By Dan Joffe, Lawyer at NextLaw (LSO #37145V) · Published September 29, 2026 · Last updated September 29, 2026 · Ontario, Canada Short answer: An effective speeding ticket defence in Ontario comes down to one day: the trial date. According to NextLaw Analysis of Ontario Court of Justice data, since 2023, 27% of Ontario speeding charges that reached a trial date were withdrawn that day, with no conviction. From 2015 to 2019, the figure was 22%, so about 1 in 4 holds across both periods. The data can't tell you what happens to your insurance, but it shows where a defence does its work. https://youtu.be/C4HyKqRsYOU Speeding ticket defence: what happens on the trial date Since 2023, 27% of Ontario speeding charges that reached a trial date were withdrawn that day, and only 10% went to a full trial. Source: NextLaw Analysis of Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Court Statistics. We analyzed eleven years of Ontario Court of Justice data, 2015 through March 2026, for speeding c...
By Dan Joffe, Lawyer at NextLaw (LSO #37145V) · Published September 29, 2026 · Last updated September 29, 2026 · Ontario, Canada Short answer: An effective speeding ticket defence in Ontario comes down to one day: the trial date. According to NextLaw Analysis of Ontario Court of Justice data, since 2023, 27% of Ontario speeding charges that reached a trial date were withdrawn that day, with no conviction. From 2015 to 2019, the figure was 22%, so about 1 in 4 holds across both periods. The data can't tell you what happens to your insurance, but it shows where a defence does its work. https://youtu.be/C4HyKqRsYOU Speeding ticket defence: what happens on the trial date Since 2023, 27% of Ontario speeding charges that reached a trial date were withdrawn that day, and only 10% went to a full trial. Source: NextLaw Analysis of Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Court Statistics. We analyzed eleven years of Ontario Court of Justice data, 2015 through March 2026, for speeding c...