Traffic & streets — Oakville, Ontario

What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?

In the Town of Oakville, Ontario, traffic & streets rules are set by Municipal Right of Way By-law No. 2024-002 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Fines: AMPS $300, $400, $500; Offence fines max $50,000.00 (1st), $100,000.00 (subsequent). Default speed limit: 50 kilometers per hour. Street obstruction: No person shall obstruct any municipal right of way by any means whatsoever, unless authorized by this By-law or by a permit.

Municipal Right of Way By-law No. 2024-002 adopted bylaw
street obstruction No person shall obstruct any municipal right of way by any means whatsoever, unless authorized by this By-law or by a permit. s. 2.1
sidewalk or boulevard use No person shall obstruct sidewalk passage; boulevard gardens allowed per Town's Boulevard Gardening Procedure. s. 2.2(v), 3.1(d)
fine range AMPS $300, $400, $500; Offence fines max $50,000.00 (1st), $100,000.00 (subsequent). s. 8.3, 8.5, 8.7, 10.2(a), 10.2(b)
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Regulates use of municipal rights of way. No person may obstruct a right of way, deposit snow or ice so as to obstruct access, obstruct a drain, gutter, watercourse or culvert, or cut into, excavate or deposit material on a right of way without a permit. Encroachments require an encroachment agreement.

Traffic Control By-law No. 1984-001 (consolidated) adopted bylaw
default speed limit 50 kilometers per hour s. 12(1)(b)
truck route rule Heavy vehicles over 4,500 kg prohibited except on signed truck routes per Schedule 25 or with specific exemptions. s. 14(1); s. 1(1)
street obstruction No erecting barricades, storing material, or parking equipment on highway without safety warnings and permission. s. 4(5)(a)
sidewalk or boulevard use No bicycle riding on sidewalk except children under 11 with wheels <=51cm; no motor vehicles on sidewalk/boulevard. s. 4(1)(b)(i); s. 4(4)(e)(i)
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Oakville's consolidated traffic and parking by-law. Speed limits are 50 km/h within built-up areas and 80 km/h elsewhere unless signs posted under Schedule 23 say otherwise, and 16 km/h in public parks. Also sets community safety zones, truck routes, through highways, one-way streets, bicycle lanes and turning restrictions.

Machine-readable: traffic-streets.json · Official website: http://www.oakville.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-25 · Traffic & streets across Ontario · Traffic & streets in other municipalities