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Province raising speed limits on most provincial highways

July 2, 2026   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The Ontario government is raising the speed limit on an additional 938 kilometres of provincial highways.

The speed limit will increase from 100 km/h to 110 km/hour on these stretches of road.

The increase is based on tests along 10 sections of provincial highways in 2024 and six sections in 2022. The province says the new speed limits will align with posted speed limits in other jurisdictions across the country.

Currently, 873 kilometres of provincial highways are posted at 110 km/h. Once in effect, nearly 89 per cent of the province’s highway network will have a posted speed limit of 110 km/h.

“Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is helping get drivers where they’re going faster and safely,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “We’re going to keep supporting commuters, workers and businesses by investing in our $31 billion plan to build and expand roads and highways, so we can get people and goods moving across Ontario and keep workers on the job.”

Beginning June 26, the province will increase the speed limit to 110 km/h on sections of Highways 401 and 416 in eastern Ontario, followed by sections of other highways, including the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highways 400, 401, 402, 403, 416, and 417.

Speed limit increases are implemented only on highways that have been designed and engineered to safely accommodate high speeds, following rigorous technical reviews and any necessary infrastructure improvements.

Most of Ontario’s freeway network was originally designed to safely accommodate a posted speed of 110 km/h.

Newly constructed freeways will be designed with a posted speed limit of 110 km/h, including Highways 413 (GTA West Corridor), 425 (Bradford Bypass), 7 (Kitchener to Guelph), and 69.

Speed limit increases will begin taking effect incrementally from late June through to September 30, 2026.

For more than 25 years, Ontario’s roads have ranked among the safest in North America, with one of the lowest fatality rates per 10,000 licensed drivers.

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