Bill 233 explained in plain English
Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 2024
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 233 mandates entry-level and winter weather training for individuals seeking a Class A or Class D driver's licence in Ontario.
This bill adds a requirement to the Highway Traffic Act that individuals must complete mandatory entry-level training before obtaining a Class A or Class D driver's licence. This training must include a minimum of 20 hours of winter weather driving simulator training and education on winter driving.
- Amends the Highway Traffic Act to introduce a mandatory training requirement for obtaining Class A and Class D licences.
- Specifies that the mandatory training must include winter weather training, consisting of at least 20 hours on a winter driving simulator and related education.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Individuals seeking to obtain a Class A driver's licence.
- Individuals seeking to obtain a Class D driver's licence.
- Driver training institutions that provide training for Class A and Class D licences.
- Obligation for individuals to complete mandatory entry-level training before obtaining a Class A or Class D licence.
- Obligation for the training to include a minimum of 20 hours of winter weather driving simulator training.
- Obligation for the training to include education with respect to winter weather driving.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify the exact content or curriculum standards for the mandatory entry-level training beyond the winter weather component.
- The bill text does not detail who will administer or approve the training providers.
- The bill text does not outline specific penalties for non-compliance, only that training is a prerequisite.
Adds a new section requiring mandatory entry-level and winter weather training before obtaining a Class A or Class D licence.
Source: Section 1
The requirement for training is linked to the definition of Class A and Class D licences as described in this regulation.
Source: Section 32.0.1 (1)
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