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Bill 233, Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 2024

Bourgouin, Guy

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The

Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to require that

a person complete mandatory entry-level training before obtaining a Class A or

Class D licence and to require that such training include winter weather

training.

Bill 233 2024

Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act

His

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

The Highway Traffic Act is amended by adding the

following section:

Training

for Class A and D licences

32.0.1

(1) Before

obtaining a Class A or Class D licence, as described in the Table to subsection

2 (1) of Ontario Regulation 340/94 (Drivers’ Licences) made under the Act, a

person must complete the mandatory entry-level training.

Winter

weather training

(2) The

mandatory entry-level training shall include winter weather training that

provides,

(

a) a

minimum of 20 hours of training on a winter weather driving simulator; and

(

b) education

with respect to winter weather driving.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 2024 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

December 3, 2024

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

December 3, 2024

First Reading

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Carried

First Reading

December 3, 2024

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading