Major Canadian province bans speed cameras, brands them a 'cash grab'

Ontario , the most populous province in Canada, will ban automated speed cameras on November 14, and hopes to replace them with speed bumps and other speed reduction measures.

The Ontario government passed legislation as part of an omnibus "red tape" bill that will ban the use of automated speed cameras by municipalities throughout the province. The current law, passed in 2018, allows for automated speed cameras to be setup in school and community zones.

In Canada law enforcement, including for traffic offences, is largely the responsibility of municipal governments. This contrasts with Australia where the police force and speed camera network is run at a state or territory level.

In the cameras' stead, the province will create a new fund to help affected municipal governments instal