Administrative Penalties Program

• The due date for requesting a screening review has now passed for all tickets issued. As per the due date indicated on the ticket, a request for screening review must be done within 30 days of the date of deemed service. New requests for a screening review can not be accommodated.

• If you receive a screening decision for a screening request you already submitted, you may submit a request for a hearing review within 30 days of receiving the screening decision. To request a hearing review for your screening decision, visit our online platform.

• If a ticket was not paid or disputed within 30 days of the Date of Deemed Service, the outstanding ticket will be sent to the Ministry of Transportation’s Defaulted Fines Control Centre (MTO DFCC) to collect payment. 
• Once the penalty order is sent to the DFCC for plate denial, the vehicle plate holder will have to pay the outstanding amount to the MTO through Service Ontario to get their vehicle license plate renewed. 

• The registered owner of the vehicle that is shown to have been speeding in the area where the speed camera is located will receive the ticket in the mail. 
• You will never receive information regarding a penalty order or fine amount to pay via text, if you do, please do not pay it, as it is a scam. 

• If you have received a penalty order, you must take action on or before 30 days of the deemed service date. 
• The deemed service date is the date that the penalty order is considered received by the registered vehicle owner. It is 7 days after the penalty order was processed and mailed. 

• The amount of a penalty order is set by the Province of Ontario under the Highway Traffic Act. Fine amounts for speeding tickets issued by a speed camera are outlined under section 6 of Ontario Regulation 355/22. 
• A speeding ticket issued by a police officer includes demerit points. Receiving demerit points impacts the driver’s record and insurance, and ultimately can be much more costly than the ticket fine itself. A ticket issued by a speed camera is a fine only – there is no impact on the driver’s record.  

• The fine portion of the penalty (outlined in Table 1 below) is set by the Province of Ontario in section 6 of Ontario Regulation 355/22). The Region collects and retains 100% of the fines from speed camera tickets. No portion of the fine amounts collected goes to the camera vendor.   

• The corresponding Victim Component Surcharge (paid to the Ministry of Attorney General’s Victim Justice Fund as determined in Table 2 of section 6 of Ont. Reg. 355/22) 

• A Ministry of Transportation fee of $8.25, which is a cost incurred by obtaining access to the name and most recent address of the vehicle licence plate holder who is subject to the penalty order. 

Table 1: Fine amounts for speeding tickets issued by a speed camera, as set by the Highway Traffic Act, Ontario Regulation 355/22 (Administrative Penalties program):

The Victim Component collected from each penalty order is paid to the Ministry of Attorney General’s Victim Justice Fund, which supports programs and community agencies that assist victims of Criminal Code offences in Ontario. For more information, visit the Victim Services in Ontario website.

• Failure to pay the amount owing within 30 days after the Date of Deemed Service could result in additional fees once the outstanding penalty order is sent to the Ministry of Transportation’s Defaulted Fines Control Centre (MTO DFCC) to collect payment.  
• Once the penalty order is sent to the DFCC for plate denial, the municipality cannot collect the outstanding amount. 
• The vehicle plate holder will have to pay the outstanding amount to the MTO through Service Ontario to get their license plate renewed. 

Yes. The payment deadline is paused while the screening review is in progress. However, if the penalty is confirmed, you will need to make payment by the new deadline that will be provided in the in written decision from the screening review. 

Does the Region provide interpreters for a Screening Review or Hearing Review? 

• If you are not satisfied with the result from the Screening Review, you may request a review of the Screening Officer’s decision by a Hearing Officer within 30 days of receiving the decision from the Screening Officer. This is not an opportunity to provide additional information or documentation.  

• Cancellations or rescheduling of your meeting must be made at least 2 (two) business days before the scheduled meeting. 
• If you do not reschedule or cancel your meeting within two (2) business days of your scheduled meeting date, an additional $60 no show fee will be applied. 
• Please contact us immediately by phone at 519-575-4400 or email at app@regionofwaterloo.ca to reschedule or cancel your meeting.  
• Be advised that cancellations made within this time frame may still be subject to our cancellation policy. 
• Any cancellation or request for rescheduling made within 2 (two) business days of the scheduled review will not be accepted. 
• You may only cancel or reschedule a scheduled screening once. 
• You may only cancel or reschedule a scheduled hearing once.