Court Locations
Traffic Tickets in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto is large enough to run more than one Provincial Offences Act courthouse, so which one handles your ticket depends on where in the city it was issued.
Ontario’s Provincial Offences Act lets municipalities run their own provincial offences courts to handle matters like traffic tickets, bylaw infractions, and other non-criminal charges. The underlying Highway Traffic Act rules that define speeding, careless driving, and similar offences are identical across the province — but the local court location, mailing address, and payment process are set by each municipality, so what applies in Toronto won’t necessarily apply in a neighbouring city.
Toronto's provincial offences courts
Toronto operates several Provincial Offences Act courthouses rather than a single central court, including Toronto East Court, Toronto West Court, and Toronto South Court. The specific courthouse assigned to your matter is printed on the ticket itself, so that’s the address to rely on rather than guessing based on where you were pulled over. The City of Toronto’s own tickets, fines and penalties section is the most current source for courthouse details and hours.
Paying or checking a ticket online
The City of Toronto runs its own online payment system for provincial offence tickets, reachable through the city’s tickets-and-fines pages. The City has specifically noted that it is not affiliated with any third-party payment platform that advertises ticket payment services, so it’s worth confirming you’re on an official toronto.ca page before entering payment details.
Automated speed enforcement is handled differently
Toronto also runs an Automated Speed Enforcement (photo radar) program in designated community safety zones. Because these cameras ticket the vehicle’s registered owner rather than an identified driver, they carry a fine only and no demerit points, and depending on the violation date they may be processed through a separate penalty lookup rather than the standard courthouse payment portal. If you’re unsure which system applies, the notice itself will say whether it’s an officer-issued offence notice or an automated penalty notice.
Sources
This page is general educational information, not legal advice, and Traffic Tickets Ontario is independent of the City of Toronto and the Ontario Court of Justice. Always confirm current addresses, hours, and payment options against the ticket itself or an official city source.