Demerit
Demerit Point System
| Short Description of Offence |
Number of Demerit Points |
| Failing to remain at the scene of accident |
7 |
| Driver failing to stop when signaled or requested to stop by a police officer |
7 |
| Careless driving |
6 |
| Racing |
6 |
| Exceeding speed limit by 50 km/h or more |
6 |
| Exceeding speed limit by 30 to 49 km/h |
4 |
| Exceeding speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h |
3 |
| Driver of public vehicle or school bus failing to stop at railway crossings |
5 |
| Driving through, around or under railway crossing barrier |
3 |
| Failing to yield right of way |
3 |
| Failing to obey a stop sign, signal light or railway crossing signal |
3 |
| Failing to obey directions of police constable |
3 |
| Driving or operating a vehicle on a closed highway |
3 |
| Failing to report an accident |
3 |
| Improper passing |
3 |
| Improper driving where highway divided into lanes |
3 |
| Failing to stop for school bus |
6 |
| Following too closely |
4 |
| Crowding driver's seat |
3 |
| Drive wrong way - divided highway |
3 |
| Cross divided highway - no proper crossing provided |
3 |
| Wrong way in one way street or highway |
3 |
| Backing on highway |
2 |
| Pedestrian crossover |
2 |
| Failing to share road |
2 |
| Improper right turn |
2 |
| Improper left turn |
2 |
| Failing to signal |
2 |
| Unnecessary slow driving |
2 |
| Failing to lower headlamp beam |
2 |
| Improper opening of vehicle door |
2 |
| Prohibited turns |
2 |
| Towing of persons on toboggans, bicycles, skis, etc. prohibited |
2 |
| Failing to obey signs prescribed by regulation under subsection 182(1) |
2 |
| Driver failing to wear complete seat belt assembly |
2 |
| Driver failing to ensure passenger under 16 years wears complete seat belt assembly |
2 |
| Driver failing to ensure child passenger under 23 kilograms occupies position with seat belt assembly |
2 |
O. Reg. 164/96, s. 1; 331/97, s. 1; 538/97, s. 1; 637/99, s. 1