['CMV Inspections']
['Pre-trip inspections', 'Annual inspections - Motor Carrier']
03/25/2026
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Ontario
Highway Traffic Act
Part VI: Equipment
Issue of safety standards certificate
(1) No person other than a licensee or a person authorized in writing by the licensee shall issue a safety standards certificate. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 90 (1).
Affixing vehicle inspection sticker
(2) No person other than a licensee, a motor vehicle inspection mechanic or a person authorized in writing by the licensee shall affix a vehicle inspection sticker to a vehicle. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 90 (2).
Prerequisite for issue of safety standards certificate or affixing vehicle inspection sticker
(3) A safety standards certificate in respect of a motor vehicle shall not be issued or a vehicle inspection sticker affixed to a vehicle unless,
(a) the vehicle has been inspected by a motor vehicle inspection mechanic in the motor vehicle inspection station and the vehicle complies with the inspection requirements and performance standards prescribed by the regulations; and
(b) the safety standards certificate or a vehicle inspection record,
(i) is made by the motor vehicle inspection mechanic who inspected the vehicle, and
(ii) is countersigned by the licensee or a person authorized in writing by the licensee. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 90 (3).
Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, section 90 is repealed. (See: 2015, c. 14, s. 30)
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['CMV Inspections']
['Pre-trip inspections', 'Annual inspections - Motor Carrier']
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