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O. Reg. 62/11: VEHICLE PERMITS

filed March 14, 2011 under Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8

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ontario regulation 62/11

made under the

highway traffic act

Made: January 26, 2011
Filed: March 14, 2011
Published on e-Laws: March 16, 2011
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 2, 2011

Amending Reg. 628 of R.R.O. 1990

(Vehicle Permits)

1. Subsections 5 (5.1) and (5.2) of Regulation 628 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 are revoked.

2. (1) Subsection 5.1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “not more than 26 months” at the end and substituting “not more than 24 months”.

(2) Subsection 5.1 (1.1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “not more than 26 months” at the end and substituting “not more than 24 months”.

3. Subsection 8 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “other than a CAVR cab card, IRP cab card or special permit” and substituting “other than an IRP cab card or a special permit”.

4. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section immediately before the heading “Restricted Permits”:

11. (1) A year-of-manufacture plate shall not be used on a commercial motor vehicle,

(a) if the commercial motor vehicle has a gross weight of more than 3,000 kilograms; or

(b) if the commercial motor vehicle is not used primarily for personal transportation.

(2) A permit shall not be issued or validated for a commercial motor vehicle described in clause (1) (a) or (b) on which a year-of-manufacture plate is used.

5. Section 15.1 of the Regulation is revoked.

6. (1) Paragraph 3 of subsection 17 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

 

3.

For a permit and number plate for a trailer

35

(2) Paragraph 6 of subsection 17 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “number plates for a trailer” and substituting “number plate for a trailer”.

(3) Paragraph 14 of subsection 17 (1) of the Regulation is revoked.

7. Sections 18 and 19 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

18. (1) For validation of a permit referred to in Schedule 4, the following fees shall be paid to the Ministry:

1. If the validation period is 12 months, the applicable annual fee for the appropriate permit number set out in Schedule 4.

2. If the validation period is 24 months, an amount equal to twice the applicable annual fee for the appropriate permit number set out in Schedule 4.

3. If the validation period is at least three months but not 12 or 24 months, the fee determined under subsection (2).

(2) If the validation period of the permit is at least three but not 12 or 24 months, the validation fee for that number of months is the amount calculated according to the following formula and rounded up or down to the nearest nickel:

A × (B/12)

in which,

  “A” is the number of months, and

  “B” is the applicable annual fee for the appropriate permit number set out in Schedule 4.

(3) For the purposes of determining the validation fee payable for a number of months under this section, a part of a month shall count as a full month.

(4) Upon renewal of the validation of a permit referred to in Schedule 4, the following fees shall be paid to the Ministry:

1. If the validation period is at least three but not more than 12 months, the applicable annual fee for the appropriate permit number set out in Schedule 4.

2. If the validation period is more than 12 but not more than 24 months, an amount equal to twice the applicable annual fee for the appropriate permit number set out in Schedule 4.

(5) Despite subsection (4), if a person demonstrates to the Ministry that it was not possible to operate the vehicle during any period before the application for renewal was made, the Ministry shall refund to the person the difference between the amount paid for renewal of the permit validation and the amount of the fee, determined under subsection (2), payable for the number of months for which the vehicle could be operated, less a $5 administrative fee.

(6) If a person surrenders plates for a permit referred to in Schedule 4 to the Ministry at least three months before the end of a period of validation purchased on renewal, subsection (4) does not apply and the Ministry shall refund to the person in respect of the remaining full months of validation the amount of the fee, determined under subsection (2), payable for that number of months, less a $5 administrative fee.

(7) Subsections (1) and (2) apply, and subsection (4) does not apply, to the renewal of the validation period for,

(a) a permit to which subsection 8.1 (8) applies;

(b) a Dealer permit, a Service permit or a Dealer and Service permit; and

(c) a permit for which the anniversary date of its expiry date has been changed. 

(8) If the portion of a commercial motor vehicle designed to carry a load is occupied solely by a self-contained dwelling unit designed, equipped and used exclusively for living accommodation, the weight of the unit is not included in determining the gross weight of the vehicle for the purpose of ascertaining fees for permit numbers 10 and 11.

19. (1) For validation of a permit for a commercial motor vehicle, the following fees shall be paid to the Ministry:

1. For a commercial motor vehicle or a combination of a commercial motor vehicle and trailer or trailers, other than a bus, having a gross weight of more than 3,000 kilograms,

i. if the validation period is 12 months, the applicable annual fee set out in Schedule 1, 

ii. if the validation period is at least three but less than 12 months, the fee determined under subsection (2), or

iii. if the validation period is 13, 14 or 15 months, the fee determined under subsection (3).

2. For a commercial motor vehicle or a combination of a commercial motor vehicle and trailer or trailers, other than a bus, having a gross weight of more than 3,000 kilograms, where the permit holder is a farmer and the vehicle is used for any of the purposes set out in subsection (5),

i. if the validation period is 12 months, the applicable annual fee set out in Schedule 2, 

ii. if the validation period is at least three but less than 12 months, the fee determined under subsection (2), or

iii. if the validation period is 13, 14 or 15 months, the fee determined under subsection (3).

3. For a bus, including a school bus described in subsection 5 (3),

i. if the validation period is 12 months, the applicable annual fee set out in Schedule 3,

ii. if the validation period is at least three but less than 12 months, the fee determined under subsection (2), or

iii. if the validation period is 13, 14 or 15 months, the fee determined under subsection (3).

(2) If the validation period is at least three but less than 12 months, the validation fee for that number of months is the amount calculated according to the following formula and rounded up to the nearest dollar:

[(A × 8) + 4] × (B/100)

in which,

  “A” is the number of months, and

  “B” is the applicable annual fee set out in Schedule 1, 2 or 3, as applicable.

(3) If the validation period is 13, 14 or 15 months, the validation fee for that number of months is the amount calculated according to the following formula and rounded up to the nearest dollar:

A × (B/12)

in which,

  “A” is the number of months, and

  “B” is the applicable annual fee set out in Schedule 1, 2 or 3, as applicable.

(4) For the purposes of determining the validation fee payable for a number of months under this section, a part of a month shall count as a full month.

(5) The purposes referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection (1) are,

(a) the farmer’s personal transportation;

(b) the uncompensated transportation of farm products, supplies or equipment; or

(c) the compensated transportation of farm products, supplies or equipment in the month of September, October or November.

(6) The fee for validation of a permit for a commercial motor vehicle is one-half the fee payable under paragraph 1 of subsection (1), if,

(a) the commercial motor vehicle is used exclusively for the transportation of road building machinery owned by the permit holder; or

(b) the commercial motor vehicle,

(i) has a machine or apparatus mounted upon the chassis thereof that is not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property, and

(ii) is only incidentally operated or moved over the highways.

(7) Despite paragraph 3 of subsection (1), a permit for a school bus described in subsection 5 (3) shall not be issued or validated if the bus has a gross weight of more than 20,000 kilograms.

8. (1) Subclause 20 (1) (f) (i) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the Department of External Affairs (Canada)” at the end and substituting “Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada”.

(2) Subclause 20 (1) (f) (ii) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(ii) is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), and

(3) Clause 20 (1) (h) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the Department of External Affairs (Canada)” at the end and substituting “Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada”.

(4) Subclause 20 (1) (i) (i) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the Department of External Affairs (Canada)” at the end and substituting “Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada”.

(5) Subclause 20 (1) (i) (ii) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(ii) is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), and

9. Schedules 1 to 5 to the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted: 

SCHEDULE 1
ANNUAL VALIDATION FEES FOR COMMERCIAL motor VEHICLES DESCRIBED IN PARAgraph 1 OF Subsection 19 (1)

 

Gross Weight in Kilograms

Annual Fee ($)

3001 to 3500

109

3501 to 4000

124

4001 to 4500

139

4501 to 5000

154

5001 to 6000

167

6001 to 7000

209

7001 to 8000

252

8001 to 9000

294

9001 to 10000

336

10001 to 11000

378

11001 to 12000

421

12001 to 13000

463

13001 to 14000

506

14001 to 15000

549

15001 to 16000

592

16001 to 17000

635

17001 to 18000

677

18001 to 19000

721

19001 to 20000

764

20001 to 21000

807

21001 to 22000

850

22001 to 23000

894

23001 to 24000

937

24001 to 25000

981

25001 to 26000

1024

26001 to 27000

1068

27001 to 28000

1112

28001 to 29000

1156

29001 to 30000

1200

30001 to 31000

1244

31001 to 32000

1288

32001 to 33000

1332

33001 to 34000

1376

34001 to 35000

1421

35001 to 36000

1465

36001 to 37000

1510

37001 to 38000

1554

38001 to 39000

1599

39001 to 40000

1644

40001 to 41000

1689

41001 to 42000

1734

42001 to 43000

1779

43001 to 44000

1824

44001 to 45000

1869

45001 to 46000

1915

46001 to 47000

1960

47001 to 48000

2006

48001 to 49000

2051

49001 to 50000

2097

50001 to 51000

2142

51001 to 52000

2188

52001 to 53000

2234

53001 to 54000

2280

54001 to 55000

2326

55001 to 56000

2372

56001 to 57000

2419

57001 to 58000

2465

58001 to 59000

2511

59001 to 60000

2558

60001 to 61000

2604

61001 to 62000

2651

62001 to 63000

2698

63001 to 63500

2722

SCHEDULE 2
ANNUAL VALIDATION FEES FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF SUBSECTION 19 (1) — farm vehicles

 

Gross Weight in Kilograms

Annual Fee ($)

3001 to 3500

81

3501 to 4000

83

4001 to 4500

86

4501 to 5000

89

5001 to 6000

93

6001 to 7000

98

7001 to 8000

108

8001 to 9000

117

9001 to 10000

127

10001 to 11000

136

11001 to 12000

146

12001 to 13000

156

13001 to 14000

165

14001 to 15000

175

15001 to 16000

184

16001 to 17000

194

17001 to 18000

204

18001 to 19000

213

19001 to 20000

223

20001 to 21000

232

21001 to 22000

242

22001 to 23000

252

23001 to 24000

261

24001 to 25000

271

25001 to 26000

280

26001 to 27000

290

27001 to 28000

300

28001 to 29000

309

29001 to 30000

319

30001 to 31000

328

31001 to 32000

338

32001 to 33000

348

33001 to 34000

357

34001 to 35000

367

35001 to 36000

376

36001 to 37000

386

37001 to 38000

396

38001 to 39000

405

39001 to 40000

415

40001 to 41000

424

41001 to 42000

434

42001 to 43000

444

43001 to 44000

453

44001 to 45000

463

45001 to 46000

472

46001 to 47000

482

47001 to 48000

492

48001 to 49000

501

49001 to 50000

511

50001 to 51000

520

51001 to 52000

530

52001 to 53000

540

53001 to 54000

549

54001 to 55000

559

55001 to 56000

568

56001 to 57000

578

57001 to 58000

588

58001 to 59000

597

59001 to 60000

607

60001 to 61000

616

61001 to 62000

626

62001 to 63000

636

63001 to 63500

641

SCHEDULE 3
ANNUAL VALIDATION FEES FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF SUBSECTION 19 (1) — Buses, INCLUDING school buses

 

Gross Weight in Kilograms

Annual Fee ($)

1 to 2500

66

2501 to 3000

81

3001 to 3500

91

3501 to 4000

100

4001 to 4500

110

4501 to 5000

119

5001 to 6000

145

6001 to 7000

171

7001 to 8000

197

8001 to 9000

223

9001 to 10000

250

10001 to 11000

276

11001 to 12000

303

12001 to 13000

330

13001 to 14000

357

14001 to 15000

384

15001 to 16000

411

16001 to 17000

439

17001 to 18000

466

18001 to 19000

494

19001 to 20000

522

20001 to 21000

549

21001 to 22000

578

22001 to 23000

606

23001 to 24000

634

24001 to 25000

662

25001 to 26000

691

26001 to 27000

720

27001 to 28000

748

28001 to 29000

777

29001 to 30000

806

30001 to 31000

835

31001 to 32000

865

32001 to 33000

894

33001 to 34000

924

34001 to 35000

954

35001 to 36000

983

36001 to 37000

1013

37001 to 38000

1043

38001 to 39000

1074

39001 to 40000

1104

SCHEDULE 4
ANNUAL VALIDATION FEES FOR ADDITIONAL CLASSES OF VEHICLES

 

Permit Number

Class of Vehicle 

Annual Fee ($)

1.

For a passenger car or motorized mobile home

74

2.

For a passenger car or a motorized mobile home, if the permit holder is a resident of Northern Ontario

37

3.

For an historic vehicle

18

4.

For a motorcycle

42

5.

For a motorcycle, if the permit holder is a resident of Northern Ontario

21

6.

For a motor assisted bicycle

12

7.

For a Dealer permit or a Service permit for a motor vehicle or trailer

156

8.

For a Dealer and Service permit for a motorcycle or motor assisted bicycle

87

9.

For a commercial motor vehicle or a combination of a commercial motor vehicle and trailer or trailers, other than a bus, with a gross weight of not more than 3,000 kilograms

74

10.

For a commercial motor vehicle or a combination of a commercial motor vehicle and trailer or trailers, other than a bus, with a gross weight of not more than 3,000 kilograms, if the vehicle is used primarily for personal transportation

74

11.

For a commercial motor vehicle or a combination of a commercial motor vehicle and trailer or trailers, other than a bus, with a gross weight of not more than 3,000 kilograms, if the permit holder is a resident of Northern Ontario who uses the vehicle primarily for personal transportation

37

10. This Regulation comes into force on the later of March 31, 2011 and the day this Regulation is filed.