whether the permit authorizes travel on toll highways, subject to the vehicle having a valid transponder.
Yesin 2 casesNoin 1 case
- General condition 3
- General condition 5
- General condition 6
Load shift right required (Yes or no)
Whether the permit requires the load to be moved to the right side of the vehicle, as specified in the permit conditions.
Yesin 2 cases
- General condition 13
- Vehicles travelling in convoy
Bridge travel alone required (Yes or no)
Whether the permit requires the oversize or overweight vehicle to travel alone on bridges, without other vehicles, as specified in the permit conditions.
Yesin 5 cases
- Condition B
- Condition C, bridges with a single lane in the direction of travel
- Condition E, bridges with signage prohibiting oversize vehicles
- Condition L
Escort vehicle required (Yes or no)
Whether one or more escort vehicles are required to accompany the oversize or overweight vehicle under specified conditions, as specified in the permit conditions.
Yesin 30 cases
- Condition L
- Condition N
- Condition O
- Condition Q
Convoy travel allowed (Yes or no)
Whether the permit authorizes travel in a convoy with other oversize or overweight vehicles whose registration numbers are listed on the permit, as specified in the permit conditions.
Yesin 2 cases
- General condition 17
- Maximum 2 oversize vehicles in convoy; for a Class 7 permit, express authorization required
Yellow light required (Yes or no)
Whether the permit requires a yellow light to be installed at the front or rear extremity of the overhang, as specified in the permit conditions.
Yesin 5 cases
- In general
- In general
- General condition 14
- General condition 22
Maximum speed on bridges (km/h) (Measures)
The maximum speed at which the oversize or overweight vehicle may travel on bridges under the permit, as specified in the permit conditions.
- 10 km/h6.2 mphCondition G
- 25 km/h15.5 mphCondition H
- 40 km/h24.9 mphCondition I
- 25 km/h15.5 mphCondition J
Police escort required (Yes or no)
Whether the permit requires the vehicle to be escorted by a police-identified emergency vehicle, as specified in the permit conditions.
Yesin 2 cases
- Condition O, on highways with 2 or more lanes of traffic in the direction of the lane used by the oversize vehicle
- General condition 1
Where these facts come from
- C-24.2, r. 35 – Règlement sur le permis spécial de circulation(opens in a new tab)
www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca, web page, 38 facts
- Guide to the Regulation Respecting Special Permits(opens in a new tab)
www.transports.gouv.qc.ca, PDF, 11 facts
- Guide du Règlement sur le permis spécial de circulation(opens in a new tab)
www.transports.gouv.qc.ca, PDF, 10 facts
- Permis spéciaux pour excès de charges et dimensions – Classes 1 à 7(opens in a new tab)
www.transports.gouv.qc.ca, web page, 1 fact