Automated Red Light Camera Enforcement

You can pay the total payable amount indicated on your ticket online at paytickets.ca by phone, in person or by mail. For more information, visit york.ca/Tickets

The registered license plate holder receives the ticket, regardless of who was driving the vehicle. Tickets are issued by mail only and are not communicated through text or emails.

No. Demerit points are not issued for red light camera violations because the ticket is issued to the registered owner of the vehicle, not the driver. 

In a non-community safety zone, the penalty includes a fine, victim surcharge and court costs, resulting in a total cost of $325.

In a community safety zone, the fine and victim surcharge is higher, and court costs remain the same, bringing the total to $490. 

It is a violation that occurs when a driver enters an intersection after the signal light has turned red. 

You will not get a red light camera ticket if the light turns red after you legally entered the intersection and are completing a left turn. 

No. Red light cameras supplement police enforcement. 

Provincial Offence officers review every picture to verify information and ensure that the vehicle is in violation. Tickets are mailed to vehicle owners only in cases where it is clear that the vehicle ran the red light. 

The set fine for running a red light when caught by a police officer is $325. Failure to stop for a red light where a police officer issues a ticket results in three demerit points. 

The total cost of the ticket is $325. York Region’s Provincial Offences Court receives $260. There is a $60 victim fee surcharge and $5 court costs. 

Red light cameras operate in compliance with privacy laws and measures are taken to limit the capture of members of the public in images. If members of the public are inadvertently photographed, they cannot be identified in the images included with the ticket. 

The system is supplied and operated by a third party.  The cameras are mounted on a pole, approximately 20 metres in advance of the intersection and are mounted approximately 3.6 metres above the ground. 

Photographic detection devices are used extensively in many other countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Cameras are also used in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec.