Region: ONVehicle: Car
Ontario demerit points: understand the record
Ontario starts at zero points and adds them after convictions for specified offences. Points normally stay two years from the offence date, separately from conviction-record retention.
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Direct answer and scope
Ontario starts at zero points and adds them after convictions for specified offences. Points normally stay two years from the offence date, separately from conviction-record retention.
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Before you act: checklist
- Identify your licence stage before reading warning and suspension thresholds.
- Check the offence entry and official notice; not every fine carries points.
- Keep your address current.
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Limits and local checks
Novice drivers have different thresholds and separate escalating sanctions. Some out-of-province offences affect Ontario records. Two years passing does not automatically resolve every suspension, outstanding fee or insurance issue.
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Sources
- Understanding demerit points
Government of Ontario · Official guidance and relevant requirements · Direct fetch returned HTTP 403; indexed official text consulted, including jobs.ontario.ca mirror; full-page review pending
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