Demerit Point System Ontario

Failing to remain at the scene of a collision

7 demerit points

Failing to stop for police

7 demerit points

Careless driving

6 demerit points

Racing

6 demerit points

Exceeding the speed limit by 40 km/h or more on roads with a speed limit of less than 80 km/h

6 demerit points

Exceeding the speed limit by 50 km/h or more

6 demerit points

Failing to stop for a school bus

6 demerit points

Driver of bus failing to stop at unprotected railway crossing

5 demerit points

Exceeding the speed limit by 30 to 49 km/h

4 demerit points

Following too closely

4 demerit points

Failing to stop at a pedestrian crossover

4 demerit points

Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h

3 demerit points

Driving through, around or under a railway crossing barrier

3 demerit points

Driving while holding or using a hand-held wireless communications/entertainment device or viewing a display screen unrelated to the driving task

3 demerit points

Failing to yield the right-of-way

3 demerit points

Failing to obey a stop sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal

3 demerit points

Failing to obey traffic control stop sign

3 demerit points

Failing to obey traffic control slow sign

3 demerit points

Failing to obey school crossing stop sign

3 demerit points

Failing to obey the directions of a police officer

3 demerit points

Driving the wrong way on a divided road

3 demerit points

Failing to report a collision to a police officer

3 demerit points

Improper driving where road is divided into lanes

3 demerit points

Crowding the driver’s seat

3 demerit points

Going the wrong way on a one-way road

3 demerit points

Driving or operating a vehicle on a closed road

3 demerit points

Crossing a divided road where no proper crossing is provided

3 demerit points

Failing to slow and carefully pass a stopped emergency vehicle

3 demerit points

Failing to move, where possible, into another lane when passing a stopped emergency vehicle

3 demerit points

Driving a vehicle equipped with a radar detector

3 demerit points

Improper use of a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane

3 demerit points

Improper opening of a vehicle door

3 demerit points

Failing to lower headlight beam

2 demerit points

Prohibited turns

2 demerit points

Towing people on toboggans, bicycles, skis, etc.

2 demerit points

Failing to obey signs

2 demerit points

Failing to share the road

2 demerit points

Improper right turn

2 demerit points

Improper left turn

2 demerit points

Failing to signal

2 demerit points

Unnecessary slow driving

2 demerit points

Reversing on a highway

2 demerit points

Driver failing to wear a seatbelt

2 demerit points

Driver failing to ensure infant passenger is secured

2 demerit points

Driver failing to ensure toddler passenger is secured

2 demerit points

Driver failing to ensure child is secured

2 demerit points

Driver failing to ensure passenger under 16 years is wearing seatbelt

2 demerit points

Driver failing to ensure that a passenger under 16 years is sitting in a seat that has a seatbelt

2 demerit points