where are the highways increasing speed limit in ontario

Ontario is raising speed limits on several provincial highways to 110 km/h, with the latest 2026 changes covering parts of Highway 401, Highway 416, Highway 402, Highway 7, Highway 115, Highway 400, Highway 417, Highway 403, Highway 404, Highway 406, Highway 407, Highway 412, Highway 418, and the QEW.

Where the increases are happening

The newest announced sections include:

• Highway 401 from Highway 15 to Highway 16.
• Highway 416 from Cedar Grove Road to Highway 401.
• Highway 402 from Highway 401 to White Oak Drive.
• Highway 402 from Waterworks to 350 m east of Colborne Drive.
• Highway 7 from Appleton Side Road/County Road 17 to Highway 417.
• Highway 115 from Highway 35 to Parkway Interchange.
• Highway 400 from Highway 401 to Lake Joseph Road.
• Highway 416 from 1.5 km south of Highway 416/417 to Fallowfield Road/County Road 12.
• Highway 417 from Leitrim Road to Ottawa Regional Road 174.
• Highway 417 from Highway 416/417 Interchange to Highway 7.

Later 2026 additions

More sections are set to follow later in 2026, including parts of Highway 401, 403, 404, 406, 407, 412, 418, and the QEW.

Past Ontario increases

Ontario also made earlier 110 km/h increases permanent on select highways in 2024, including parts of Highway 401, 403, 406, 416, and 69 in northern and southern Ontario.

Practical note

Even on these higher-speed sections, stunt-driving penalties still apply for excessive speeding.

TL;DR: the biggest current Ontario speed-limit increases are on stretches of Highway 401, 416, 402, 7, 115, 400, 417, 403, 404, 406, 407, 412, 418, and the QEW, mostly moving from 100 km/h to 110 km/h.