Annual Oversize/Overweight Permit Guide by Province

Alberta issues a multi-trip overdimensional permit for $75 (Reg 315/2002 s.19(1)(b)). Unlike a single-trip permit it does not specify a route, so it covers repeated overdimensional moves. Oversize pricing is flat per class with no per-dimension surcharge stack.

Alberta does not publish a fixed dimension ceiling for the multi-trip permit; conditions are set per permit. Overweight is priced separately (a per-tonne-per-kilometre charge plus steering-axle and axle-group schedules), and the oversize and overweight fees sum on a combined permit.

British Columbia issues oversize as a monthly term permit ($30 per month, up to 12 months) rather than one flat annual fee, so a 12-month oversize term runs about $360. Overweight is a separate $100 term permit.

Oversize and overweight are separate permits whose fees add together when a load is both. Term permits carry their own dimension envelope set by the Provincial Permit Centre; superload-tier moves go through the Extraordinary Load Approval team.

Manitoba prices annual oversize permits by dimension band rather than one flat fee (Man Reg 42/2006 s.33). A load that is both over-width and over-length pays each applicable annual charge; within a single dimension only the matching band applies. Height carries no annual surcharge.

Annual over-width

Annual over-length

The City of Winnipeg and the City of Brandon substitute their own by-law fees for moves within their limits.

New Brunswick issues 12-month annual special permits by category. General-freight annual is $221; specialty categories (fishing boats, manufactured homes) are $441. Three-month versions run roughly a third of the annual fee.

Fees are effective December 1, 2024 and subject to change. Standard oversize permits issue from the six DTI district offices; the Special Permits Section handles annual and specialty categories.

Newfoundland and Labrador issues a single flat $400 annual Over Mass / Over Dimensional permit. Single-trip permits ($75, valid 5 consecutive days) are capped at three per year before the annual is required.

Annual envelope: 4.27 m wide, 4.5 m high, 30 m long, 64,000 kg. Oversize and overweight ride one combined Over Mass / Over Dimensional category rather than two separate permits.

Nova Scotia prices annual over-dimension permits per over-size factor (Service NS RMV, PAAL280). Each of over-width, over-height, over-length, and rear overhang is $133.25 per year, and the applicable factors add together.

Annual is not available above 4.27 m wide, 30 m long, or 4.88 m high — those moves need Department of Transportation and Infrastructure special approval.

Northwest Territories issues three separate annual permits — Annual Over Width, Annual Over Height, and Annual Extended Length — each $144 per year (Schedule O). A load that is both over-width and extended-length needs two annual permits.

Single-trip overdimension is $38. Overweight is a separate per-tonne-per-kilometre formula. First-time online applicants must call to create an account.

Nunavut issues a $100 annual permit valid 12 months from issue (Motor Vehicle Fees s.55(5)). There is no fixed dimension ceiling; the issuing official sets conditions on each permit.

There is no online portal — permits are arranged through the Motor Vehicle Division (Rankin Inlet headquarters). Overweight is a separate per-tonne-per-kilometre formula, and the two fees sum when a load is both over-dimension and overweight.

Ontario prices oversize/overweight permits by class (O. Reg. 381/98). The standard annual permit is $448.75, an Enhanced Annual is $744.50, and a finite-term project permit is $291.75.

Annual permits exclude the spring weight-restriction months for overweight loads (March–April Southern, March–May Northern Ontario). Superloads (≥120,000 kg) are a separate class. Government of Ontario applicants pay no fee.

Prince Edward Island issues a flat $200 annual oversize permit (Highway Traffic Act Fees Regulations) — one fee regardless of how many dimensions are exceeded. There is no published dimension ceiling; conditions are set per permit.

Overweight is a separate permit under the Roads Act, priced by axle count and gross weight, with no annual overweight option. Permits are obtained from the Borden-Carleton Scale House (902-437-8534, 24-hour line).

Québec issues an annual general permit (permis général) priced by class (r.35). Class 1–3 is $347 per year and Class 4–7 is $802 per year. A small administrative issue fee ($13.50) applies to every permit.

A permit spanning several classes pays the highest applicable class only, not a sum. Class 6/7 superloads require a feasibility report and are not available as a general permit. Duties are indexed each January. Permits issue through the GPM system, 24/7 for most classes.

Saskatchewan issues one-year multiple-trip permits priced by dimension band (H&T Act Reg 8, Part V). Over-width and over-length each carry their own band and add together on one base.

Over-width (one-year multi-trip)

Over-length (one-year multi-trip)

Over-height on the High-Clearance Corridor is priced per kilometre. Permits are arranged through the SGI Permit Office by phone, email, or fax (no self-serve online portal).

Yukon does not issue a 12-month annual oversize permit. The closest equivalent is a multiple-trip permit at $25 per month, valid up to 6 months (up to 6 permits at a time).

Overweight is a separate permit: $15 plus $0.04 per tonne per kilometre over legal weight. There is no annual permit, so budget the monthly multiple-trip permit for recurring moves.