Written by Jon Cohen, Partner at NextLaw, a speeding ticket law firm based in Toronto representing drivers in every court in Ontario. Licensed by the Law Society of Ontario.
Published October 20, 2026 · Last updated October 20, 2026 · Ontario, Canada. Current as of October 2026; fees, forms and traffic law can change.

Short answer: Yes. You can check your demerit points online in Ontario by ordering the uncertified 3-year driver record on ontario.ca. It costs $12 and shows your current demerit point total. What it doesn't show is a speeding ticket that hasn't become a conviction yet. Paying the ticket is what makes it one.

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Can I check my demerit points online in Ontario?

Yes. On ontario.ca's Get a driving record page, order the uncertified 3-year driver record with your driver's licence number. It costs $12 by Visa or Mastercard and arrives by email as a PDF. It shows your current demerit point total, plus your convictions and suspensions from the past three years. Ontario has no free online tool that shows your points; the free check only confirms whether a licence is valid (more on that in the Quick answers below).

How to order your driver record online

- Go to the Get a driving record page on ontario.ca.
- Choose the uncertified 3-year driver record.
- Enter your driver's licence number. Type it carefully: you're charged even if no record is found.
- Pay the $12 fee by Visa or Mastercard.
- Watch your email. The record arrives as a PDF.

What the 3-year driver record shows

The uncertified 3-year driver record lists your current demerit point total, plus your Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code convictions and suspensions from the past three years. Many drivers call this their driver's abstract. It is the official Ontario record with your points on it.

One thing is missing from it: a speeding ticket that's still open.

Why an open speeding ticket isn't on your record yet

In Ontario, demerit points are recorded only when you're convicted, and they're dated back to the day of the offence (Ontario's demerit point regulation, O. Reg. 339/94). Until then, a speeding ticket is a charge under section 128 of the Highway Traffic Act, not a conviction, so your record has nothing to show.

What you do with the ticket decides when, and whether, it reaches your record. Under the Provincial Offences Act:

What you do with the ticketWhat happens on your recordPay itPaying is a conviction (s. 8). Points are added, dated to the offence.Do nothing past the 15-day deadlineThe court can convict you without a hearing (s. 9). Points are added, dated to the offence.Dispute itNothing is added while the case is open. Points are added only if it ends in a conviction.An ordinary Ontario speeding ticket under the Highway Traffic Act, s. 128. How many points a conviction adds depends on how far over the limit you were (see Quick answers below). Sources: Provincial Offences Act, ss. 8 and 9; O. Reg. 339/94.

Most speeding convictions happen without a day in court

From 2015 to 2019, before speed cameras, about 3 in 4 Ontario speeding charges (76%) were never contested: the driver paid or never responded, and each ended as a conviction without a day in court. Source: NextLaw Analysis of Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Court Statistics, 2015–2019.

According to NextLaw Analysis of Ontario Court of Justice data from 2015 to 2019, before speed cameras, about three in four Ontario speeding charges (76%) were never contested. Drivers paid them or never responded, and each of those ended as a conviction. The share stayed in a narrow band, 74% to 78%, across those five years.

Our read at NextLaw: most speeding convictions happen without a single day in court. So a clean record a week after a ticket doesn't mean the ticket is gone. It means it isn't decided yet, and doing nothing decides it for you.

Why the years before cameras: speed cameras ran in Ontario from 2020 until they were banned in November 2025 (Bill 56). Camera tickets carried no demerit points, so the camera years would blur how points reach a driver's record. The 2015 to 2019 figure covers Highway Traffic Act section 128 speeding charges only.

Source: Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Court Statistics (2015–2019); analysis by NextLaw.

If you dispute the ticket

A disputed ticket stays off your record until the case ends, and from April 2025 to March 2026, Ontario tickets resolved at a trial date took about 4 months on average (125 days), counting all Part I tickets, not speeding alone. Source: NextLaw Analysis of Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Court Statistics, April 2025–March 2026.

Dispute it, and the ticket stays off your record until the case ends. If the case ends without a conviction, no points are added. If it ends in a conviction, the points are still dated to the day of the offence.

How long that takes varies. According to NextLaw Analysis of the most recent Ontario Court of Justice data (April 2025 to March 2026), tickets resolved at a trial date took about four months on average (125 days, down from 176 in 2019). That average counts every Part I provincial offence ticket, not speeding alone, so it is a rough guide, not a prediction for your case.

Source: Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Court Statistics (April 2025–March 2026); analysis by NextLaw.

Our guide on how to fight a speeding ticket in Ontario walks through the dispute options and the 15-day deadline.

Insurers rate the conviction, not the points

Ontario insurers generally don't price your premium on demerit points. They rate the conviction behind the ticket. So the number on your driver record is not the whole story. The question that matters is whether a ticket becomes a conviction, and what that conviction could cost you. Check that before you pay. Our guide on how a speeding ticket could affect your insurance in Ontario covers the insurance side.

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Quick answers

How to check if you get demerit points?

Check how far over the limit your ticket says you were. If you're convicted, that speed sets the points under O. Reg. 339/94:

How far over the limitDemerit points on conviction1 to 15 km/h over016 to 29 km/h over330 to 49 km/h over4Ordinary Ontario speeding (Highway Traffic Act, s. 128). Points are added only on conviction. Source: O. Reg. 339/94.

At 40 km/h or more over where the limit is under 80, or 50 km/h or more over on any road, it can be charged as stunt driving instead (O. Reg. 455/07), a separate charge this page doesn't cover. For what 3 or 4 points mean in practice, see how bad 3 demerit points are in Ontario and how bad 4 demerit points are for an Ontario speeding ticket.

How long do 3 demerit points last in Ontario?

Two years from the offence date, not the date you paid. The conviction behind them lasts longer: three years on your 3-year driver record, counted from the conviction date. Our guide on how long a speeding ticket stays on your record in Ontario sets out both clocks.

Can I get my driver abstract online for free in Ontario?

No. Ontario's free Driver's Licence Check only tells you whether a licence is valid. It shows no points and no convictions. The official record with your points is the $12 uncertified 3-year driver record on ontario.ca.

About NextLaw

NextLaw is a speeding ticket law firm based in Toronto, representing drivers in every court in Ontario. This article was written by Jon Cohen, Partner at NextLaw, licensed by the Law Society of Ontario. Services by licensed lawyer and licensed paralegals at NextLaw. For speeding ticket inquiries, call 647-558-2679. Driver record fee and contents as listed on ontario.ca in October 2026; court statistics current as of March 2026. This covers ordinary Ontario speeding under the Highway Traffic Act, not stunt driving, and it is general information, not legal advice about your specific case. https://www.nextlaw.ca/?p=36456