Radar Detector Laws in Canada
March 9, 2023
Radar detectors are legal in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
They are illegal in all other provinces and territories. Click on the links below to read the specific laws of each territory/province.
Below we go over each Canadian province’s radar detector laws and what act enforces them. Keep reading below our guide to get a full understanding of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Radar Detector Units and possible fine charges.
British Columbia – Motor Vehicle Act – Radar detectors – Legal
Alberta – Traffic Safety Act – Radar detectors – Legal
Saskatchewan – Traffic Safety Act – Radar detectors – Legal
Manitoba – Highway Traffic Act – Radar detectors – Illegal
Ontario – Highway Traffic Act – Radar detectors – Illegal
Quebec – Highway Safety Code – Radar detectors – Illegal
Newfoundland – Highway Traffic Act – Radar detectors – Illegal
Prince Edward Island – Highway Traffic Act – Radar Detectors – Illegal
Nova Scotia – Motor Vehicle Act – Radar Detectors – Illegal
New Brunswick – Motor Vehicle Act – Radar Detectors – Illegal
Yukon Territories – Motor Vehicles Act – Radar Detectors – Illegal
Northwest Territories – Motor Vehicles Act – Radar Detectors – Illegal
Nunavet – Traffic Safety Act – Radar Detectors – Illegal
***The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) has jurisdiction over all Canadian roadways and has several police vehicles equipped with Radar Detector Detector Units (RDDU). These devices are effective in detecting the presence of a radar detector in use in a car.
Section 135 of the National Highway Traffic Act also gives an RCMP officer the power to stop, enter, and search a motor vehicle that they have reasonable grounds to believe is equipped with a radar warning device and to seize any such device that is found, only in those provinces and territories where the use of radar detectors is illegal.
Drivers found to be using a radar warning device by the RCMP are subject to a $150 fine, surcharge, and the forfeiture and destruction of the device.
Note: K40 Electronics radar detectors are equipped with RDD Guard.
RDD Guard provides protection from radar detector detectors.
Read K40’s blog for the United States’ laser jammer and radar detector laws.
If you plan on driving and want to use a radar detector in those areas. View where you can buy a trusted k40 radar detector today.
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