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O. Reg. 182/22: VEHICLE PERMITS

filed March 11, 2022 under Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8

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ontario regulation 182/22

made under the

Highway Traffic Act

Made: March 10, 2022
Filed: March 11, 2022
Published on e-Laws: March 11, 2022
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 26, 2022

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

(VEHICLE PERMITS)

1. Section 6 of Regulation 628 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:

6. (1) For the purposes of clause 7 (1) (c) of the Act, evidence of the current validation of a permit is required to be affixed to the number plate of a motor vehicle.

(2) Despite subsection (1), evidence of the current validation of a permit is not required to be affixed to the number plate of a motor vehicle that belongs to a class of vehicle for which a permit is set out in Column 1 of Schedule 4.

(3) Evidence of the current validation of a permit required under subsection (1) shall be affixed to,

(a) a number plate mentioned in subclause 7 (1) (b) (i) of the Act displayed on the vehicle in accordance with the requirements set out in this Regulation; or

(b) a mini-plate attached to the number plate exposed on the rear of the vehicle, if number plates described in subsection 7 (7.2) of the Act are displayed on the vehicle.

(4) The portion of the evidence of current validation of a permit not intended for the number plate may be affixed in the appropriate space provided on the permit for the vehicle.

2. Section 18 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:

(4.3) If, for any reason, a fee required under this section in respect of any part of a validation period that occurs on or after March 1, 2020 in respect of a vehicle permit set out in items 7, 8, 9 or 10 of Schedule 4 is not paid when the permit is next renewed, the fee shall be paid at the time of the following renewal.

. . . . .

(6.2) Despite subsection (6), if a person surrenders plates for a vehicle permit set out in items 7, 8, 9 or 10 of Schedule 4 before the end of a validation period mentioned in subsection (4.3), no amount is payable to the person as a refund in respect of the remaining months of validation.

3. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Refunds and Waivers of Permit Validation Fees

19.1 (1) The following fees are prescribed for the purpose of a refund under subsection 7 (19) of the Act:

1. Fees paid under section 18 of this Regulation in respect of any part of a validation period that occurs on or after March 1, 2020.

(2) No interest is payable in respect of a refund mentioned in subsection (1).

(3) No refund mentioned in subsection (1) shall be made on or after December 31, 2022.

(4) The following fees are prescribed for the purpose of a waiver under subsection 7 (19) of the Act:

1. Fees that were required to be paid under section 18 of this Regulation in respect of any part of a validation period that occurs on or after March 1, 2020.

(5) A person is not eligible for a refund or waiver under subsection 7 (19) of the Act unless the person meets the following criteria:

1. The person is an individual.

2. The person is the holder of a vehicle permit set out in Column 1 of Schedule 4, other than a permit set out in item 7, 8, 9 or 10.

3. The person is the holder of the plate portion of the vehicle permit to which the fee relates.

4. Schedule 4 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

ANNUAL Permit VALIDATION FEES FOR ADDITIONAL CLASSES OF VEHICLES

Item

Column 1
Permit

Column 2
Annual permit validation fee in dollars from January 1, 2018 to March 12, 2022

Column 3
Annual permit validation fee in dollars on and after March 13, 2022

1.

Permit for a passenger car or motorized mobile home, if the permit holder is not a resident of Northern Ontario

120

0

2.

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

60

0

3.

Permit for an historic vehicle

18

0

4.

Permit for a motorcycle, if the permit holder is not a resident of Northern Ontario

42

0

5.

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

21

0

6.

Permit for a motor assisted bicycle

12

0

7.

Dealer permit or Service permit for a motor vehicle or trailer

175

0

8.

Dealer and Service permit for a motorcycle or motor assisted bicycle

98

0

9.

Manufacturer permit for a motor vehicle

175

0

10.

Manufacturer permit for a motorcycle

98

0

11.

Permit 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 not used primarily for personal transportation

120

0

12.

Permit 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 and the permit holder is not a resident of Northern Ontario

120

0

13.

Permit 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 and the permit holder is a resident of Northern Ontario

60

0

 

Commencement

5. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Regulation comes into force on the day this Regulation is filed.

(2) Section 1 comes into force on the later of the day subsection 2 (1) of Schedule 18 to the Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.

(3) Sections 2 to 4 come into force on the later of the day subsection 1 (2) of Schedule 6 to the Fewer Fees, Better Services Act, 2022 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.

 

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