The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) is an Ontario government ministry responsible for transport infrastructure and law in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Government of Ontario refers to the provincial government of the province of Ontario. A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of Government Public administration, sometimes led by a minister, but usually a senior Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another Infrastructure typically refers to the technical structures that support a society such as Roads Water supply, Wastewater, Power grids Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
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Role and responsibilities
The ministry is responsible for:
- 9. 7 million registered vehicles
- 8. 5 million drivers
- 55 driver examination centres & 37 travel points (both operated by Serco DES Inc, as DriveTest Centres)
- 281 privately owned Driver and Vehicle Licence Issuing Offices across the province
- GO Transit
- 16,525 kilometres of provincial highway
- Service Ontario Kiosks
The current Minister of Transportation is the Honourable Jim Bradley. See also Provincial highways in Ontario This is a list of current and former Provincial highways in the Canadian province of Ontario. James J (Jim Bradley (born February 19, 1945 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a long-time Ontario Liberal Party politician
The ministry was gradually created and re-created from a number of other ministries and departments:
- Provincial Road Building Instructor, 1896-1916
- Provincial Department of Public Highways, 1916-1920s
- Motor Vehicles Branch, 1920s-1971
- Department of Highways (DHO), 1920s-1971
- Department of Transportation and Communications (DTC), 1971-72
- Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC), 1972-87
- Ministry of Transportation (MTO), 1987-date
A list of ministers:
- James W. Snow 1975-1984 - as Minister of Transportation and Communications
- Ed Fulton 1985–1989
- Ed Philip 1990–1991
- Gilles Pouliot 1991–1994
- Al Palladini 1995–1997
- Tony Clement 1997–1999
- David Turnbull 1999–2001
- Norm Sterling 2001–2003
- Frank Klees 2003
- Harinder Takhar 2003–2006
- Donna Cansfield 2006–2007
- Jim Bradley 2007–Present
Road maintenance and emergency services
While policing on MTO managed roads is provided by the Ontario Provincial Police, certain limited policing functions are provided by MTO Transportation Enforcement Officers and Ministry of Environmental Emissions Enforcement Officers. The Ontario Provincial Police ( OPP) is the Provincial Police force for the province of Ontario, Canada.
Maintenance work is performed in two different ways: 1. In Maintenance Outsource areas, where MTO staff monitor the road conditions and hire contractors on an as-need basis. 2. In Area Maintenance Contract areas, where one contractor is awarded a contract area and performs all maintenance work except for rehabilitation and new construction.
A list of Area Maintenance contractors currently under contract with the MTO include:
- TWD Roads Management
- IMOS(Maintenance performed by Miller Maintenance)
- Belanger Contracting
- Pioneer Construction
- Steed and Evans
- Cruickshank Construction Limited
- The 407 ETR Concession Company owns, operates and maintains the entire stretch of highway 407 in the GTA while leasing the highway from the Government of Ontario until the year 2098. Highway 407, officially called the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR, is a Tollway located in the Greater Toronto Area, southern Ontario, Canada
Area Term Contracts (ATC's)
Area Term Contracts are the latest maintenance and constrcution alternative being reviewed by the MTO. ATC's, if they are approved for tender, will cover all maintenance operations now performed by AMC contractors, but will also include annual pavement maintenance and replacement work, bridge rehabilitation, minor capital construction programs and corridor management.
Offices
MTO's headquarters are located on three campuses:
- Garden City Tower, St. Catharines, Ontario - 301 St. Paul Street
- Wilson Complex, Downsview, Ontario - 1201 Wilson Avenue
- Ferguson Block, Toronto, Ontario - 77 Wellesley Street West
There are five regional offices:
- Eastern - Kingston, Ontario
- Central (Downsview) - Toronto, Ontario
- Northwesten - Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Southwestern - London, Ontario
- Northeastern - North Bay, Ontario
Area offices are located in:
- Bancroft, Ontario
- North Bay, Ontario
- Chatham, Ontario
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Owen Sound, Ontario
- Cochrane, Ontario
- Port Hope, Ontario
- Huntsville, Ontario
- Kenora, Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Kingston, Ontario
- London, Ontario
- Sudbury, Ontario
- Thunder Bay, Ontario
- New Liskeard, Ontario
Licensing
MTO is responsible for testing and issuing licenses for vehicles registered in Ontario. Downsview is an area in the north end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper North Bay ( time zone EST) is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada (2006 population 53966 Bancroft ( 2006 Population 3838 is a Town located on the York River in Hastings County North Bay ( time zone EST) is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada (2006 population 53966 For the town in England see Chatham Kent. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent ( 2006 Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Cochrane Ontario, Canada, is a northern Ontario town situated on Highway 11 Port Hope is a Municipality in Ontario, Canada, about 109 km east of Toronto and about 159 km west of Kingston. Huntsville (2006 population 18280 is a Town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. Sault Ste Marie (nicknamed "the Sault" or "the Soo" is a City on the St Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder Temiskaming Shores is a City in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.
Ontario Graduated Driver Licensing was introduced as a means to improve driver skills. The G1 level is a learners permit that replaced the former 365 level. The G2 level was introduced as a temporary permit for new drivers. Once the drivers passed the second level of testing they are issued a full license to drive.
External links
Ontario's Drive Clean is an Automobile emissions control program in Ontario, Canada.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic